The Cars quilt is the one I received the kit from Downy to make. It included everything by the binding. I intended to fold over the backing to make the binding. Without even thinking, I squared up the quilt after quilting and cut the extra backing right off! The next morning, I ran out and bought some bias tape to use for the binding. This quilt is different from other things I have made in several ways. First off, it had to be heavily quilted to withstand the many harsh washes at the hospital. Also, the binding needed to be zig-zag stitched so that it would not get caught on IVs. I think this quilt turned out great! I am glad I was able to make this Cars quilt for a child in the hospital. I hope it brightens their day.
For receiving the quilt kit, they ask that you also donate a quilt that meets their specifications. I was already working on three smaller quilts using a Hullabaloo jelly roll that I bought a while back. Since they sent me fabric for a boyish quilt, I knew I wanted to make a girly one to send as my donation. Since the center was square, I just added larger borders to the top and bottom. The pink border is a print I picked up from my LQS but was not from the same line. It matches nicely though.
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