Good morning, my lovelies! I am taking some vacation time away from my studio, but I've scheduled a few blog posts to publish while I'm gone since I have quite a few fabulous clients' quilts to share with you. Today I want to show you two adorable baby quilts, both made by my client Julie and quilted by Yours Truly.
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| Julie's 47 x 49 Blue Diamonds Quilt |
Julie is one of my favorite clients to quilt for and she blesses the new moms in her life with the sweetest baby quilts that are beautiful, practical, and so very on-trend. I'll bet the recipients of these baby quilts get asked all the time, "Where did you get that awesome quilt?"
Her 47" x 49" diamond quilt is made up of simple strip pieced triangles alternated with plain white triangles, so the top came together fairly quickly (while the baby was still a baby!). This is one of those "why-didn't-I-think-of-that" shower gift projects. All you really need is a jelly roll (an assortment of 2 1/2" wide x width of fabric strips in coordinating prints) and some solid white. And it's fabulous! I love these bold Kaffe Fassett fabrics she used, and the high contrast, graphic prints are perfect for captivating the attention of a newborn whose vision is still developing. If you want to make your own version of this quilt, there are plenty of Etsy sellers offering jelly roll precut strips in Kaffe Fassett prints like the ones Julie used here (this post contains affiliate links). However, I personally have a TON of leftover strips from my pineapple log cabin project that would work well for this. It would make a nice RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) project too, don't you think? I believe Julie used a 60 degree triangle ruler like these.
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| Modern Mix Quilting Detail, Stitched in Omni Thread, Color Natural White |
We chose Anita Shackelford's Modern Mix quilting design because it repeats many of the shapes in those Kaffe Fassett prints, and because the soft curves and spirals are such a nice counterpoint to the straight lines of the diamonds.
