I've never made an actual pieced quilt before, but I thought it would make a great baby gift, so I tried it out. Turns out, it was the worst/best idea ever. It was super fun, but now all I ever want to be doing is quilting. It's so satisfying! You can see your progress as you go and it's pretty every step of the way. It requires some serious perfection, and your perfection pays off in corners that meet perfectly and seams that lay flat. I'm not so much a fan of cutting out the pieces, but I think it might be easier if I had better tools than an x-acto knife, an 18" cork backed metal ruler and a 11"x17" cutting mat.
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I have a decent stash of fabric, and was able to use only fabric I already had. Maybe it's bigger than a decent sized stash... I'm super happy with the color and pattern combo!
Even though I've never quilted before, I decided to just make everything up. Following directions isn't always my favorite thing. I went with a simple triangle pattern, and the quilting is just a straight machine stitched pattern following the lines of the triangles. I think the whole process took me about 2 days.
So much fun. Hopefully I'll get to meet the little guy in a few months!
Gorgeous! I'm always so impressed with the things you create, Emmy :)
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