I actually finished this quilt about a week ago, but hadn't gotten around to taking any pictures of it. Not that the ones I'll show you today are exceptional or anything, but it's better than nothing, right?
I used prints from (I think) three of the Denyse Schmidt lines for JoAnn's on the front and just made a simple pieced back using a few of the same prints.
For the quilting, I just did wavy lines along the horizontal seams, much like what Holly shows in this tutorial. After quite a bit of deliberation I used Kona Chartreuse for the binding. At first it seems a little bright, but it is actually a really good match for the green in several of the prints.
These two hooligans kept jumping in my pictures and demanding that I take one of them, so here you go...
In other news...
I'm officially halfway there. The first 20 weeks has flown by and I'm sure the next 20 will too. In about 4 weeks we will find out what this baby is, though my money is on another boy.
I spent all morning making a shirt for myself that I was really excited about. It is awful, but at least I was smart enough this time to use fabric I didn't care about. I think I am going to attempt to draft a pattern for myself from a very simple maternity top that I have had forever. Or not. Maybe I should just stick with quilting.
And did you see the fabulous tutorial that Elizabeth did this morning? I had decided last night to go ahead with the Rolling Stones blocks, but perhaps with color placement more like the quilt from Red Pepper Quilts that I linked to, on a white or light grey background. Now I can just direct everyone to Don't Call Me Betsy when it is time to make the blocks. How cool is that timing?
Darling quilt - need to check out that quilting & see if it is different from what I've done. Very cool about Elizabeth's tutorial too - she makes it a very intriguing block! Congrats on the half-way mark - lots to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt 'helpers' ;o) The quilt looks cool too!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great quilt and the quilting gives it real movement. Love your little helpers and congrats on the 20 weeks!
ReplyDeleteYay for 20 weeks! And...I swear I just finished a plus mini quilt...like literally, I just finished the top and took a break to jump on the computer and here was yours! Again, great minds...
ReplyDeletePerfect! Don't you just love when that happens?
ReplyDeleteOh man. The time waiting to find out the gender... so much fun!
Glad to hear all is well. possibly another boy--- Are you building a baseball team! Ha! They sure are cuties!
ReplyDeleteI saw the tutorial as well, and also love Rita's take on it! I have filed it away for a future "must do".
Love the quilt - beautiful! Handsome models too!
ReplyDeleteSaw that tute and thought of you x
Not sure if you're a skirt kinda person (I can't imagine being one with 3 boys running around) but since you mentioned you were trying a maternity top I came across this a few weeks ago that might be cute for summer, seems easy enough as well -- http://elleapparel.blogspot.com/2011/09/maxi.html
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt! The wavy quilting looks great on it!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect quilt for hoolaigans!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on making it halfway! The wavy quilting was a good choice with all of the blues. It makes me think of water even more.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt and the quilting! And how funny that I suggested a white or light gray background about an hour before I read this to see that's what you're thinking about doing... Sometimes it pays to be a tardy blog reader I guess... ;)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to find out what you're having!! Oh, and I made myself a maternity dress when I was pregnant with Em. I hadn't sewn in like 5 years and I just bust into this maternity dress out of LINEN and tried to just guess how big I'd get since it was early on. That thing was a nightmare and ended up looking like a purple gunny sack, but I wore that bad boy to church once just because I'm stubborn! Wish you better luck with your shirt. ;)
Love the plus quilt. I still havent' made one and don't know how many times I've said I should!!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt! The wavy quilting is cool. Funny, I just got some of that chartreuse in the mail today. :)
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh when I saw Elizabeth's tutorial. It's like she wrote it just for you!
Lovely quilt. Orange and blue look so fresh together. And the boys look very handsome too x
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 20 weeks! I am hoping for a girl for you. Boys are definitely fun, but girls are really fun to sew for!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt! I have been hoarding my DS prints and I need to get them out and make something with them. After the two twin-sized quilts I need to make by May and the 2 Retro Flower quilts I need to make by this summer. And by then I will forget about the DS quilt.
Love your Plus quilt Toni - the chartreuse binding is perfect!
ReplyDeleteYay for your finished quilt! Are you going to keep it to snuggle? Your boys are so cute!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the soon arrival!
ReplyDelete