I've always admired quilts made from strips of fabric and thought I'd make one as a gift. Apparently there are several different methods to assemble a quilt from strips. After researching different methods I decided to purchase a pattern from Keepsake Quilting as I've had good results with previous patterns.
The quilt I made was for my father in law who is a lover of nature. I selected the fabrics from different quilting stores in Western Washington. The fabrics were a mixture of batiks and fabrics with leaves or bark looking patterns. The fun thing about making this quilt is the way it goes together. You sew a total of 74 strips end to end until you have one strip 2" wide and over 1600" long. Fold it in half, sew together and trim the end. Repeat again and again and again (you get the idea). I then added two borders and made the back of a really cozy flannel.
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