This is a very special finish. It is the first quilt I will give to my first grandchild. She already has one quilt that I made, but that quilt was made as a general baby quilt before I ever even knew she was on her way. Actually, this quilt is born from the scraps of a quilt I made for my sister-in-law. When I saw I had scraps, lots of scraps in bright girly prints and colors, I just knew I had to turn them into a quilt for Amelia.
The original quilt used a jelly roll of Brighten Up, a fabric collection by Me and My Sister Designs for Moda. The leftovers cut up nicely into 2 1/2 squares. Paired with white squares, this turned out extra bright and fun.
The quilting is a simple cross hatch through all the white squares. It surprised me how quickly this quilted up.
And this is the first quilt I have made with a flannel back. I love love the feel of it. It will be perfect for playing on and snuggling under.
The binding is a solid purple and was completely machine stitched into place.
This quilt finished at about 38 inches by 54 inches.
The butterflies that are the focus for this fabric collection are super sweet.
I also added some complementary solids to the mix of prints. Not to many. Just enough to give your eye a place to stop every now and then.
I can't wait to gift this quilt to the sweetest baby girl I know.
Linking up to Let's Bee Social over at Sew Fresh Quilts.
It's wonderful, before I read it was Me and My sister fabrics I thought it was, the perfect colors!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yep, those Me and My Sister designs are easy to pick out. Their designs and colors are always so happy.
DeleteHi Debora! This is really beautiful quilt! Great, fun fabrics with happy colours and white - that's my recipe for a gorgeus quilt! I like the checkerboard pattern! x Teje
ReplyDeleteThank you! I could not resist the bright leftover fabrics from another project. They had to be made into something fun.
DeleteBeautiful quilt Debora!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I seem to have the quilting fever here lately. I'm having fun both starting some new and finishing up some older projects.
DeleteThat is so sweet. It looks like a great snuggle quilt.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Oh yes, that flannel backing is super snuggly!
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