Friday, June 8, 2012

Friday Finish: Peace Baby

Once again I am posting while sitting on an aircraft waiting to take off. I did finish the baby peace quilt I started a few days ago (handstitching the binding will be done while traveling) and have linked to Amy's Sew & Tell Friday!



The quilt was pieced using Malka's A Stitch in Color jelly roll strips and a green shot cotton for the backing. I don't remember which shot cotton but the color isn't the shade it appears in this picture.


The obligatory toe shot above. The shot cotton was one I had on hand which saved me a trip to the LQS. The thread is from Connecting Threads and called Sprout. Again, I had this in my thread inventory.


I love the feel of the shot cotton. It is so soft and perfect for a baby quilt. (My daughter is editing over my shoulder and says her baby blanket {emphasis on blanket} is much softer.) She did help me with the photo shoot so I guess I should be nice to her on the plane ;-)


I probably could have gotten away without piecing the back but I wasn't taking any chances. All the fabric for the backing is A Stitch in Color - some is yardage I bought and the pieced center section is unused jelly roll strips. The binding is also pieced jelly roll strips. There are 61 print squares in this pattern. I cut three 2.5" squares from each jelly roll strip, so there are quite a few (partial at least) strips remaining which is awesome as I love this line of fabric.


The quilting was done with a walking foot. I didn't mark any lines, just followed the outline of the peace squares and quilted organic straight lines. There was a lot of starting, stopping and turning so thank goodness for the small size. Have I mentioned how I like working with baby size quilts?!!!



This quilt is headed to the Pacific Northwest as a gift representing sunny Florida, so I find it ironic that it has rained this entire week while I worked on this quilt. Orlando hasn't seen the sun shine for quite a few days now. I couldn't even take any outdoor pictures of this quilt in Florida.

Remembered the quilt stats this time:

Peace Baby, 30" x 30", fabric used Kaffe shot cotton, A Stitch in Color jelly roll strips, pattern design and quilted by me!

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10 comments:

  1. What a beautiful and bright baby quilt. Love every single thing about it!!

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  2. So many things to love about this quilt! The quilting lines, the happy fabric and the backing...just to name a few! ;)

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  3. Beautiful quilt!! I love how you did the quilting. It's a shame the weather did not cooperate for some outdoor shots, but I'm sure you will be able to take some awesome pictures in the Pacific Northwest ;-)

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  4. It really turned out great! I love the quilting design you did. It really works well. I also love the name of this quilt.

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  5. You are on aircraft a lot - you must do a lot of traveling! How lucky!

    Fun project. Looks like a great size to whip up.

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  6. A wonderful quilt! I love your quilting!

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  7. It turned out so cute! Love the quilting.

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  8. Its gorgeous Rene! I love your peace pattern. That green is a perfect foil for Malka's fabrics. You have done a wonderful job on the quilting. It looks great.

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  9. Hi do you ever sell any of your quilts?" ( the peace sign green)

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  10. Hi do you ever sell any of your quits? (the green peace sign)

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