I wrapped the quilt up this morning and forgot to take pictures with anything besides my phone. Sorry, world.
Isn't that awesome calligraphy? I would love to say it's mine but that would be a huge lie. I bought it on Etsy from Parrot Design Studio and thought it was perfect for a little girl.
Is there anything better than a crinkly quilt? I don't think so. This finished drying after I went to bed last night so I grabbed it as soon as I woke up this morning. I love it! I ended up binding with a print from Ellen Luckett-Baker's Moda line Quilt Blocks, which was released last spring. I forgot I had it in my stash but the crosses in the print mimic the crosses in the quilt. I was worried about how the backing and binding looked together but after staring at them for a long period of time I can say it's really grown on me.
I posted this to my Facebook wall and a girl I haven't spoken to since sixth grade contacted me about making one for her! She's due with her second baby, a boy, next month and loved the style. First of all, let's try not to focus on the fact that she's my age (younger, actually, because I was always the oldest in my class) (until I graduated, but that's another story for another blog) and having her second child. Second, how great is that! I love hearing that people like what I'm doing. That sounds narcissistic, but in 2013, we put ourselves out there a lot, and it's hard to keep going if you aren't getting feedback.
I will say that I am having a hard time charging her for it. This isn't my design; I used a pattern while making this. So I told her if she'll buy the supplies--around $40 is what I spent--I'll do it and send it to her. Is that weird? I don't like the topic of money and would rather barter, but because I'm not in the market for a newborn, I'll just take what I can get: experience and maybe some fabric scraps to add to my stash.
What'd you sew this weekend? Ariel and I had an awesome Skype session Saturday and we have some big plans for the blog! I hope you'll be as excited as we are!
So pretty - lucky baby :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Hopefully it gets a lot of use once the baby is here!
Deleteyour quilt is so beautiful! i just love the serpentine stitch.
ReplyDeleteThank you! And I do too. I found the specs for it on Camille Roskelley's blog and quilted it with my walking foot. So easy!
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