Sue B quilted this one in a big daisy pantograph that really suits it, in a variegated thread I happened to have. The class quilts will get quilted between classes 3 and 4, as this class is about patchwork not quilting.
I've already got another one cut out, that I will piece but not back and finish, so I can show the underside to the students as part of their learning process. It is in aquas, browns and lime greens. Such pretty colours - bright and cheery but not garishly so. I'm not a pastels fan and I don't think they suit babies anyway! More on that one later :)
Very pretty! What I have always loved about quilting is the cool things sewing in a straight line can produce. This quilt is easy, but such a treat visually, I'm sure your class will love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks W-I-F! I wanted something styly but completable. Outcomes are important for building confidence :)
DeleteI like that quilt. I'm afraid I usually get impatient and cut big squares when it comes to quilts even though smaller would be more aesthetically pleasing.
ReplyDeleteBut that's because you do it by hand, which takes longer, so I can get that. It took about 2 hours to cut out and 2 hours to piece, but then I am speedy piecer. I"m hoping the newbies can get it all done in 7.5 hours!
DeleteDear Mrs. C.,
ReplyDeleteUsually not a fan of baby quilts, I sure do like yours. It's pretty without being cloying. I can imagine baby carrying it around for years and years.
Very best,
Natalie
Agreed Natalie!! I've made so many of them and love to indulge those pastelly pretty, cloying fabrics on premmy quilts but for full size baby quilts or cot quilts I much prefer this kind of thing. The 'boy' colour one is coming along nicely too, can't wait to share!
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