I'm going to start with a project I made back in 2006. I had been sitting on a bundle of fat quarters I had gotten for a gift for quite some time. It consisted of a bunch of bright rainbow colors that were so fun together, I had to make something special with it. It took awhile, but I came up with the following quilt:
I used the typical "railroad" quilt block as a starting point. I cut the 9 colors in the bunch into one
inch strips (which included seam allowance) and sewed three strips
together in three color groups. I cut these strip sets into 2.5 inch squares and then pieced them together in typical "railroad" fashion. I then put on a black border (not sure how big, maybe 6 inches?). For the final border, I pieced a bunch of remaining blocks together into one row of color stripes, folded it so the right sides facing out (like binding) and pinned it to the black border. I then sewed a black backing to it using the pillowcase method, flipped it right side out and hand sewed the remaining portion. Voila!
I gave this as an anniversary gift to my parents and they still have it hanging in their living room. It's fun to lay on the couch and stare at it, remembering making it. I didn't have the greatest sewing set up at the time - I remember using a TV tray and struggling to keep my sewing machine from vibrating off the table. It was an adventure. :)
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