$20 Budget Quilt Featuring a Surprise Bandana Block

[@bonnieh403]

First, love your videos and your enthusiasm. You are a much needed joy. Second, thank you for a great idea for using bandanas. While my dad was getting treatment at MD Anderson, they would give patients bandanas for walking a lap around the floor. Movement is Medicine. He lost his battle with cancer, but I have all his bandanas. He was my biggest quilt fan and enabler and this will be a great way to use all the bandanas he received. I have enough for my siblings as well. Thank you.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Bonnie.. thank you for sharing this... I am so sorry for the loss of your father! Trust me I know what you are going through. I will be praying for you and your family... The bandana quilt would be a great memorial to your father and hope it will make you feel his presence when you have it covered over you.

[@katherinephillips8952]

My girlfriend and I made a banana quilt in 1970. I was a garment maker. The quilt was her idea. We alternated red and blue. We made a small throw and tied it with crochet cotton. I've been quilting since 1990. I have the skills now to make your bandana quilt. Love your sparkley introduction. My youngest sister was named April.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I am so sorry for your loss. I think a quilt from those bandanas would be a wonderful memory quilt. If you have any of his shirts you could use those for a pieces backing. Big parts of his shirts. Hugs April

[@kassyndrakeller3819]

My husband was a patient at MDA also. I have his bandanas too. They are now 10 years old and are all " old style". My husband had a bone Marrow Transplant . This is a wonderful idea, Thank you.

[@TamiWitcher]

​@@aprilscraftroomI love your videos very much, and the personality is amazing. I'm new to quilting and love seeing the ideas that you have. Could you have lined the bananas with a light weight interfacing to give them some stability... Like a T-shirt quilt? Just a thought 💭

[@AprilWittwer]

My favorite is the same as yours. 😊

[@angiesc9169]

April I love this idea! Don’t know if I’m brave enough to try it. Heck I have a hard time with 1/2 square triangles out of cotton! I noticed on the bottom ones that you said didn’t look quite like stars that the corners of the block might could be turned around with the other color facing out and it may look a little more starry. If that’s a word! But I could be wrong! I have only been quilting a couple of years. So I don’t know for sure! Haha!! Thanks for always sharing and being brave enough to share your mistakes and what happened!

[@sharonroxas1631]

You gave me an idea of what to do with all those bandanas left over from when my daughter and I had cancer! I love it! Thank you so much!!🩷🩷

[@aprilscraftroom]

Oh .. that is an excellent idea .... I hope you both are 100% cancer free now ...

[@jackiebender6700]

Love the black and leopard one but the red and white.

[@Ana-je1oj]

That turned out to be a very pretty quilt! Who would of thunk!?😂. Now I can't wait to go to Hobby Lobby to check out their bandanas! Your favorite is my favorite as well. 😊 Thanks for a fun video.

[@junehanson7865]

I loke the pink n green 😊

[@pennyjensen2959]

What a great idea. My favorite was second fow 3rd one over from the left

[@LucilleOneal-vk7be]

The quilt came out so nice, I'll try this out, thanks April.

[@debraholmes6290]

Love the green & purple block! Never have had a mishap with my electric trimmer! The only negative is when you are sewing with a group of friends & turn on that little ripper........everyone hears it and knows you made a mistake! I can live with that‼️😉💕

[@aprilscraftroom]

Good to know! LOL

[@thomasinaennis4862]

I like the idea of a bandana quilt , thanks for the inspiration

[@chrissyluna8183]

I just watched your video and love it and decided to make bandana lounging pants with pockets. Love how comfortable they are.

[@Sylvia907]

Leopard print is my favorite it came out gorgeous

[@mamarobin19]

I make blankets all the time with bandannas. It’s cool it’s great to have a kid size.

[@ChooseForToday]

I've wanted to make a bandana quilt for years, but haven't done it yet. I often get reminded when at Hobby Lobby, of course. With them being so flimsy, I figured I'd prep them with stabilizer or some sort of fusible webbing before even attempting to cut or sew them before I get super frustrated at them shifting and going wonky all over the place.

[@aprilscraftroom]

That is an excellent idea

[@kristamorehead-mcnutt1714]

My eye keeps going to purple and green. I used to go to Wal-Mart every quarter for bandanas. I called it a wardrobe change for my St. Bernard, Nana. They caught all of her drool and after a week change it or she'd bury it in back yard!! 😂 They always had for about $1 and fun seasonal prints and for $5-10 bucks, Nana made a fashion statement 😂😂

[@Yodi430]

My St. Bernard's name was Bella. I miss her so incredibly much. I bet your girl is beyond adorable with all her 'fashion'...we used to wrap scarves around Bella's neck and I swear she would smile and do a Miss America strut! Such a wonderful breed! Ps. I like the green and purple too! =)

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@diannplatt-roberts8692]

I'm a lover of black, so that one is my favorite.

