Sunday 26 January 2014

FAL Success Number 2... New Baby Quilt.

Think we'll go with this layout.
Finishes are like buses around here, you wait months for anything and then 2 come along together.  You might remember I made this quilt top at the end of October (actually I made 2 that weekend, one for a friends little girl, and this for our new baby), after my sewjo had decided to make a reappearance.  Unfortunately our building work ramped up at that point so this top was put aside for a later finish, and well, you know how time disappears so quickly.  So, as I am on a mission to get some projects finished, I thought this would make an easy finish and set to work last week.

The backing is Minky, and it was the first time I'd quilted with it (other than using the bagging method) so I was a little trepidatious and decided to spray baste and then lightly pin baste, just to try and secure it all together.  Added to that, I did my signature "light touch" quilting (meaning as little actual quilting as possible, as it's my least favourite part of the whole process), to try and reduce drag.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by how well it all held in place, and I love the feel of the super soft backing, I will definitely be using Minky again, just for simple straight line quilting.

All of the printed fabrics are from a layer cake of Posy I won from the love Aneela Hoey's blog competition last year, with a Kona White making up the other half of the HST.  For binding, I found the perfect soft stripe in my stash, which according to the selvedge is a Henley Studio fabric from Makower, no idea where I got it, but it worked out perfectly.

Well, that's all for now, I'm working on some other projects from the list, plus a new project my little one is insisting on, after I packed away her Christmas pillow last week (which made me very unpopular).  It would seem she now needs another special pillow cover, so I will get the chance to make a few Economy Blocks which i've been admiring on IG, without having to make a full quilt, sounds like a win-win!

Ange xxx




16 comments:

  1. Lovely quilt and a finish! You are on a roll. I like making cushions as you can try something out without any major commitment. I will watch your IG feed for the economy blocks. Di x

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  2. Result! Well done - my youngest is nearly 3 and still waiting for her first quilt! She shouldn't hold her breath as my eldest was 6 before she got hers...

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  3. This is very pretty, and I bet it is so soft with the minky back.

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  4. I love minky backed quilts. They are so super snugly!! Baby's room is all coming together - how exciting!
    E xx

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  5. I like the expression 'light touch quilting'!
    It looks like a really snugly quilt.

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  6. very pretty. You are on a roll with your finishes - keep it up!

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  7. Pretty quilt! Well done on churning out the finishes.

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  8. The kinky ... Haha autocorrect ... M inky looks so snugly I would love one for me. You should have put 'Baby' on you FAL list!

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  9. Lovely quilt, looking forward to seeing your other 'finished' items!! : )

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  10. Thank you for making minky seem less scary ;)

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  11. A fabulous snuggly baby blanket! Nice to see that you're already adding to your FAL list ;) x

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  12. Proper lovely baby quilt that. Well done you for two FAL finishes. Does the baby count as a finish too?

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  13. I do hope the babies don't come along like buses too... ;o) Well done on #2 anyway!

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  14. it looks gorgeous, well done on getting that done! I know what you mean about economy blocks, i've been eyeing them up. I caved at the weekend and made just one for a potholder!

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  15. Lovely!
    You packed away a Christmas Pillow!? Mine use their's all year, because I am a nice mum like that ;)

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  16. That is a beautiful finish! Love the colors as well.

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