Friday, October 29, 2010

Bloggers' Quilt Festival!

This is my first time entering a quilt into the Bloggers' Quilt Festival and it's very exciting! This is a quilt that I made for my brand new nephew Patrick. I'm going to meet him next month and I can't wait to give it to him - well, he won't know the difference, but I think his parents will like it! :) At 68"X73" it's a pretty big quilt for a baby, but I want him to have it forever, and considering that he's already 2 feet tall I think he'll grow into this quilt just fine! I still have to hand stitch the binding, but I love it and didn't want to have to wait to post it on here!

A close-up on the blocks and the stippled quilting. I wrote about the process of making this quilt in a previous post, but pretty much all of the prints in the quilt top came from my stash, which works well for my very small fabric-buying budget... I feel like I'm finally getting a feel for free-motion quilting and getting a lot fewer aches and pains from doing it!

My neighbors might have wondered what I was up to dragging our dining room chair outside onto the lawn...but I think this shot shows the quilt more "in action" than lying flat on the grass, which is definitely not its natural state!

I pieced the back, as (almost) always, and like the way it looks with the blue polka dot binding too. My friend Laurie turned me onto these whales and I'm so in love with them! The whales and the argyle are both Ann Kelle prints, from the Urban Zoologie and Remix lines respectively. The solids are all Kona, but I'm not very good about remembering the names of the colors...


Thanks for looking!

23 comments:

  1. What a great quilt! I like the fabrics you used.

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  2. It's a beautiful quilt Meaghan and Patrick will indeed love it one day! I have a very new grandson named Patrick and I just made him a quilt too!

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  3. What a wonderful quilt. He may not care now, but he'll be loving this quilt for a long time, and you don't have to try to avoid that question, "auntie, when are you going to make me a 'big boy' quilt?"

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  4. Cute quilt! I love the poka dot binding and the pieced back.

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  5. beautiful!! log cabin quilts are of my favorites ever!
    love the blue sashing!

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  6. This is a great quilt. I love the size as the little guy will get lots of years of enjoyment from this quilt. It's a really happy boy quilt!

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  7. It's beautiful. Love the contrasting blue background/foundation fabric. I'm sure your nephew will enjoy it.

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  8. Beautiful and perfect for a young boy!
    nichi

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  9. what a lucky new baby nephew to get this quilt. I love the blue sashing!!

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  10. He is going to love this quilt to pieces ;)

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  11. Oh I love it Meaghan! It is really nice and I really love the backing too. Thanks for linking my blog!

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  12. Wow, it's gorgeous! I really love the pieced back, too, I'm such a fan of those :)

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  13. I like this scrappy quilt A LOT (and I am not a lover of scrappy quilts). The fabrics look great with the blue you picked out. Love the back colors.

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  14. This is a fun bright quilt for a child! Your nephew will have fun.

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  15. It is gorgeous. I love the use of your stash to make the quilt. Your nephew is very lucky.

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  16. this is stunning...all the vibrant colors are amazing

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  17. Such pretty, vibrant colors. It's beautiful!

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  18. Que bom gosto nos teus quilts.Lindos,bem acabados e coloridos.Parabens!!


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  19. great quilt. so bright and stands out so well with the dark background. thanks for sharing and have a great day

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