The week sure flew by, it's time for Design Wall Monday again on Judy's Blog. I have a finish and a WIP to share today. First up, the baby quilt I showed last week. Although I managed to delay the quilt sandwiching until Friday, once made I settled in to quilt it.
I did an organic crosshatch with my walking foot--a fancy term for no-mark, randomly spaced quilting :) Though hard to see, there are a few lines of green stitching among the blue. I took my time to balance the vertical and horizontal lines. Having made the binding already, I moved on to that task.
The back is a navy blue with waves of blue, gray and cream that match fabrics on the front well. A label and care instructions and it was good to go. DD Erica and I drove down to Redondo Beach for her cousin's baby shower today and we enjoyed harbor views while chatting and dining. I included a stuffed bear and a teething toy in the gift bag with the quilt, and all were well received! The drive back from LA was a bit crowded, but less than 2 hours, so that was good.
Last week's Jewel Box blocks all got completed, so I was itching to get piecing something else. I pulled out another WIP, my version of Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville's Naragansett Blues, from her More Adventures with Leader-Enders book. However, I needed some more leader-ender squares to finish the border pieces I've been sewing between the row assembly, requiring a bunch of cutting. Finally I was able to complete another row and get it attached to the previous section.
The rows finish at 3" wide and are assembled vertically. So far I am happy with the browns and scrappy 4 patches coming together. I have 12 more rows to add for the smaller version I'm making, for a lap/twin size. My feline inspector stopped by to hog the camera shot.
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6 comments:
You are scrapping it up too...I love your quilts!
I love your baby quilt and the organic quilting. It looks so cuddly and soft!
Love Naragansett Blues in browns! I need to do that one. Someday. ;)
"Organic quilting" -- I'll have to remember that! The finished quilt looks great, and so does your work-in-progress.
I really like your baby quilt. Thanks for the name of the pattern! Gotta love a good freebie like that :)
That is a great baby quilt. Always good to have a few patterns like that in the arsenal when you need a baby quilt without a lot of time to spare. The organic quilting looks just right.
That is a pattern of Bonnie's that always catches my eye, but I don't know that I will ever get one made. I like seeing yours in brown.
Mini looks so beautiful next to your quilt strip. Or maybe your quilt strip looks so beautiful next to Mini!
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