Shower Invitation |
The baby shower is in a week, so my plans to make a pink quilt with a big navy anchor were demanding my attention. Luckily I had put together a pink tumbler quilt over the summer that still had not been quilted, so it was an easy matter of appliqueing the anchor on and finishing up the quilt.
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Then it was a matter of cutting out the paper pattern so that when I opened it up, voila! a full pattern perfectly matched. I didn't have a big enough piece of navy (that I liked for the anchor) so I chose to cut it in pieces and matching them up as I pressed it to the quilt. Easy method and I was ready for the sewing in no time at all.
My idea was to introduce a bit pink into the room but still coordinate with the nursery. I'm quite pleased with the little quilt. Check out how well it coordinates with the invitation that another friend created – hot pink, polka dots, lime green – are all in both pieces. That's just sheer luck because we were working at the same time and, surprisingly, didn't get to talk about the shower plans. Sometimes great minds do think alike!
To quilt it I used pebbles in the solid pink tumblers and straight line quilting in the prints. Of course I echoed once around the anchor to help it stand out but it's a bit stiff, so I'm hoping that when the quilt gets washed the anchor will soften some.
Finally, I used up some of the last of my pink calicoes for a pieces backing. I'm hoping that these calicoes, which are very soft after washing, will be smooth and comfy for the baby's sensitive skin.
Quilt Stats
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Name:
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Stormy’s Anchor
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Size:
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50” x 50”
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Fabrics:
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Scrap fabrics – variety of pink prints and Kona light pink solid for top, pink calico
for backing
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Binding:
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Kona light pink
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Pattern:
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tumbler
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Quilting:
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Free Motion Quilting – pebbles, straight lines
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Completed:
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Sept 2016
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Linking up with
TGIFF is at Celtic Thistle Stitches
Em's Scrap Bag
Fort Worth Fabric Studio
A Quilting Reader's Garden
Em's Scrap Bag
Fort Worth Fabric Studio
A Quilting Reader's Garden
Wow, I somehow managed to make it to quite a few linky parties...and I'm having a blast!
6 comments:
Wow! What a beautiful way to welcome Stormy Rae into the world! Gorgeous and special - she will cherish your wonderful gift, Mary.
This is a gorgeous quilt! You have created an heirloom for a very special little one. The pinks are wonderful and vibrant and will add such a cheerful accent to the nursery. Love the bubble quilting in the solid areas--very under-the-sea!
Great result! Your quilt is adorable. I do love it when things just come together!
Fantastic. The blue anchor stands out so well against the pink tumblers. I hope your co-worker is thrilled.
What a great quilt. She'll love it. Consider linking to Michelle's Let's Make Baby Quilts to show it elsewhere. It's open now, but she has it every Friday. Thanks for sharing!
Just lovely, I bet that new baby's mum will be thrilled with it!
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