My son, Jonathan, is a big fan of the Oakland Raiders so when it came to making a quilt for him, the theme was a no-brainer. I chose a Greek Cross pattern and modified it a bit. The fabrics are an allover Raiders logo fabric in black and silver, scrappy white, grey, and black cottons, and a metallic silver fabric with a cotton backing. It took me more than a year to get to the point of finishing it. I chose to back it with black fleece and to roll the backing forward to create a binding. Being rather brave, I did the quilting myself on my Brother ULT2000 and it came out OK. I would like to have had some more time to do some more intricate quilting but was anxious to get the quilt washed, dried, and into my son's hands.
Here's the result. I'm pretty pleased with it.
I'm happy with using fleece as a backing, especially for people who are always hot and don't need the extra warmth batting gives a quilt. I'm not so sure about the cotton backed silver fabric though. It did not like being creased as in a seam allowance. Maybe I'll use it again in small amounts.
That's it on the quilting front, now on to Nicolina and Troy's Batik Shadows quilt. Check out my Crafty Crap section to see what I achieved during the holidays.
Peace,
Sue
