Wool patchwork quilt

Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page. I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.

Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road: DH's Wool Quilt

Sewing with felted wool in November and December was all about Christmas gifts and keeping warm. I find the process of cutting, washing, drying, stacking, and organizing wool very satisfying. I wash each sweater in a separate pillowcase, to keep fibers from mixing, and so enjoy the anticipation of opening each pillowcase to see just how a particular sweater felted. Stacks of wool, ready and waiting to be sewn into a wool blanket: Oldest Daughter's Christmas gift. I enjoyed choosing the…

I am making slow but steady progress on my UFOs without adding too many more to the bottom of the list. This quilt was at the top. I am embarrassed to admit that DH and I chose these fabrics in 2010 The top has been pieced for some time - edited to add that the squares finish at 6" and I ordered wool batting last year and then spent some time on my hands and knees: In December, I set to quilting it. The NFR (National Finals Rodeo) allowed me to make good progress on it. 10 nights of…

Make a gorgeous wool blanket from felted sweaters (without fear of messing up!)

This genuine Irish patchwork quilt is handcrafted in County Donegal, Ireland. Each tweed square is woven from the fine coat of pure bred suffolk and texel sheep, breeds renowned for yielding a dense, warm fleece.

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Handmade by me!

...the woolly blanket! It may not be the time of the year for some of us to be thinking of woolly things (in fact, it may seem a bit like back-to-school items popping up in stores in July!), but given...

for sewing together squares of felted cashmere

...the woolly blanket! It may not be the time of the year for some of us to be thinking of woolly things (in fact, it may seem a bit like back-to-school items popping up in stores in July!), but given...

Make your stitching a star on your next quilt by using perle cotton and big stitch quilting adding visual interest and texture to your piece.

What a whirlwind two weeks it has been for Teri and me! We hit the ground running at the Birmingham Festival of Quilts and didn't stop until Teri hopped on a plane to return home. With all that activity behind us—trips to France, castles, and cathedrals—posting about the amazing quilts we saw at the quilt show is now possible. There were so many wonderful quilts, that it would be challenging to show them all in one post. Today's quilts are from the exhibit hosted by the British Quilt Study…

The collection of quilting and patchwork at Amgueddfa Cymru contains examples of bedcovers from...

Give that old wool blanket new life with these creative ideas!