Puff Quilt- the last quilt of 2010

Happy New Year! I wish you a wonderful 2011, with lots of time for creating beautiful things!

Here is the quilt I finished a few days ago. I made for the first time a puff (biscuit) quilt and now I am in love! I see many quilts like this in the future.

I planned to make it for my little nephew, Alex, but in the last moment I changed my mind.
Just before to wash it, I noticed that some fibers migrate through the top fabric (bearding). It is almost invisible but probably it is not a good idea for a 4 month baby.

Maybe it is because of the quality of the poly fiber I used for stuffing the little pillows. Or maybe it is normal as the stuffing is loose and not like a bonded batting.
Did some of you make such a project ? Did you notice bearding ?

My godson is 5 years old and I am very happy to offer it to him. When Alex will be a big boy, I will make another quilt like this for him.

On Internet there are many tutorials on making puff quilts, type on Google “puff quilt tutorial” if you want to learned the technique.
I made my little pillows out of 4″ and 4.5″ squares.

All the family worked on this project: my sister Nina helped me with pinning (the pieces can be stitched very easily without pinning though), my sister Nicoleta (Alex’s mother) stuffed the little pillows and my sister Oana helped me to stitch the binding on the back by hand.

I stitched first all the pillows on three edges then I stuffed them all then I finished them stitching the fourth edge.

It was easy to piece the pillows in blocks and to join the blocks in rows.

It was a little harder to join the rows.

I wanted to make it large enough so that Alex to play on it…

and I added even borders.
I used 256 little pillows and the final size is 52”x52”.

One week was needed to courage myself to add the batting and backing. Because I knew that binding is not too much fun and I knew I have to tie the quilt. I did it, but in my own way 🙂

Yes, I added even batting, a layer of fluffy and lightweight polyester batting.
I received a few comments and I read on Internet that this type of quilt weights a lot.
I thought that because my quilt is not too large it will not weight too much. After I added the batting and the backing it weights much more than a regular quilt. But I am happy with how it turned out.

I covered myself in this comforter and I was in love! I want to make such projects for my entire family! But I don’t like to tie quilts. I don’t like to add binding by hand. I want quicker projects… so I already thought to make some changes…

Come back for new projects! Soon…14th of February is soon enough ??

Have a wonderful Sunday !

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33 Comments

  2. Absolutely lovely, Geta. I haven't made a biscuit quilt myself, but am thinking I should try it… sometime! (-: As always, your work is wonderful.

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  4. Happy New Year, Geta. It's such a delight to be here and see what you're up to. I've been gone wayyyy too long. I love your quilt. Oh my! You almost make a girl want to try this. 🙂

    Thank you for sharing. Warmly, *karendianne.

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  7. What a great quilt that will be for someone to play on. I have not made one of these so cant help with your bearding or quilting problems sorry, but the quilt looks so soft and cuddly! Great work!

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  8. That is just wonderful.

    Can you imagine one of these puffy dudes covering your entire bed ?

    Ah, I'd lay ON TOP of it, rather than under it !

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  9. INCREDIBIL DE FRUMOS! Nici nu-mi inchipuiam asa ceva. Cata munca!! Dar rezultatul este minunat. Un an nou fericit, sa ai parte numai de bucurii, pentru ca tu esti o bucurie pentru atatia oameni!!

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  12. Dear Geta,
    I wish you a happy new year, and to fulfill all of your ideas.
    I used your idea to create a blanket for TV-watching.
    Thank you for the idea!
    Andi
    anyinyoka-kincsestara.blogspot.com

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  13. I've been working on a biscuit quilt for a few years. I use a silk/cotton stuffing & haven't had any bearding.

    This was a lot of work! Very pretty!

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  14. I was planning to make this for a while but I am still waiting for the filling. But 200 squares? No way :))) It's way to much :))

    It tuned out lovely. I can only immagine how it feels to stay on it 🙂

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  15. The only one I had was made by my great grandma and back then they used old nylon stockings to stuff the puffs 🙂 That quilt was used by me til it literally fell to pieces it was so warm and comfy. Great job!

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  17. Hi, Geta

    Happy New Year! The bearding is a definite problem with fiberfil. That is why batting is bonded and even then it can happen. The comment using silk/cotton sounds like a solution if you can find it.

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  22. Geta – I've been following your blog for awhile and each quilt is a stunningly beautiful piece of art. I've never seen one of these quilts before, but now I really want to try one! Thank you for sharing with us!

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  31. Draga mea, si eu am facut un astfel de quilt pentru un baby, si pot spune ca a fost primit cu bucurie si pana in ziua de azi primesc multumiri. Am cautat intr-adevar sa pun in interior materiale recomandate pentru bebelusi, dar de, eu am de unde alege:)Sunt curioasa cum l-a primit nepotul tau, si Miriam vroia unul, dar i-am spus ca e prea mare. Aici in Kabul tare bine mi-ar prinde….

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  33. awesome job!!
    amazing…
    my niece is expecting a baby and she has requested a bubble quilt for the baby….
    so i must learn……
    xoxox
    eva

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