Easy Crafting :: Lap Quilt

Remember seeing these pillowcases yesterday? They were a couple of pillowcases I scored whilst out thrifting last week - I saw them bundled away at the top of a shelf as I was paying for some other things, and my heart leapt a little when I saw them there - I knew they were going to be a bit special.

Oh my. They were a lot special - beautifully huge Oxford Style pillowcases in blues and bluey-greys with that little bit of chintzy floral thing going on. And they were quilted patchwork.

They were too good to cut, so I decided simply to use them as they were - with a simple blanket stitch I closed the opening for the pillow in the back, then again with blanket stitch, I sewed the two pillowcases together to make an instant lap quilt.

An easy, yet I think effective craft easily completed in one afternoon.

Comments

[Lisa L.]

Wow this is so beautiful and none of the long work quilting it. Great idea!

[Mu Mu Design]

I'm all for easy crafting! And I'm testing the theory that you can never
have too many blankets and quilts. Think we are reaching capacity though ;-)

[robyn]

Love this! And very little work, too? That's the way to craft.

[Mu Mu Design]

indeed. maximum effect for little work ;-)

[jamie]

hi there-
always see you in the comments section at soulemama- finally got a minute to check out your blog- looks great!
i did the same thing years ago with sale shams from pottery barn outlet- from the giant bin in the back that you have to dig thru and all the dust comes out with each peice you look at... the thing i love about it is that since its NOT my laborious hand quilting, i don't worry about WHAT we use it for! (loved amanda's vintage beach blanket, but it takes me SO LONG to finish anything like that, i would NEVER risk getting tomato stains, grass stains, etc on it!!) this was inexpensive, and quick, so we use it for a picnic blanket... and i don't mind when the berries get mushed in and stain it!
looking forward to checking out more of your blog!
take care,
jamie