quilting

Mount Hood Quilt

April 17, 2020

I have my Mount Hood quilt to show you today. This is another quilt that has been in my UFO stack for a bit, so I’m delighted to have this one done. 

I began piecing my Mount Hood quilt in a class with Pat Speth a couple of years ago. Her “nickel quilt” designs are all made using 5-inch squares. There are a series of Nickel Quilt books that she has published through the years. For my version of Mount Hood, all of the fabrics in the quilt top are from my stash. The only yardage purchased was for the backing.

There are some mistakes in my quilt, which is part of the reason why it’s taken me so long to finish it. It was in time out. When I discovered the mistakes, it was after the quilt top was completed. I was not going to deconstruct the quilt to fix mistakes that really can’t be seen unless they are looked for. Nonetheless, I pouted and stuck it in my bin. 

The pieced border was the most challenging part of this pattern. Pat Speth has a method for calculating that border. I recall it was not easy for me to figure out, but once I got it, it all went together very well. 

Close up detail of the quilting on Mt. Hood - piecefulthoughts.com

Once the top was done and out of time out, I handed it off to Connie to work her magic. I love the quilt design she used. You can see it better on the back of the quilt. 

Close up detail of the quilting on the back of my Mt. Hood quilt - piecefulthoughts.com

This photo really shows off the lovely quilt design. The backing is actually more cream-colored than white. I took this photo in the early evening, so the cream doesn’t show up as well. 

My Mt. Hood quilt, pattern by Pat Speth from her book, Nickel Quilts - piecefulthoughts.com

The quilt measures approximately 58″ x 66″. All of the blocks were made using 5″ squares, including the pieced border. Nickel quilts are a great way to use up scraps! 

My Mount Hood quilt is my third quilt I’ve finished in 2020. I have two more in the wings, waiting for binding, so you’ll be seeing those soon! I’m linking up today with: 

Happy Friday, my friends! I hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

Wendy

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25 Comments

  • Cindy
    April 17, 2020 at 6:19 am Reply

    I’m glad you took the quilt out of time out, it is a lovely quilt. I like the border and the quilting I think suits it. Well done!

  • Louise Hornor
    April 17, 2020 at 7:23 am Reply

    Oh, it’s so pretty! If there are mistakes, they sure don’t jump out. And I’m not going to scrutinize it for them, either! Because, you know, who does that? We only do it to ourselves. Congrats on a delayed but really quite lovely finish, Wendy 🙂

  • karenfae
    April 17, 2020 at 7:24 am Reply

    I have a nickel quilt pattern book maybe the same one and must admit I haven’t looked at it in ages. I have so many books like that I buy them, I look through them and then never get back to them because I have too many in progress! I love your quilt and nice to have a finish

  • thedarlingdogwood
    April 17, 2020 at 7:41 am Reply

    This is beautiful! What a fun design; I don’t think I’ve seen it before. And I absolutely love the scrappiness! Scrap quilts are the best! Congrats on a beautiful finish and completing a UFO, especially one that had to be sent to Time Out!

  • Vicki in MN
    April 17, 2020 at 8:42 am Reply

    And aren’t you glad you got over the pouting, we are, love the eye candy. I have done a couple of Pat’s nickel quilts, really nice to have a quilt from scraps isn’t it!

  • Nancy Bekedam
    April 17, 2020 at 9:46 am Reply

    Awesome finish, Wendy!!! I can’t see your mistakes anywhere, and you don’t have to tell me where they are, either. It looks perfect. What a great use of charm squares! And yay for finishing off a UFO!

  • Diann Bottrell
    April 17, 2020 at 10:20 am Reply

    I just pulled out my copy of Nickel Quilts, and there it is! But I like your version better – and it’s that blue inner border that did it – beautiful. I’m glad you got Mount Hood out of time out and finished it up! The rest of us will never see any mistakes.

  • rl2b2017
    April 17, 2020 at 2:09 pm Reply

    Hi Wendy! What a beautiful finish to share today. I’ve never heard of nickel quilts but what a cool idea. I am a huge fan of this pattern! You should feel pretty darn accomplished, having this UFO finished and now be able to enjoy it. The quilting pattern Connie chose is a good one – it makes it look (and feel, too, I’ll bet) so nice and squishy. ~smile~ Roseanne

  • Sharon Browne
    April 17, 2020 at 7:09 pm Reply

    I was really drawn to the colors in your quilt. From a distance, it almost looks like Kim Diehl fabric. You made some good choices. I have a lot of quilts in time out for various reasons, and I know how hard it is to get them moving to a finish.

  • Kathleen McCormick
    April 18, 2020 at 6:28 pm Reply

    Sometimes quilts just need to stay in time out until we get over whatever is bothering us. I do love this and always loved her patterns. It is fun when a quilt can come entirely from your stash. It is kind of my rule for ‘“QAls or SALs” that I participate in. Oh, and we all know backs or borders or bindings don’t really count as they often require yardage!

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