One of my favorite on line fabric sites, Pink Castle Fabrics, was having a great sale. They had a fat quarter bundle of Anastasia prints by Alexander Henry for a really nice price. Now I have to admit when I ordered them I thought the white flowers in the print would be smaller and I had another use for them in mind. When I opened the package and realized the scale of the white flowers, I realized the fabric wouldn't work for what I had in mind but it would be perfect for a baby quilt.
My husband's nephew and girl friend are expecting in October so, voila......I was ready to sew. I've always admired the quilts done by Rita of Red Pepper Quilts. She combines a fantastic eye for color with traditional blocks and piecing. All of her quilts have a striking and beautiful simplicity. With that in mind I started out with my quilt hoping some of her inspiration flow through this quilt.
Gathering up together the right amount and variety of 'low volume' prints was a challenge. I put the term 'low volume' in quotes because in reality very few of my white or cream background prints are low volume. As a result I really do have some with too much color in them and if I were to do the quilt over I'd find more true low volume prints to incorporate. One of my favorite prints is the chicken tracks in black and white. They were part of a low volume swap I was a part of and I love them in this quilt. The black and white with the movement they create is awesome. It is a Timeless Treasures fabric.
This is the second time I have quilted one quarter inch from the seam line using my walking foot. The first quilt where I had used this quilting method had 4 1/2" blocks. I think this type of quilting looks much better on a smaller block such as these, which were 2 1/2" blocks.
All, in all I am pleased with how the quilt turned out. It was a quick project, which was exactly what I needed after so many long projects this summer.
My husband's nephew and girl friend are expecting in October so, voila......I was ready to sew. I've always admired the quilts done by Rita of Red Pepper Quilts. She combines a fantastic eye for color with traditional blocks and piecing. All of her quilts have a striking and beautiful simplicity. With that in mind I started out with my quilt hoping some of her inspiration flow through this quilt.
Gathering up together the right amount and variety of 'low volume' prints was a challenge. I put the term 'low volume' in quotes because in reality very few of my white or cream background prints are low volume. As a result I really do have some with too much color in them and if I were to do the quilt over I'd find more true low volume prints to incorporate. One of my favorite prints is the chicken tracks in black and white. They were part of a low volume swap I was a part of and I love them in this quilt. The black and white with the movement they create is awesome. It is a Timeless Treasures fabric.
This is the second time I have quilted one quarter inch from the seam line using my walking foot. The first quilt where I had used this quilting method had 4 1/2" blocks. I think this type of quilting looks much better on a smaller block such as these, which were 2 1/2" blocks.
All, in all I am pleased with how the quilt turned out. It was a quick project, which was exactly what I needed after so many long projects this summer.
