((so much fun to be able to write a quilty blog post today!))
;)
The quilt that i blogged a peek of HERE, is finally finished. yay! When I was on my quilting streak before Noah was born, I was truly convinced that I would still have plenty of time to sew and quilt after he arrived.
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I'm seriously thrilled that I had the chance to get just this one project done in the 9 months since he's been born. ;)
And I'm calling it "Scrappy Stripes".
It was 100% inspired by this quilt here. I love looking at Flickr for quilting inspo!
I wanted a project to use a bit of my long-hoarded Flea Market Fancy stash on, and this was the perfect opportunity. I just cut wonky & chunky strips of various prints that i liked and arranged with strips of white cotton in between, and seamed it all together. The wonkier the better.
In fact - it's so "wonky" that one side of the quilt is longer than the opposite. oops! but that's totally ok. Noah told me he doesn't mind. ;)
All of the baby quilts (with the exception of the every month "if it's a boy quilt") that I crafted while I was pregnant and waiting for Noah were made to match his gender neutral nursery - since we didn't actually know that he was a HE. And so this one was made especially for him.
My goal was to get it done before he was crawling - so that he could use it as a little playmat on the floor - but we quickly jumped into scoot/crawl mode this week - so I guess I'll just have to play on it myself while he scoots all over the place around me. ;)
As previously mentioned - the fabrics are mainly from Denyse Schmidt's Flea Market Fancy line along with her Katie Jump Rope line (both out of print) with a few other favorite polka dots and other prints thrown in. They were all in my stash already.
The actual quilting was free motion stippling with white thread.
The backing is super-easy -- almost all Kona white cotton with one big scrappy stripe running through the middle.
The binding is mainly an Amy Butler grey colored solid that I had leftover from this quilt - mixed with a few other prints used in the quilt - for a truly scrappy looking binding to match the theme of the quilt. :)
I attempted to get Mr N to model his new quilt, but all he really wanted to do was crawl away...
...until i tackled him for .2 seconds to snap this:
:)
(he's picked up SO much speed in just a matter of days!)
Be sure to check back to the blog tomorrow - i have a SUPER FUN giveaway planned that you won't want to miss!!!
love it. please tell me if i ever have another baby that i can hire you to make me one? your quilts are so much nicer then anyone elses!
Posted by: jennifer mcguire | March 15, 2011 at 09:42 PM
You did it again -- made another beautiful quilt. You always inspire me. I bought some really cute fat quarters at a quilt shop last week and I hope I can make something half as cute as you did!
Posted by: Susan | March 15, 2011 at 10:27 PM
Your quilts are pure eye candy! As are your models =D I just love the pops of color going on with this quilt....Would you mind sharing where you picked up the "love" prop on your mantel? I'm really digging that font!
Posted by: Jenna | March 16, 2011 at 06:05 AM
beautiful. I think I've said this before, but I love the way you piece together the back sides of your quilts. You a truly an inspiration.
Posted by: Lil | March 16, 2011 at 07:59 AM
Um, yes. you need to quilt more ;) I ADOOOOORRREEEE every single one you make - this one is so colorful and fun!!!!
Posted by: Becky Trump | March 16, 2011 at 12:08 PM
hi jenna - purchased here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WilliamDohman?ref=seller_info
:) thanks!
Posted by: Susan Weinroth | March 16, 2011 at 07:58 PM
I love your quilts so much! Your work totally inspired my to buy a new sewing machine and start thinking about making quilts of my own.
Posted by: Siv | March 17, 2011 at 01:11 PM
This is such great quilt - and what a cutie he is too!
Posted by: jen | March 18, 2011 at 07:14 PM
This one is so fun! I love it! I haven't made a quilt in a while & I'm now feeling inspired. My fabric stash may need to come out soon!
Posted by: AnitaP | March 18, 2011 at 08:33 PM
I featured your quilt on my blog today!
kimboscrafts.blogspot.com
Posted by: kimbowest | March 27, 2011 at 05:49 PM
I just saw this on Modern Day Quilts. I love it! So fun and bright. Great work!
Posted by: Kati | April 21, 2011 at 01:40 PM
You've got to tell us more about your machine quilting process! I love the modern, fun, bright nature of your quilts. I can put together a quilt top with no trouble at all, but never in this modern fun and funky way. And then all I can do is hand quilt in straight lines or tie off with yarn. Let us in on your secrets?
Posted by: Anna K. | April 25, 2011 at 06:13 PM
OH MY GOODNESS!! DO you sale these quilts?? I LOVE this and am having so much trouble figuring out what our lil' surprise nursery is going to look like!!!! I would love to buy a quilt like this off of you for my crib/nursery inspiration!!!
Posted by: megan comparato | October 15, 2011 at 07:00 PM