Throw Blanket Gifts

A month ago I planned to sew together a gift to give to my parents who were coming for a visit near the time of their birthdays.  I also wanted to send with them home with a throw blanket for my grandma who is home-bound and whose birthday was also coming up.  The days clicked by, and my parents’ visit was suddenly upon me!  I had just one week to complete the projects!  So my wonderful husband helped me out by watching the kids and doing the homeschool sessions with them while I quilted.  

I did a simple 10-inch block using fabric from my stash.  It worked out well because some of my stash I got from rummaging through my grandma’s material that she doesn’t use anymore.  So I knew that she would love the colors and pattern.  The quilt pattern was a simple straight line going opposite directions on each block.  Each quilt took me one day to complete (not doing anything else).  Not bad!  

Plaid Stash	Plaid Stash
Pressing the Back	Even Feed Foot made this project easy.
Grandma’s blanket is her style.	Simple quilt pattern. Each block’s rows are quilted in opposite directions.
Close up of the quilting.	The same pattern is on the plaid throw blanket.
Plaid Throw Blanket	Closeup of the blocks.
I like how the quilting made a cross-hatch pattern.	Plaid quilt.
Plaid Throw Blanket	Plaid Throw Blanket