It started with the plus quilt on the left and ended with the charm quilt on the right... a commission to make a blue and green quilt for a baby boy coming (hope they aren't mad I added gold....)
Some wavy line quilting in my usual Aurifil (50 wt in light grey) using a stretched out zig zaggy stitch and my walking foot, plus some scrap-alicious binding...
And then I was reminded of another baby quilt I meant to make! Some leftover squares from the quilt above (and some others) went so nicely with a few light squares I had left from a S'More Love layer cake from Moda.
This simple quilt needed a little something special in the quilting department, so I happily chose hand quilting. Not a hard sell to me these days!
Some random lines in colourful perle no. 8 cottons and Aurfil 12 wt. cottons and we are good to go. (Haha, get it? Go camping?) Oh, and some wood grain print binding? Yes, please!
So squishy, so fun to do, so satisfying.... hand quilting. Try it!
Quilt Stats:
Baby Boy Plus Quilt
Finished dimensions: 29.5" by 38.5"
Fabric: various
Backing: Riley Blake flannel from Hooty Hoot
Binding: various
Batting: Warm & Natural
Thread: Aurifil 50 wt. in light grey
S'more Love Baby Quilt
Finished dimensions: 25" by 34"
Fabric: S'more Love by Moda and various
Backing: Riley Blake flannel from Hooty Hoot
Binding: Faux Bois in Tan by Patty Sloniger
Batting: Warm & Natural
Thread: various colours of Aurifil 12 wt and DMC perle 8.
Both of them are so cute. Your hand quilting is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts! Your hand quilting is amazing! How long have you been hand quilting? How long does it take you to hand quilt a baby quilt?
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DeleteThank you! I began hand quilting less than a year ago. A baby quilt with big perle cotton stitches and wide spacing like the little one in this blog post took me a couple of days.
I am sure they will love the cheerful yellow. It picks up the turtles' backs.
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ReplyDeleteSorry Carla, that above comment was from me, accidentally with my hubby's google account. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the baby quilts!
Love them both! Especially the hand quilting - sure adds something special.
ReplyDeleteI love them both, Carla! I´d love to learn from you this kind of handquilting.... next time you come to Europe make sure to stop at Jonny Richter`s parent`s place! You`re always welcome at our house, all of you! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Heide! That would be my great pleasure, indeed!
DeleteLove them, love the quilting. How did you do the plus signs? Can you point me to a tutorial or pattern?
ReplyDeleteYou do such lovely work. Always inspires!
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