Faith, Hope & Love quilt pattern

I have started the next quilt project on my customer list.  I’m still not done with the Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt; I am done with the quilting, though, a that’s a relief, it took a loooong time.  I’m in the process of hand binding it now, and that could take a while, too – I’ve been working on it in the evenings after the kids go to sleep.  It’s something I can do on the couch while watching tv.

Anyway, back to the next quilt I need to have finished by the end of the month.  My customer spotted this quilt on the Adel Quilting and Dry Goods blog and he called the shop about it.  He thought it would be perfect for his wife.  The shop referred him to me.  I found out who the pattern designer was and contacted her for permission to recreate the quilt for my customer.  She was very gracious and granted permission.

The pattern is called Faith, Hope & Love and the designer and pattern author is Susan Marth of Suzn Quilts.  Here’s a picture of the quilt from the Suzn Quilts website:

Not until I ordered the pattern did I realize it uses the quilt-as-you-go method, which is the first time I’ve done it.  Basically, with quilt-as-you-go, you lay the backing fabric out and baste the batting to it (I used basting spray adhesive) as the first step.  In this case, the strips of fabric are sewn to each other as they’re sewn to the batting and backing. 

Here’s a picture of the quilt in progress:

It’s a fun method! 

A photo of the finished quilt will be posted next week…