My fourth grand-niece was born last week. Isn't Olivia so sweet?
Olivia's baby quilt is now ready to go. I used a really sweet jelly roll (Birdie by Me and My Sister Designs for Moda), Kona white and the Whirlygig pattern by Amelie Scott Designs. The quilt measured 48" x 60" before washing, about 45" x 57" after.
I've seen a quilting pattern similar to this a bunch of times online, so I drew it out on paper before I started. I wanted a loose design, so I started out really big. As you can see, I tightened up significantly as I made my way around the quilt.
See the tiny flowers in the center and giant flowers at the edge?
I used one extra block and some extra strips to make the back wide enough.
More jelly roll strips became the binding. I bordered the label with some leftover binding.
I had saved all the lighter strips for the binding, and I thought they needed some help. I think the bright pink ric rac did the trick.
This week was big sister Abby's 2nd birthday. She loves playing in her toy kitchen, so I made her a cute new apron.
Giant dots on the front, tiny dots on the back. I followed this tutorial by Yards and Yards.
I'll be linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts' Finish it up Friday and Pat Sloan's Show & Tell.
5 comments:
Olivia is precious and I love the quilt you made for her. I like the apron, too. I'm sure big sister will enjoy "cooking" in it.
What a great , great, aunt to make such sweet gifts! I love that quilt and your quilting is perfect!
Gorgeous quilt for a gorgeous baby! Love the apron for her big sister, too!
Sweet baby!
I love the quilt blocks you chose and the ric rack is perfect for that edge.
Love everything about the baby quilt you made, including the baby! What a cutie! The ric-rack was a nice touch; I'll have to remember that. I also like the apron; very cute.
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