One of my childhood friends had a baby a few weeks ago, and I decided to make the baby a quilt. The only other real quilting I've done was when I made a
table runner, so this was exciting. I choose fabrics, which was not so easy. At first I wanted them to be baby fabrics, but later decided that wasn't the look I was going for, so I ended up picking other fabrics. I watched a very helpful
YouTube video on how to make this 'disappearing nine patch' pattern, and off I went cutting, sewing, piecing etc. A disappearing nine patch is when you make a square made up of nine squares (3x3), and then cut it into quarters rotating them, so the seams do not line up.
I ended up with a quilt top that looked like this:
I then added a border, layered the back batting and front, quilted it with ties, added the binding with mitered corners, and I was done!
Doesn't it look so nice on my couch and little chair?! I am tempted to make one for myself.
I hope little Lainey enjoys it for many years to come.
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Beautiful job, Sara, and great pics of the project...Lainey will cerish it, I am sure. xoxmom
ReplyDeleteIt's a treasure! I hope you signed and dated it on the back. Nice job on the mitered corners.
ReplyDeleteNancy K.
Sara, you are a Prudent Mama to us! No need to actually be a mother, of course. It's not all it's cracked up to be anyway. : )
ReplyDeleteDid I mention that we use it ALL THE TIME and SHE LOVE LOVE LOVES IT!
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