[@dixiedonovan6012]

What a cute idea! By the way, I had to pause the video when you talked to Alexa because my Alexa responded. 😄😄😂

[@dianehuntley2493]

Very pretty. I do not think i will ever make one😊

[@lisalowe7798]

I have been trying to figure out how to make a quilt with bandana quilt for my brothers memory quilt . Thanks for this now I can start it.

[@aprilscraftroom]

AWWWWsOME! What a great idea! Thank you for sharing

[@junehanson7865]

Awesome quilt 😊

[@patcorona5979]

I like the green and purple

[@grams5580461]

Many years ago my mother made our summer shirts out of bandanas. They took all of 15 minutes to make. The squares you made are called envelope squares. That was how I had to remember how to sew them. I mad a quilt a couple of weeks ago using those squares. Did some ripping too. You are so fun to watch. I look forward to your videos.

[@aprilscraftroom]

15 min... Oh man I am so jealous! Thank you for sharing this.. and thank you for watching my channel

[@patriciaemeigh4370]

Great idea! I think my favorite block is the same as yours. The pink and green is a good combo also.

[@claudiawarren6053]

I love your ideas, and you sharing all the trials and errors. I thought maybe putting the fabric on stabilizer would help with the bandana fabric. My favorite block is the one with the light blue paisley and multicolored fabric on the black background. Well, actually, I like them all!

[@paulajohnson752]

Bandana placemats for ALL the months/ seasons . Christmas and Halloween 💡 moment

[@aprilscraftroom]

Love this

[@lindafouse7059]

this quilt looks like envelope blocks one way and star blocks another way. like it, am calling my quilt the envelope block quilt.

[@bettywhittington9654]

I love your quilt. As a teenager I had 2 bandanas sewn together to make a summer blouse. The shoulders were slanted just a little and there was a little slit sewn into it on the sides. I loved that little blouse. It was so comfortable.

[@brendafoley6995]

Great idea! I love the pink and green.

[@cynthiabarron8474]

I liked the pink and green bandana

[@lynneschultz316]

Bandanas were my first cloth napkins. When my children were little, I found myself throwing away so many paper napkins. Bandanas were my solution. Love the black & leopard and green & purple.

[@aprilscraftroom]

love this! I would have never thought of that

[@cathleendecina2270]

I like the center block.

[@renestovall9226]

Very Cute!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! 😊

[@janetmcgrath7314]

I liked the black and leopard print and the green and pink

[@yvonnesaucier2111]

My fave is the pink with Donuts. I would make a Red, white and blue one.

[@mariejohns1387]

I really like how the cheetah print block stands out April. I’m not a big fan of animal prints but I really love that block!

[@bettytullis461]

Great ideas for quick quilts. I always thought surely I'm not the only one that got rows mixed up! Always appreciate your videos and love your humor! And love seeing your 'helpers.'

[@denisegolding9100]

If you leave the blocks connected as you sew them, you won’t have a problem. The rows just lay over on top of each other in the right order. You can even stack them to sew later. Lea Louise shows this method in one (or more?) of her tutorials and it is a brilliant time (and frustration) saver.

[@ChooseForToday]

I've watched Terry Rowland do that, as well--then Kate Jackson started doing it on her channel after seeing Terry. :)

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you ... I will check it out!

[@debbiedobbins6785]

Little Miss April you are always trying something new. I just love it. Bandanas have been around so long they kinda go with American Pie. 😊 I would have never thought to make a quilt out of them. Fun tutorial and very good info on the issues you ran across. Thanks for sharing. Hope ya have a marvelous weekend. 🤗🤗

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you Debbie .. Hope you have a great long weekend too!

[@darlenegreen6821]

this was an adventure ..thank you for sharing ...love the colors hard to pick just one

[@aprilscraftroom]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching my channel

[@sewquilty357]

Love this my favorite is the red and white and the pink and green .it was hard to decide Really love all of them Thank you , your the best ❤❤

[@Debisjoy]

The blue is my #1. And the red/white is second. I’ve been wanting to go do this for months, I love these HST

[@joydicksonquilts]

I love the purple and green. But several are my favourites. ❤

[@lindaalbano6868]

I liked the pink and green

[@cakeunit9012]

I love using bandanas they are cheap cheap cheap..... I do starch and use them to try out new blocks I am not 100% sure of..... Someday I will make an orphan block quilt from my trials!!!!

