Tag: Baby
Mesozoic Mates
August 29, 2015
General Info
| Start Date | Dec 14, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Finish Date | 31 August, 2015 |
| Status | Quilting |
| Size | 45″ x 65″ |
| Pattern | Kit from Logan’s Patchwork |
| What it’s for | Gift for friend’s baby daughter due in February 2015. |
| Batting | 2 layers Sew Easy cotton batting |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
Easy to put together instructions and fabrics. Had plenty of fabric left over from the piano key border to make a strip to go through the backing fabric to get it just the right width.
Made a coordinating Stegosaurus taggie softie from First Day of Mae as gift for big sister.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
Straight line and free motion quilting with YLI invisible thread, Gutterman 50wt cotton and Aurifil.
I remember now why I don’t buy Sew Easy cotton batting – it sheds lots of fuzzies from the edge during quilting.
Progress Pictures
Stegosaurus taggie softie made for big sister.
Feather border – because dinosaurs had feathers!
Barbapapa Dresden
July 29, 2014
General Info
| Start Date | Jun 22, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Finish Date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | Baby quilt |
| Pattern | My own design |
| What it’s for | Baby gift for friend |
| Batting | Cotton |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
Nursery is themed with French 70’s cartoon Barbapapa, who is a pink blob married to a black blob. Went with those colours.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
Quilted with invisible thread in and around the Dresden plates. Feather quilt in border.
Progress Pictures
I made a baby Dresden for the label.
Taking Flight
February 2, 2013
General Info
| Start Date | Jan 29, 2013 |
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| Finish Date | Feb 2, 2013 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | Baby quilt |
| Pattern | Taking Flight |
| What it’s for | Gift for baby Lily |
| Batting | Cotton |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
From a $30 (on sale) kit from the Crafters Mall in Redding, CA. Pattern is not the best. Very brief and no layout diagram, which was frustrating. Fabric was all labelled though, which was very handy. I decided to leave off the last two borders and use the dark pink for the binding.
Made a crocheted amigurumi kitty for big sister.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
Quilted with Signature 40wt cotton in Cotton Candy. Used free motion swirl design by Ivory Spring.
Progress Pictures
Sarah the Bulldog approves of this quilt top.
Girlie Robots
December 27, 2012
General Info
| Start Date | Nov 17, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Finish Date | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | Baby |
| Pattern | My own design |
| What it’s for | A baby gift for our friends who are both in IT. |
| Batting | Cotton |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
A baby gift for our friends who are both in IT. I had a hard time finding gender neutral (let alone girlie) robot print, but I think this colour combo works well.
I also made a crocheted robot amigurumi from the book Amigurumi Two by Ana Paula Rimoli.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
The middle is quilted in my version of Geometric Allover by Angela Walters. Quilted with Superior variegated pink 40wt in center, and Gutterman 50wt cotton in borders.
Progress Pictures
Stormtrooper Hooded Towels
July 29, 2012
General Info
| Start Date | Jul 29, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Finish Date | Jul 29, 2012 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | Medium bath towel |
| Pattern | My own design with inspiration from various sites |
| What it’s for | For my Star Wars crazy co-worker’s twins. |
| Batting | N/A |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
I made hooded towels and added a stormtrooper applique face. The stormtrooper face was printed at 115%. I used white Gutterman SewAll polyester thread and satin stitch.
The towels are oversized for the baby, but will grow into it.
Progress Pictures
Modern Baby
May 15, 2012
General Info
| Start Date | Apr 29, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Finish Date | May 15, 2012 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | 38.5″ x 38.5″ |
| Pattern | My own design |
| What it’s for | Gift for my co-worker Terri’s new baby |
| Batting | Sew Easy 100% cotton batting. |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
My own basic design. Terri choose colours.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
Ditch quilted with YLI invisible thread and 50wt Gutterman cotton in the bobbin. FMQ in all over loop de loop in grey variegated 30wt Gutterman cotton.
Progress Pictures
Pampered Path
July 17, 2011
General Info
| Start Date | Jun 6, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Finish Date | Jul 17, 2011 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | 81″ x 81″ |
| Pattern | Quilt for Baby from McCalls Quick Quilts magazine |
| What it’s for | Gift for baby Evelyn |
| Batting | Matilda’s Own 100% cotton batting. |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
Striped and flower fabric left over from table centerpieces from Grandma MJ’s 80th birthday (including some chocolate cake stains on some bits). White homespun from Sewco. Other misc fabrics from Spotlight sale table. Used a Victorian Textiles 6.5″ drunkard’s path template. Blocks were coming out very uneven, so ended up trimming down to 6.25″ to make them square.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
Used Gutterman 50wt thread in white for ditch quilting and straight line quilting. Used King Tut “Cleopatra’ thread for free motion feathers.
Progress Pictures
Organic Double Irish Chain
December 14, 2010
General Info
| Start Date | Dec 2, 2010 |
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| Finish Date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | 34.5″ x 44.5″ |
| Pattern | From Quilter’s Academy Volume 1 |
| What it’s for | Baby gift |
| Batting | Used Heirloom organic cotton batting. Batting had no scrim so had to be quilted within 4″. |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
Made completely from organic cotton solids in white, almond and brown sugar. First commission quilt.
Did not pre-wash batting, but pre-washed fabrics. Spent 37.5 hours making over a week and a half.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
Straight line quilted along diagonals. Free motioned four heart design inside white blocks. Connected hearts in borders. Both from Harriet Hargrave stencils.
Progress Pictures
Cow Quilt
October 26, 2010
General Info
| Start Date | Oct 3, 2010 |
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| Finish Date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | 45″ square |
| Pattern | From The Quilter magazine |
| What it’s for | Baby gift |
| Batting | Cotton |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
Had a hard time matching up straight seams with 45 degree seams on snowball blocks. Didn’t have enough of border stripe to mitre corners as first desired. Had to carefully match pattern when sewing together border fabric.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
Ditch quilted between blocks. First free motion quilt. FM quilted loops in monofiliment on border.
Progress Pictures
Wild Side
October 3, 2010
General Info
| Start Date | Sep 11, 2010 |
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| Finish Date | Oct 3, 2010 |
| Status | Finished |
| Size | 41″ square |
| Pattern | From Quilter’s Academy Vol 1 |
| What it’s for | Gift for baby Phoenix |
| Batting | Cotton |
Quilt Top Notes/Techniques
First mitred borders.
Quilting Notes/Techniques
Ditch quilted with walking foot curve on border and leaf design on corners. First use of multiple fabrics in binding.
Progress Pictures
