I made this quilt top over a year ago. I didn't use a pattern, I just went through a bunch of photos of stacked coins quilt images that I found on Pinterest. From that experience, I decided to just throw a stacked coins quilt together. I used a jelly roll I had lying around and some Kona white. The bad part of using no pattern is that I cut up many of the strips to get a large variety of prints and colors in the 'stacks' which left tons of leftover fabric chunks. There were more leftover pieces than I used in the quilt top!
![Stacked Coins Quilt](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUsu6GEQ1L8YKX8AzEr-2gqHGX5rdN6gW1S8GjNN6_Pk2kkXfzT74jfpkHgIFnNqKoGnyXmYkqQOYl214_0P8CyWWRHorAD0vmAv7LsK_8aqZMSFj1wt1jU4ZYECgNRN96r1P9LQPZpWU/s1600/Stacked+Coins+Quilt+(2).JPG)
Once the top was done, I let it sit because I really wanted to put all those leftover pieces in the back but I had no idea how. Then two months ago, I had a plan to use those pieces. It was quick and fun and it used them up, but again, no pattern. And even after I finished the back, again, I let it sit. The next dilemma that stalled me was figuring out how to quilt it.
![Stacked Coins Quilt](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpnCylC5Jq28fmp5ajOo_YAUtR1waC7qyzvXbAcKRJaN95Su4scrUBQ21VIy-cIp0HzsNt0R6M0YLXqbu77GDBbr0BnStha44R8BHHgxZZPTDGe4CVWlB0rof-LPI3CsKtgsNenpqIo4e/s1600/Stacked+Coins+Quilt+(3).JPG)
I finally chose to soften the stacks of blocks by quilting it in a circular fashion. I took a compass and made a 1-inch perfect circle right smack in the middle of the quilt. From there, I put the needle in the very center and one-stitch-at-a-time, I turned the quilt in circles until I went all the way out to the edges. It was a very time-consuming project. After three days, I finally finished quilting that sucker! After I was done, I did like how it turned out. I am certain I will quilt another one this way.
![Stacked Coins Quilt](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFu_qsZW8ZQEOh5qRCfGFAbzs5EuoN31jCmlEQ4WuNGwzy2C_7-HemD91L-ivSMu0ku11BGqPWUeeTMt9piJjH5sd_pEQsOK7fUmj0nKV6DH7q7SyRFN4htJjaWuWY8EgifS0KFE-G10UN/s1600/Stacked+Coins+Quilt+(4).jpg)
I took my finished quilt outside to photograph. It was a beautiful sunny day and I really liked how I felt in the shade under the tree in the front yard of my house. So I unfurled the quilt right in the shady spot and snapped a few photos. They didn't quite reflect the bright colors in the fabric but I didn't mind, I still like the way the photos look.
This experience gave me a new respect for pattern designers.
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