USA Map Quilt Surprise

A few months ago, a local friend gave me a box of fabrics that she no longer wanted. When putting the box in my car, she pulled one fabric out (a USA map panel) and said, "I planned to make this for my son, but I'll never get around to it." I knew right at that moment that she would be getting that back!

Fast forward to last weekend, and I gifted her the finished map quilt for her son!

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Included in the box of fabric with the Timeless Treasures map panel were several red, white, and blue prints. I did really like them, but just couldn't come up with a whimsical enough plan that went with the quilt.

THEN I remembered I had a road panel in my stash that would make a really fun quilt back! I pulled it out and discovered it had red and blue in it too! It was meant to be!

The only quandary was how to pair them together as a front and a back. The USA map was about 24" tall by WOF, and the road panel was about 32" tall.

After a few calculations, I cut the flags off either side of the USA panel and framed it with a large red and a small white border.

I very carefully layered the panels together with Warm & Natural batting. Patience was key!

I pin basted the quilt to prepare for free motion quilting on my domestic (a Juki TL-2010Q).

I even had the perfect blue thread for the quilting! Aurifil 50wt #1320 - Bright Teal. I quilted a medium meander over the entire quilt.

A quick trim...

...and on to the binding. I used a bright blue Island Batik fabric to keep with the red, white, and blue theme. I machine sewed it on as usual (tutorial here).

This was a quick finish and a fun one to cross off the to-do list!

The finished quilt measures about 30" x 40" and is my 106th quilt finish for the year!

I met up with my friend on Friday, and was able to surprise her with the finished quilt!

She sent me this photo that night. Her son was already playing with his cars on the roads!

Hopefully the quilt will be a fun playmat for him now, but will still hold his interest as he grows.

Now what other quick finishes do I have around here....

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