Stencilled bed quilt

It is about time we had a new quilt on our bed. 

I have been thinking about what to do for some time and have finally decided that it will be a quilt made of stencilled and quilted blocks.

I have made two largish stencils - each about 15" square cutout area, from traditional stencil card.  I am planning to use two plain background fabrics - black and lightish silver/grey.  I shall stencil white (with a touch of champagne gold) onto the black fabric and black (with a touch of silver) onto the grey fabric.

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Allowing for a border around each block, I am going to need 36 blocks altogether to make a good-sized quilt that will reach the floor.

I am not yet sure whether I will just join them up or whether I shall put some sashing in between and, if so, what colour sashing to use?!

Watch this space.

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I sometimes stencil with a traditional stencil brush as here, and sometimes use a small foam roller.  I have tried both for this, but in the end I usually find the brush gives a better and sharper finish, although, of course, it takes quite a lot longer.

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The first block stencilled.  Now it needs to dry and then I shall heat set it with a hot, dry iron.
 

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Close ups of the black on grey block and the white on black block after stitching.

Now I only have to make 18 of each and stitch them together!!!  I shall report progress.