Sweet and neutral baby quilt

I finished up this baby quilt a couple of days before the baby shower for my colleague on Sunday.  I'm really happy with how it turned out, and, more importantly, it was very well received by the mother-to-be.  I didn't consult with her before making this quilt, so I'm glad she liked it!  I had the colours in mind anyway before I started, and my ideas were confirmed when she showed me a couple of fabric samples for the nursery.

The quilt top was inspired by the piecing I did on my scrappy trip along quilt.

The back is a giant nine-patch, which I think complements the top, and, not coincidentally, allowed me to use two fabrics from my stash.

In fact, the only fabric in this quilt that isn't from my stash is the binding.  I do love the Flea Market Fancy print though, so I think I might need to add some to my stash.

There is a pretty wide mix of fabrics in this quilt top - I tend to steer away from fabrics aimed specifically at children, even for a baby quilt.  Initially, I quilted just the cross-hatch grid in the beige squares, but it wasn't quite enough.  I know stitch in the ditch quilting isn't trendy, but this quilt just called out for it.  I used a 50 weight Wonderfil thread that blended in to the background colour - I generally prefer quiet quilting like this.

Even with batting and backing fabric, light can still shine through the quilt - I love the effect of that.

This is the quilt after I washed it - it crinkled up really nicely.

Quilt Stats

Finished Size:  48 inches square.

Fabric: Freespirit Designer Solid in Sand Dune, a variety of prints (feel free to ask if you want to know what any of them are).

Backing: Windfield in Citrus from the Wrenly collection by Valori Wells, Tile in Light Blue from Paris & Company by My Mind's Eye.

Binding: Eyelet in Green from Flea Market Fancy by Denyse Schmidt for Freespirit.

Pieced and quilted by: me, on my domestic sewing machine.

Linking up with Finish it Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts, and TGIFF, this week hosted by Gingersnap Quilts.

Beige but not boring

I'm working on this gender neutral baby quilt for a colleague.  The baby shower is on the 17th of February, so its a good thing I'm done making the blocks.  Now I'm just trying to decide on a layout.

What do you think?  The top one, or the bottom one?

Modern meets traditional

This is the first quilt I pieced, basted, quilted and bound myself.

I had two charm packs of Oasis by 3 Sisters for Moda and combined them to make this quilt and a scrappy chevron quilt top using half-square triangles.

I do like the fabric, even though it is not terribly modern.  Although the top is simple patchwork, it is quite busy, so I wanted to keep the backing and binding simple.

To up the modern factor, I decided to use solids - the quilt is backed in a white cotton fabric that I bought on special at Spotlight and it is bound with FreeSpirit Designer Solid in Sand Dune which I bought online from Hawthorne Threads.

I stitched in the ditch and then diagonally in every second diagonal row.  I like the pattern it makes on the back.

This quilt does not have an intended home, so it will either be sold or wait until the right recipient comes along.