I haven't finished a quilt since September, but I picked up this baby quilt from Jackie in October and it's finally finished - this is my last finish for the year.
Last year I made this quilt for our girl's maid of honor who was expecting her first baby:
It's hard to get a good picture of a soft, pastel quilt during the day in New Mexico, but these prints are precious
Before putting the leftovers away, I set about making a second quilt. I chose 60° triangles. I've made a few triangle quilts before and although some of you may cringe, they are very easy to piece. The secret is starch. Lots of starch. I use a 60° ruler and then it's just a matter of piecing straight rows and trimming the edges. I think I cut my triangles at 5 1/2".
Sandy quilted this sweet design called Billowy
and it finishes at 44" x 54"
I backed it with this soft peachy-pink Minky that is a great match for the colors in this line and it shows the pretty quilting better
I framed it with a scrappy binding
There are enough leftovers for at least one more quilt, but I'm waiting for inspiration so for the time being, they'll hibernate in their designated bin, but this soft quilt is finally finished and ready for gifting
3 comments:
Adorable baby quilts! The colors and fabric are so soft looking. I love making baby quilts since they are easier to get finished.
Those baby quilts are so sweet and pretty! Congratulations on having such lovely fabrics to work with.
I love starch too, the stiffer, the better! I use the blue bottle starch and use a 50/50 ratio.
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