Comfort and Joy Guest Geta from Romania and her Puff Quilts

Hi all,

I am Geta from Geta's Quilting Studio/ Romania. I'm excited to be here with you, thank you Madame Samm.

Today I would like to share with you what I made for my little nephew, Alex, who is 15 months old. A little chair "cushion" for his little chair.

If you like puffy things, here is how you can make a puff quilt. As you can see, it is made from small pillows.

For each pillow you need two square pieces of fabric. You can make the pillows in any size you want, just cut the front square 1/2'' bigger than the bottom square. The bottom square is not visible in the finished quilt so search in your stash for that "ugly" or cheap fabric.

Finished size of my pillows: 2''x2''

I cut :

Bottom squares: 2 1/2'' x 2 1/2''

Front squares: 3'' x  3''; for front I used flannel.

Place the two squares wrong sides together, lining up the top right corners. Place them under the needle and take a few stitches.

Line up the bottom corners and fold the front square to fit the bottom square. I used a pin to show you the fold, but you don't need to pin. Pinch the extra fabric in the middle of the side then lay it flat and stitch over it.

Do this for three sides,  here is how it should look like. Stitch 1/8'' away from the edge.

Then stuff it with some fiberfill stuffing. Don't use too much and you will not have difficulties in joining them later.

Finish the fourth side.

Here are my little pillows.

Sew your puffs together (in blocks, rows..., like any regular quilt). This time sew with 1/4'' seam allowances.

After you have finished the top, you can layer it with batting and backing or you can add just backing. 

If you want to make a large quilt, consider to use a lightweight batting. This type of quilt weights a lot...

You don't need to quilt it! Bind it then tie it.

My little piece measures 8''x12''.
I thought that working on a small scale and with flannel would be difficult but it was a real joy to make it. No problem and incredibly fast!

And here are pictures of the quilt I made one year ago.That one was larger- 52''x52''.

You can see more pictures of this quilt  here.

Thank you so much for letting  me share with you today.

Happy Stitching!

Geta