wholecloth quilts

Where did the wholecloth craze start?  Maybe Spoonflower?  At first, I thought it was a lazy way of getting out of a pieced quilt.  

But I've fallen in love with the wholecloth designed by iviecloth co at spoonflower.  Here's some of her designs on her IG page.
How can you resist these colors? (or this chunker and his adorable chubby fingers in his worn over-alls :)




Here are some others in my shopping cart, all baby quilt size.

I also love this alphabet one.

Ok, so I'm a bit partial to the boy colors.


This one 's called: Triangle Ladder Whole Cloth, and the collection is called Maritime.



I needed a quick boy baby gift, so I made this one up first.   As you will see below, I backed it with a blue flannel, but I bought some of the mustard for future backs.  I've seen them backed in minky or what ever.

This one is called - Agua Adventurer Puzzle Wholecloth.   You can find all the color options if you type "puzzle wholecloth" in the search engine on spoonflower's website.

This mustard looks great on the back of the Agua Adventurer Puzzle design.

I did find spoonflower hard to navigate in until I "joined", just an fyi that will save you tons of time and frustration.

I also ordered this pink version with the following pink for the back.

 It takes about 1.5 hrs to stitch a baby size in the ditch.

quilt stats:

34 x 40, washed

80/20 warm and natural batting

flannel backing

binding: cut 2 1/2 inches because I thought there would be more thickness with the flannel, but there really wasn't, especially since the top was not pieced.  Next time I should cut binding strips 2 1/4 inch.

Spoonflower's website says to prewash their fabric, and carefully press.

If you've found any fun "wholecloth" options that you like, please share!

linked:
crazy mom quilts
whoop whoop!

tutorials

hanging sleeve

chenille binding

doll quilt

doll quilt

paper piecing

grocery bags

when to clip your seams

making PJ's with no pattern

whole cloth quilts

ruffled apron

cutting table from dresser

crumb quilt

Christmas count down bags

scrappy strip quilt

map quilt

 reverse applique

 raggy squares quilt tutorial

re-purposed denim bib

hexi quilt tutorial

raggy binding tutorial

 orange peel free motion design tutorial

 ruffled towel tutorial

cloth diaper tutorial

gift bag tutorial

airplane quilt tutorial

 trip around the world tutorial

summmer baby blanket tutorial

rag sheers

I've made a lot of play quilts with raggy bindings lately.  They're a perfect baby gift.  

They're 1 1/4yd square, one solid piece of fabric on each side.  

Raggy bindings are quick and give some fun texture.  You can learn how to make them here.

Since I make so many raggy bindings, I invested in these rag snippers.  They're amazing.  I can snip a baby quilt in less than 5 minutes with no sore joints or stiffness! (in case you think I'm being wimpy, just wait,   it comes when  you reach the 50 club!)  They really do all the things they say they do (below)