It’s done! And in time for the show this week too, although we’ll see how big of a disruption Hurricane Sandy is to the workweek. This is definitely the best of the few quilts I’ve made (click here and here for those earlier attempts), both in craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal. I want to make a few more like it.
Pattern: my own, inspired by this tutorial. Machine-pieced and hand-quilted
Fabric: cotton scraps, including leftovers from these three dresses, plus yardage for the cream front and purple back
Batting: Heirloom Cotton
Size: 44″ by 55″
Recipient: Arden Pax, my friend’s first baby
Not only do I like the idea of cotton batting (vs poly), especially for a baby, but I also like the look of it. The first wash/dry makes it shrink, giving the quilt extra puffiness.
This tutorial was extremely helpful when it came time to make and attach the binding. This is the first time I’ve done a proper binding….I sometimes cut corners…so I was very proud that I did the process from start to finish and it turned out.
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Your quilt is lovely. I love the colour choice.
Arden Pax loves his Katie original….your work is exquisite and very much appreciated. What a beautiful gift that we will treasure for a long time to come. Thank you dear friend.
Katie, your quilts are so stinkin good. Beautiful!
katie, someday in the future when you are super rich and have LOADS of free time, i would like a queen sized version of this quilt. or really any kind of quilt. i want to snuggle up in it with a certain overweight cat i know. it’s beautiful. seriously awesome.
Ditto Lori…Gorgeous. I was really glad to see your hand quilting, purist that I’ve become…it just makes the piece all the more wonderful in my eye. Lucky Arden Pax (nice name too!). Xo. B. PS …another quilt in the works?
This is gorgeous! Well done.
Great quilt! The striped trim is perfect.
It’s beautiful! Maybe you can teach me to do this someday…and then finish all my quilting projects like you finish the knitting ones. Hahahaha.
oh you would like that, wouldn’t you tami?!!
This is lovely! The design is fantastic, and won’t be outgrown anytime soon.
i adore it!! the range of fabrics, the herringbone piecing and the echo in quilting. it’s a great combination!