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| Finally, I get to make a mess! Well, really, it's a quilt. It's a baby quilt for my new grand niece. She's due any day now. |
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| It's sewn together on the sewing machine. |
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| Then I quilted it together by hand with embroidery thread. |
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| This is the back side. I love the digital effect. |
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In process |
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| The front is linen. |
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| I used a floral skirt and beige pants. The beige pants were actually really nice but had a pleated front - such a shame. The stripes are from a pair of XL capri pants. Another monstrosity taken off the street. You're welcome. |
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| The backing is a really soft flannel. |
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| I sewed around the inside of each square with different colored thread. |
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| I wish I had only used dark colors but I'm not unhappy with it over all. |
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| It's the quickest quilt I've ever made. I made the whole thing in less than a week. I'd love to see it after it's been washed a few times. I think (and hope) it will age really nicely. |
It is beautiful! When I first read the post title I thought the quilt was a print of the ultrasound!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that is so beautiful! What a lovely gift.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely. I aspire to one day hand-sew a quilt, many, many years from now, and I love the combination of the different re-purposed linens.
ReplyDeleteThanks all. It was really fun to make a messy thing again. The ultrasound comment was running through my head the whole time because it's soooooooooo pink.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so comfy...I wants.
ReplyDeleteAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA. Well, if the ultrasound is incorrect, at least Mom will have a new blanket!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt and I love your hand-quilting stitches. I tried hand quilting and other than getting many tiny holes in my fingers, I was not happy with the result on the back side of the quilt... Maybe I should try larger stitches with embroidery floss like you did.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt and I love how the stitching looks on the back!
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