Friday, July 26, 2013

Baby Hourglass Quilt

 
I finally finished up the hourglass baby quilt for my newest little nephew and mailed it out this week.  You can read more about the fabrics and tutorial I used here.
 
For the back I used this Glimma print.  I was a little nervous about quilting it since I've never quilted on my own machine before but it went pretty well.  Of course there are a few mistakes handmade touches in there:)  I did diagonal lines for the quilting.  On the back, it kinda reminds me of a kite-the diagonal quilting lines for the kite and then the blue print looks like the kite strings. 
 
For binding I used this fun print from Lucy's Crab Shack.  I also did a machine binding this time around since it might be washed a little more often than a regular quilt.  I used this tutorial by Diary of a Quilter.  I'm linking up with My Quilt Infatuation and Crazy Mom Quilts.  I also finished my monthly goal before the last day of the month, yippee!!  So I'm linking up my monthly finish for:
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13 comments:

  1. Linda at Roscoe's MaJuly 26, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    Great finish!! Lucky baby!

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  2. Michelle@factotum-of-arts.comJuly 26, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    Great finish...nice fabrics in there I see some noteworthy and glimma on the front - Love it. What a great gift, I am sure mum and nephew will love it too.

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  3. FiberOfAllSortsJuly 26, 2013 at 2:37 PM

    Great finish.. and it's perfect with handmade touches and all

    Thanks for linking up. And done ahead of schedule.. you're doing better than me. :)

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  4. Paula@TheSassyQuilterJuly 26, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Awesome photo's Caroline! The binding is perfect too.

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  5. Adrianne @ On the Windy SideJuly 26, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    Such a sweet simple quilt! Love the backing fabric - you are totally right that it looks like kite tails!

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  6. MinaJuly 26, 2013 at 9:59 PM

    Too cute! And I love the thought of "handmade touches".

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  7. Lorna McMahonJuly 27, 2013 at 4:47 AM

    Congrats on the lovely finish, Caroline! Love the backing you used. Super job on the binding, too! Really enjoyed your post and the comment about the "handmade touches"....

    Lorna:)
    http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com

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  8. JHNickodemusJuly 27, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    Love it! I love the bright colors and the contrast with the white!

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  9. Melia Mae QuiltingJuly 27, 2013 at 1:11 PM

    It turned out gorgeous!

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  10. wendipooh13July 27, 2013 at 10:43 PM

    oh wow that turned out amazing!!! sooo pretty!!!!

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  11. Kelly @ My Quilt InfatuationJuly 28, 2013 at 12:27 PM

    I love the hourglass pattern, and I love the fabrics you chose for this quilt. It looks great! I love baby quilts that aren't so babyish that they are outgrown quickly.

    Thank you so much for sharing this at Needle and Thread Thursday!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  12. Quilting NonnieAugust 1, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    Absolutely adorable. Lucky baby. I'll have to try one of these for the next baby quilt I need to make!

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  13. joyblogsNovember 18, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    Your quilting is beautiful! Nothing is more boring than computer guided perfectly formed and stitched quilting pantographs or laser guided stitching. They look like a bedspread you can buy at a store.

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