the big reveal
Since I now know that it has been received, I can finally post pictures of the very first quilt that I managed to complete. I made it for le husband's cousin and his wife; they had their first baby at the end of January. The adorable new mum is a girl after my own heart--her baby shower was themed around books!--so I knew she'd get a kick out of pretty much anything handmade.
I started the quilt before the baby was born, and got the concept from this blog post. I used material that I had on hand, and since we didn't know if it was going to be a boy or a girl, I started with the gray front fabric and red bubbly back fabric, figuring those colors would work for either gender. Then I found scraps of fabric to use for the bright colored squares. I just love the little pink nursery characters. The blue flowers and red print are bits of vintage fabric, and the yellow is just something I had on hand.
About 1/3 of the way through the piecing of the quilt, my sewing machine went kaput. So I finished the piecing by hand. After I got the whole thing sewed together, my sister did the quilting while we watched the super bowl, and I took it up to my grandmother's, where she used the vintage boat print and showed me how to do the binding.
So basically, this was very much a family affair. and now it's with another family member, and I'm actually looking forward to starting my next quilting project.
I started the quilt before the baby was born, and got the concept from this blog post. I used material that I had on hand, and since we didn't know if it was going to be a boy or a girl, I started with the gray front fabric and red bubbly back fabric, figuring those colors would work for either gender. Then I found scraps of fabric to use for the bright colored squares. I just love the little pink nursery characters. The blue flowers and red print are bits of vintage fabric, and the yellow is just something I had on hand.
About 1/3 of the way through the piecing of the quilt, my sewing machine went kaput. So I finished the piecing by hand. After I got the whole thing sewed together, my sister did the quilting while we watched the super bowl, and I took it up to my grandmother's, where she used the vintage boat print and showed me how to do the binding.
So basically, this was very much a family affair. and now it's with another family member, and I'm actually looking forward to starting my next quilting project.
Comments
And Marisa is right, the pictures don't do it justice--it isn't nearly so grey or soviet looking in real life. IRL, the grey is very soft and pretty.