I just love the satisfaction of sewing up smaller projects-- and if they are for a baby, even better! Our daughter-in-law's sister is due in a few months with her own first baby, and I asked our DIL Ashley if she thought her sister might like a quilt. I try never to assume that everyone loves handmade--we all have different tastes--but Ashley thought her sister would like one similar to the first quilt I made our grandson Dane.
The snowball blocks were fun to sew and I liked the simple block to block layout. While perusing some of my APQ magazines, I found a great companion to this quilt.
This is a redo of an antique quilt by Victoria Findlay Wolfe. I loved the combination of the nine patches and snowballs. Her version is all solid fabrics with the snowball blocks randomly placed, but I wanted to use prints, making the cousins' quilts complementary. I cropped a portion of the quilt for a baby sized version.
The navy and white is for the nine patches and snowball corners, and the sun/cloud print and yellow speckle for the center, with primarily bright blue for the remaining snowball blocks. Though I drew it with orange in the corners, I may switch things up when all the blocks are ready to layout. I prepped all the fabrics and started cutting. And then....a design opportunity was presented when I mistakenly thought I was using my 6.5" ruler for the squares and I WAS NOT. Sigh. Luckily I had only miscut one of the sun/cloud print blocks, but didn't have any more of this fabric (I had made a bunch of peepee teepees with it). I found a rocket/moon fabric in the fat quarter drawer to use; with the yellow speckle squares, these will be my center snowball blocks.
Getting out the Accuquilt 2.5" die for strip cutting is a big time saver, even though it wastes a little bit of fabric. I'll be marking a lot of squares for all those snowball corners, but am happy to strip piece the 9 patches per the designer's directions.
The pattern is in issue #158, from June 2019. Here's a link to the magazine with a photo of the antique and modern remake. Can't wait to get started--I haven't sewn a thing all week!
3 comments:
Both designs make great baby quilts. I look forward to seeing how this one comes together.
A snowball and nine patch was my first quilt years ago with Noah's Ark Debbie Mumm fabric. Your baby quilt is going to be cute and surely cherished. The colors are sweet and cheerful.
I haven't sewn anything but a few masks for neighbors in the past weeks. I think I've been too restless with all the stuff going on. Today I'm cleaning out bathroom cupboards. HA! Maybe tomorrow I'll get back to it.
I hope you get to see your new grand again soon :-)
I am with you, sometimes the smaller project make the best rewards. Fast finish and very rewarding. Love your quilt and I am sure she will too.
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