Aqua quilt named and a little tray project

My local quilt group makes a little mystery project on the Friday night of their retreat. We are always looking for fun, quick and easy projects that will get finished on the night.

So I found this little tray on Pinterest or YouTube. Sorry, I can’t seem to find the link now.

And I gathered my supplies to give it a go.

 The finished project is great. I did make mine a little bigger as my scrap of fabric cut in half made 2. There was no need to trim it to make a smaller one. This was very easy to make and is so usable too.

When it is not being used  you just open the press studs and leave it flat. It then packs away into your bag without getting all squashed up. When you are set up and ready to use just click the press studs closed and you have a tray/basket to store your supplies in. Or use it as a thread catcher.

It has been quite hot here this week and will continue for another few days yet.

38 - 41 degrees Celsius (101 - 106 F ). With the air con on I sat and ironed my aqua quilt top.

I am very happy with my new iron and board. The board doesn’t wobble and the extra padding is good. It also is a hotter temp than my older one so presses really well.

Also taking the time to trim all those loose threads. I am not too fussed about some points not matching. When I trimmed the blocks first up I originally was going to do a different layout where they didn’t have to match anything. I wasn’t very precise. Of course, I changed my mind to another layout. Oh well, I can live with it.

After taking about 1 1/2 hours I finally got to baste around the edges to prevent fraying, stretching and seams pulling apart.

Folded nicely until I make the backing fit and get it quilted.

I have now named this quilt BORDERTOWN B’s. 

Most of the fabric was bought from Judy at Cornerstone Creations https://newsfromjude.blogspot.com/ in Bordertown and most of it is Brown and Beige with a touch of Blue (Aqua).

It measures 96” * 112” ( 244 * 285 cm )