I was on a plane yesterday getting home since my flight was cancelled on Monday. HOME! The ice and snow in Kansas City, MO and all around the metro was crazy. Thank goodness my nephew’s wedding happened the day BEFORE the ice started!! His wedding quilt, a double wedding ring, was my last finish off 2024 and thus the first given for 2025. Andrew and Hannah had a beautiful ceremony!! The quilt I made for them is below…

They requested a double wedding ring quilt. Hannah loves flowers and sent a photo of one she found on the internet that shaded from dark to light, all florals. Finding just the right fabrics took some time. I used the words/song/poem from the selvages of several fabrics that were all from the same fabric line on the label. Create Joy Project by Moda Fabrics. The saying is

You are the rose of my heart. You are the love of my life. A flower not fading, nor falling apart. ~Johnny Cash

The selvages are below with a bit of the fabric still above the selvage. The label I made is also below. I erased the date and last name for posting.

I’ve made several double wedding ring quilts. My brother and sister-in-law got the traditional – all pieced and all curved melons and centers. A niece got the traditional look with solid fabric rings, also curved piecing. I choose Quiltsmart to make this double wedding ring. You piece wedges and add them to the Quiltsmart foundation, stitch, turn and fuse onto background squares. I saved time, not stitching curved seams. However, I did have to stitch the fused arcs to the background. I used a very small zig zag stitch. (I started to do a blanket stitch, but it takes much longer to sew. Plus, Quiltsmart recommended using the zig zag stitch!)

I’ll continue telling you about the quilt and process next week…..

#1 – Quiltsmart is a wonderful product to use for making a Double Wedding Ring Quilt. Other techniques I have used is John Flynn’s Double Wedding Ring and Marti Michell’s Double Wedding Ring Template Set. All are great! Each have their benefits!!

#2 – Check out selvages! I found the song/words along some of the fabrics I used and they worked perfectly for this wedding quilt!

in quilting,

Debbie