Over the past year, I've seen and swooned over the many gorgeous quilts that have been shown in the Bloggers Quilt Festival and this time round I thought I'd join in the fun and add a baby quilt into the mix!
This is probably the fourth quilt that I've made (and by that, I mean finished!) and it's made with the first lot of fabric that I ever bought when I started my quilting journey: a pack of 10" Amy Butler squares. I'd used some of it to make draught excluders, and the rest of the fabric got hand-cut into 4.5" (ish!) squares and a few strips with the idea of making a chair cushion. Then they sat in a cupboard for a year or so....
I came across them the other week when I was having a sort out of my sewing space and after a bit of a play and a think, I realised that I would be able to make it all into a baby blanket. I re-squared all my squares (!), paired the strips with some Kona Snow and then sewed them all together.
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| Baby Quilt by fabricandflowersuk |
I'm so happy with how the top worked out! The pairing of the Amy Butler/Kona Snow strips was a bit of a happy accident but I think it's helped to balance out the colours.
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| Baby Quilt by fabricandflowersuk |
I had a meter of Amy Butler for the backing and the quilting was done in a spiral. The binding is some Kona turquoise that I had lying around.
So, stats;
Fabric - Amy Butler and Kona
Wadding - 80/20 Hobbs Heirloom
Measures - 36" x 36"
Now I just need a friend to have a baby!!!!!!
Thanks for popping by and don't forget to go and check out all the other fabulous quilts in the festival!
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