[@geraldineself6017]

I really like the block that has the half square triangles in the corner. These are lovely.

[@FleurdeLinda.Stitches]

That turned out surprisingly cute!

[@lindapearson2376]

I actually like both of the blocks! Thanks for sharing!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Glad you like them!

[@legacyfarmmercantile1822]

The 6th block is best. Looking.

[@kendranewton9071]

Several years ago I made a bandanna and denim quilt. Came out so pretty. Made a great picnic blanket! Absolutely love those stars! The red and white is my favorite, red is my favorite color!

[@cynthiacook1985]

I'm making a temperature quilt using bandanas, and it's working out great because of all the colors at Hobby Lobby.

[@sharonframpton1887]

.wow April! Your bandana quilt is so awesome! I love it! Oh and the leopard skin and black is my favorite! Black is my favorite color and leopard skin in my favorite of all the animal skin prints! Of course i have to make one!

[@aprilscraftroom]

You totally should ... so fun

[@franklyfostertv]

It was so much fun to meet you at EEM! Can’t wait to see what you make out of your fabric bundle! You are a sweetie!

[@aprilscraftroom]

I loved it too ... and that event was awesome and BILOXI MS was beautiful... got to learn so much and eat so good! ... Thank you for taking time to meet me ... it was so nice to meet you too!

[@sewingqueen11]

I love the quilt. My favorite is the first one red and blue. They are all pretty though.

[@candiechols5783]

I love bandana quilt. I love the fustian and green block

[@jerryscott86]

I love it 💕 the Green / pink

[@paulasmith6169]

Red and white then black and gold. 😊.

[@lindaprice9242]

The red and white block would have been awesome

[@debbiewood2675]

I definitely want to try one of these. Will starch good like Di suggested

[@patriciamoses2185]

Actually came out beautiful I was Leary at first but love the blocks around the red best especially below the red star

[@pastryqueenfarmadventures]

I love that green and fushia block, but they are all great.

[@celestevans153]

I love using bandana to make quilts. Normally they about 20 inches square. I have discovered that if you starch them before you start cutting, your work turns out much more accurate. My favorite pattern to use bandanas for is a disappearing 9 patch, using bandanas cut into four approximately 10 squares.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Great tip! Thank you so much!

[@nancysharon931]

The purple and green is my favorite.❤

[@chrissyluna8183]

The red and white block is my favorite. But the green and purple would be cute for a child's blankets.

[@debbielong1168]

Always red and white,!

[@deeanna12000]

My favorite is the pink and green

[@MrRt94]

Thanks! You are very good at explaining your process. You are my favorite quilt channel.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Wow, thank you! I sincerely appreciate the compliment and thank you!!!

[@LisaLisa-zl9vu]

Darn! No Dollar General in Ontario or Canada for that matter. Love this.

[@cherylbaney1287]

Blue and red

[@maryh4554]

I love the star with the donuts!💛🧡💗

[@roseclearwaters8461]

My granddaughter wanted a bandana quilt. So I went to Joanns and bought a bunch of bandanas. I decided to wash them because I was afraid the colors might bleed. They turned out so wonky that I gave up on that idea!! Ended up finding some bandana fabric and made her the quilt. I really like the star pattern and just might have to give it another go!! Thanks, April. I love watching your videos!!

[@aprilscraftroom]

I saw 2yard bandana material at WALMART too

[@armetalister2634]

Cute! Looks like an envelope! Love it!!

[@pattimize5742]

My favorite is the same as yours.

[@abeullah03]

I like the top two blocks on the tight and the two below them. It turn out nice. Like to see it after you quilt it

[@aprilscraftroom]

it is being quilted now ... on my Embrodery machine .. I can't wait to show you

[@ConnieAcree]

My favorite blocks are the brown and leopard skin and the red and white. Beautiful job. God bless.

[@ellenhofer3343]

What a great idea! Very pretty

[@SharonSmith-wb8jb]

My favorite block is the black and white, one of my favorite color combinations

[@peterivkovich2314]

from Gerry- Love this idea. I think if you switched the star color on the orange and the purple and had the patterned fabric be the star, it would show up more. I always enjoy your videos. God bless.

[@aprilscraftroom]

You're right!

