What is an Emergency Quilt?
Exactly what you think!!!
Sometimes you might need a quilt in a hurry to give a person comfort or let them know you are thinking of them. You can always go to Walmart and buy a blanket if it is just for warmth. . . a quilt is about the emotional support. This quilt in the photos was made for someone very special to me whose wife decided that being a wife and a mom wasn’t as fun and exciting as partying with friends and being on her own. It was a rough time. To be honest. . . it is still rough. But he knows that I love him every time he looks at the quilt.
I know what you are thinking. “I can’t make a quilt!” But you CAN.
This is seriously made out of squares. I cut 10″ squares out of three different fabrics. If you don’t have the capacity to cut accurately, you can buy an item called a “Layer Cake” or a “10” Square Pack” which usually come in sets of 40 or 42 different squares of assorted fabrics. All you have to do is sew them together.
I made a VERY SIMPLE pattern that will tell you how many squares you need for just about any size quilt. (A comfort quilt does NOT need to be bed sized!!!) You can get the pattern FREE by clicking HERE.
I made this quilt out of flannel so it is super snuggly and warm, but you can do it out of any fabric. Most quilters use what we call “quilter’s cotton” which is a mid-weight 100% cotton fabric that wears well with washing.
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OH! I am so glad!!!