Monday, February 14, 2011

Central Park Baby Quilt

Here's my first finished quilt.  It's a gift for my new great-nephew Elijah who is already 9 days old, finished in record time (6 days).  Thanks to Oh Fransson for her great sandwiching and binding tutorials.


I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, the only thing I am disappointed with is how thin it is.  I used Sew Easy Bamboo Batting because it was so soft and I liked that it was all natural, hypallergenic etc.  Anyway, maybe 100% cotton would be better or a blend of cotton/wool?  I just would've liked it to be a little lofiter.  Since I'm a newbie, I would really appreciate any feedback/recommendations regarding batting or using bamboo.  Anyway, it will make a great nappy bag playmat because it folds down compactly. 


I added a chevron to the back using a tutorial from A Quilt is Nice.  I didn't have a fun fabric for the backing and I wanted to create some interest to the boring all white homespun.  Originally I was going to make two chevrons one under the other, but after making the first I realised it was larger than I expected so I ditched the second one.  Also, it took a whole evening to cut and piece all the HST's so I was glad to save some time.

I hand embroidered a little label which was quite time consuming.  Again, an afternoon/evening just to sew the label.  I hadn't embroidered since high school and it didn't take long for me to pick it up again.  (Dor is a family nickname since my middle name is Doreen).


PS  Apologies for the dark photos.  It's a grey, dreary day today, I'll try to get some better photos posted once the sun is out again.

4 comments:

  1. Love it Dor! So great to see it finished up and bounnd! Maybe you have found your 'thing'!!!

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  2. That is a great first result..and not just cos it is your first..you have done really well! Lovely fabric too.

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  3. Thanks for the nice comments. I'm hoping to start the second quilt as soon as the rest of the fabric arrives.

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  4. Caroline Ammerlaan02 March, 2011 20:19

    Love your work Del, I think its awesome and what a lovely birth gift.

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