Putting the puzzle pieces together

Puzzle Quilt

51”x 51”
Completed July 2019 - Mailed December 2019

During our annual trip to Colorado to visit our family, I asked all of the ladies to pick out a pattern of a quilt that they might like. I also brought fabric choices from my stash.

The colors in Angela's home are navy blue. She wanted to incorporate most of the blue fabrics that I brought.

Picking out the pattern took some time. She was interested in quite a few of the options that I had selected for her.

She finally settled on a puzzle quilt. This pattern is perfect because every time I visit, we work on the latest puzzle. I always do the borders of the puzzle and Angela does the middles.

I incorporated an extra element on the quilt which wasn't in the pattern, a "missing" puzzle piece. I had seen a photo of someone else's quilt with an extra piece added on a slant as if it was about to be put into place. I had a bit of a challenge trying to figure out how to add this piece. I could have appliqued it but had never done that before, so I elected to add setting triangles to put it into place.

Oh, what a beautiful piece of fabric that I used for the backing. I found it at Hobby Lobby and loved it so much that I went back and got more to have available for future projects.

Quilt number 1 of Operation Christmas Quilts 2019 has been completed.

Every quilt tells a story. This is the story of putting the pieces of a puzzle quilt together.

Every Quilt Tells a Story

Whether it is the fabrics chosen, the design, the colors, the occasion, the recipient, or the people I quilt with, every quilt tells a story. This blog captures in images and words what has been created for others and for my own home through the hum and stitching of my sewing machine.