[@debrasousapina9799]

Your 4 squares look like an envelope 😉

[@lindapucillo7875]

I also get my sewing wrong. Somehow, those pesky squares fool me. So, now I put a pin on the side I need to sew. Those pesky don’t fool me nearly as often. Love the idea of this quilt. Would need to starch or add soft stabilizer to backs of each bandana. I don’t have your patience. Thanks for another wonderful tutorial.

[@connieking9873]

Love the quilt. When working starch and dry iron no steam.

[@tracymason7483]

You are doing a fantastic job it looks great well done

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you so much!

[@pamboone6921]

Hi April, Oh yeah baby, the bandanna quilt turned out awesome, yayayayayaya for you! I think your favorite was my favorite also! But I think all of them was cute! I made a bandanna quilt once and yep a nightmare for me and yes I ironed instead of pressing 🥺,,,and the starch didn’t seem to help me, grrrr,,,, but I’d like to try it again like you showed us. Pretty neat! Been missing ya lady! Good to see you today. Be safe, and stay happy! Lovvvvvvve your helpers ❤️

[@aprilscraftroom]

Hi Pam! Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing your struggle with it too... we are in the same club ...thank you for watching and supporting me by watching my channel... thank you :)

[@conniefincher5488]

GIRL, you are such a hoot to watch !! I just love your channel so much and always get a laugh somewhere along the line, which makes a very good day. Keep up the good work and don't forget to eat your chocolate !

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you so much!! and don't worry ...chocolate is my motivator ..LOL

[@daisy8297]

Helloooo Hobby Lobby next time I come to the US 🤪

[@sueallen2737]

Thanks!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you Sue Allen ... I appreciate you watching my channel!

[@lanahardman5947]

I like the top left and top right blocks. They are beautiful. 💓💕😍

[@annolsen8276]

Yeah, now I have a pattern for all the bandana I bought years ago. I agree about the starching. I prewashed mine and ended up having to starch them when ironing, they were a Wrinkley mess. I like the green/pink and blue/red the best.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@cathyplatt6948]

Thank you for another great idea! Off to Hobby Lobby and welcome back 🤗

[@DeniseFiegel]

I made my granddaugther one 25 yards ago. And it was washed every week for about 15 years it looks just as good today as it did the day i gave it to her. And made me one about 3 yesrs ago. Hobby lobby fabric was better choice. Joans font carry a good brand. But quilt shops do.

[@aprilscraftroom]

love this .. thank you for sharing

[@michellerutkowski6858]

I love the pink and green block the best. Then I adore the donut bandana. 😃. I love your encouragement!

[@tracymason7483]

I like all of them

[@jackiestills6257]

April can you please do a video showing us all your sewing machines? I see you have used a bernina, and a brother plus maybe a Viking. So many different machines and I would love to see all of them and why you use each one.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Honestly ... I have so many cause over the years I have just moved up to ones that I loved... more advanced ( I use them all --- I love my Bernina ... but I LOVE my Janome ... but I love my Luminare... but I love my viking ... LOL. I just can't part with them... LOVE THEM ALL I will have to try to do a video on this... I will add to the list thanks for the suggestion

[@kathidavis2442]

Hi April, love the bandana quilt. The black and cheetah block is my favorite. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@paulajohnson752]

Watched both bandana videos went to hobby lobby bought lots, lol . Still have not done anything yet. But something will happen one day.

[@beckyvillines1613]

Beautiful quilt!! I think my favorite block is the light blue and black. But I love them all!

[@nitababcock3977]

I would have to say the red & white

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

I like the center block the best. I have made three Harley-Davidson bandana quilts. One was queen sized. The other two were twin sized. I have almost enough Harley-Davidson bandanas to make a double bed quilt top. Harley-Davidson Bandanas have become hard to find. Your quilt is going to be beautiful.

[@TheInappropriateQuilterZaza]

It might be a good idea to interface the fabric if it’s thin, slightly stretchy fabric. Treating them the same way you would T-shirts in a T-shirt quilt, it will stop the blocks from getting distorted. My favourite block is the animal print one in the centre and I’m not normally a fan of animal prints! 😂

[@aprilscraftroom]

I totally agree now that I have done it ... the interfacing would be helpful... thank you for sharing

[@TheInappropriateQuilterZaza]

@@aprilscraftroom it’s easy to see these things when watching someone else do it, but when I’m doing it I think “I can make it work, I’ll just keep going!”

[@lindalosier5989]

Love the red & blue and the purple & green. The animal print & black would make a cute quilt just using those colors. This would make a cute picnic or beach quilt too. Now I might have to get some bandanas to make a quilt or two!!

[@aprilscraftroom]

lol