One of my best friends, Marcy, is expected a baby girl this winter. Marcy decided on a purple and bright green color scheme for Isla's nursery, and we quickly decided the lilac color way of Joel Dewberry's Aviary 2 was the perfect fabric.
For this quilt I modified the All Tied Up pattern by Jeni Baker that appeared in Quilty July/August 2013 edition. Because the quilt was so much smaller than Jeni's I decided to add more bows at regular intervals. I love how the large honeycomb pieces show off the fabric, but it made for a challenge when quilting. I started out the quilting by stitching 1/4" away from the seams, but because of the honeycombs I ended up sewing diagonal lines through the quilt as well to secure the entire quilt. I like how it worked out.
The quilt finished at roughly 39". I used Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Batting (my new favorite when it's finished, though I really do prefer how clingy and easy to quilt Warm & White is, the drape is just so much pretty with the 80/20.) and white Aurifil 50wt thread. I finished it on August 15, 2013.
Such a lovely baby quilt!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. I do love this fabric in this particular colour way - those greens get me every time.
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful!! I love that these colours are for a baby quilt :)
ReplyDeleteLove the patterns and colors in this collection - perfect for that nursery, it sounds like. :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! I like the quilting, especially the diagonal bits.
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt, the colors and design look absolutely lovely. Hope mine using Dr. Seuss fabric turns out also.
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