The Krohn Family Quilt for my niece, Jennifer, is finally done — my March project for Allie’s “Christmas Through the Year” club. I will probably take a break after this and focus on wedding stuff. It’s a good feeling, though, to know I have 3 gifts in the Christmas bank.
Originally, I had planned to do crosshatch quilting in the plain blocks, but after trying it out on one block, I didn’t think it looked that great. Repeating the circle design was my next choice, and I’m pleased with the way this turned out. Because I wanted to keep it simple and not detract from the crossword pattern, I decided to do all the quilting with 2 strands of embroidery floss in colors that match the blocks. Colored floss was also used in the letter blocks which were outline quilted around the letters and circles.
Krohn Family Crossword Quilt
Martha Dellasega Gray, 2011
machine stitched, hand appliqued and quilted
53″ x 59″
Beautiful quilt and the PERFECT choice for the quilting… love it!
I think your Niece will be over the moon happy with this personalized quilt! I like the quilting design that you chose, and that you did it with floss. A little extra texture?
Sally and I are delighted with the way this turned out! It’s so clever! Did you tell Jennifer not to look? We especially like the back, which Sally had not seen yet!
It looks great! I love that font!
WOW – Martha this is a wonderful quilt! Yep, I love the circle quilting, it really enhances the design. Jennifer will love it!
It is a fun and fabulous quilt, Martha! Your quilting and choice for the backing are great for this little quilt!
This is lovely Martha. I love seeing quilts that are really unique.
what a lovely idea and such a beautiful quilt,well done.
It looks beautiful. What a great design idea.
I think the circle design is PERFECT, it somehow balances the squares with the letter circles. I’m so glad that you included pics of the backing!!! Great choice!!! Have fun with the wedding projects, are you counting down the days yet?
Jennifer is very lucky – that quilt is GORGEOUS!
I love it!! It looks great in my living room.
You have such wonderful designs and colors in your quilting. This one is perfect!