Baby Shower Quilt
I finished the collaborative baby shower quilt today!
I didn't want the whole thing to get too big so, instead of sashing, I made these little diamonds at the intersections of each block. Because of all the chunky appliques, I couldn't really do much quilting, but I did tack down each row, as shown above. (You can see in this photo that there are still some pen marks on the appliques. Those will go away when I wash the quilt.)
I ended up making a border from the coral dot fabric and then pieced the binding from the kiwi, teal and chocolate dot fabrics. The overall effect -- with the diamonds and the border and the pieced binding -- is kind of busy, but I guess that will just give the baby a lot to look at!
Just discovered your Blog. I love it! Your tutorials are awesome! The baby quilt turned out fabulous! Where do you find all your vintage sheets!!!!??? I LOVE them. The shopping bags! Oh My Heck! I must make some. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talents.
Posted by:Jodi | April 27, 2008 at 10:52 PM
It looks great! I don't think it's too busy at all. Your idea of putting diamonds in the corners is really great, it ties the whole quilt together.
Posted by:Tine | April 28, 2008 at 02:21 AM
What a great idea! I'm hosting a baby shower in a month and would love to try this out.
(I, too, would rather try something different than fabric markers and especially the puffy-paint stuff!)
Your quilt looks great and I love the colors.
Posted by:Irene | April 28, 2008 at 08:40 AM
How wonderful! That's going to be one lucky baby :) I love the colors. And the diamonds in the corners are just awesome-- they really help bring it all together. Such a clever solution!
Posted by:RobinE | April 28, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Emma will LOVE it!!
Posted by:Jenny | April 28, 2008 at 07:12 PM
adorable. Will you be in charge of my shower?
Posted by:Claire | April 28, 2008 at 08:18 PM
I love the colors!
Posted by:RachelMM | April 28, 2008 at 09:03 PM
I love the shapes and colors in this quilt - especially the rabbit. Great work!
Posted by:Rachel | April 29, 2008 at 06:00 AM
Such a beautiful little quilt! You did such a nice job of tying the entire thing together. And the fact that the squares were designed by the shower attendees will make it even more special.
Posted by:Rua | April 29, 2008 at 06:41 AM
The polka dots are soooo cute! The quilting is so cleaver.
Posted by:Amy | April 30, 2008 at 03:16 PM
WOW! You quilts are amazing! You have such a wonderful way with colors! Just beautiful!
Chelsea Ann ♥
Posted by:chelsea Ann | May 20, 2008 at 08:30 PM