Orange Peel Temperature Quilt

 I decided to start a temperature quilt for 2021 when I saw how low the temperatures were in February.I have a friend who started a Temperature Quilt using little houses and I loved it. It took me a few weeks to figure out the fabric and pattern I would use. A Temperature Quilt and an Orange Peel Quilt were both on my Quilt Bucket list so I finally settled on combining the two. The background squares are 3 1/2” unfinished and represent the day’s low temperature. The orange peel represents the day’s high temperature. The small circles represent the months. I’m also stitching a vein like line on the orange peel with Perle cotton.

   

   I’m finding the daily temperatures from McCook’s local airport. It’s making it personal for me because I’m at the airport in the morning unloading our FedEx plane. I will be retiring in 5 weeks and that’s getting me pretty excited. I had a fat quarter bundle of Robin Picken’s ‘Thatched’ laying around and thought it would be perfect for this quilt. I love the bold bright colors and there were 24 different colors in this bundle.

This is the chart I’m using. I printed it from something I found on Pinterest, and it’s great for keeping track of your temperatures and fabric colors. I have a different color for every 5 degrees. It’s from aquiltingsheep.com

I’m using a permanent marker to write the date on the back of each orange peel so it’s easy to keep track of, and then sew together.

I love  #100 silk thread to appliqué with. It truly makes the stitches disappear. I’m able to purchase this at my local quilt shop.

I’ll keep updating my temperature quilt as I add to it every month. If you’re interested in making a temperature quilt, you’ll see a lot of different ideas on Pinterest. 

   

 Happy Quilting!

Kris