I've chosen this quilt for Blogger's Quilt Festival Small Quilt category because it was a fun technique based QAL that I enjoyed tweaking to make my own.
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Baby Makes Three Quilt |
My finished #crosscutquiltalong was one of those unplanned sewing delights. I hopped on board the Quilt Along with hostess @aquilterstable and came out the other end with an actual quilt to gift instead of a typical WIP. Seeing the variety based on fabric and modifications was a real treat.
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True Up trimming |
Part of the incentive was using up the Black and White 10" squares from an old Flickr swap and a Kona solid jelly roll with colors that played along nicely with a jelly roll of Cotton and Steel basics.
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Process Shots |
Because I was using 2.5" pre-cuts, I sewed them on and cut the excess off to use in the next step. Since this step differs from the tutorial I made a point of photographing to illustrate this method as another option.
The binding was stitched on just in time for show and tell at the traditional guild I belong to and I brought it to my MQG meeting too. I tried to describe the process of sewing, cutting apart and sewing together but when you put it that way it just sounds like what we all do in quilting right?
I needed the "before" version to hold up next to it. Glad it was well received by the group and I got several compliments after.
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Before the re-slice step |
For the quilting, I did an organic gentle wave with several 40 wt Aurifil threads.
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Quilting Details |
The wind picked up during the photo shoot but I kind of love this shot because it shows off the perfect stash backing.
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Peak a Boo Back |
When I gifted the quilt to the expectant parents, I pointed out the "Baby Makes Three" detail.
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Namesake "Baby Makes Three" |
Some projects torture me once the tops are done and it's time to choose the backing and binding because there are so many ways to go. This quilt had a strong voice and took very little auditioning before settling on this combo.
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Top and Essential Parts |
"Baby Makes Three"
Crosscut Quilt Along
42"x47"
oh this is one of my very favorites! What a beautiful finish!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is just wonderful - what great colors and fabric selections!
ReplyDeleteGReat job...I love your quilt
ReplyDeleteWhat a great finish. I really enjoyed seeing everyone's work on IG during the quiltalong. Yours is so great - love the extra details in the border.
ReplyDeleteI looks great! I love how you expanded the strings into the border.
ReplyDeleteI looks great! I love how you expanded the strings into the border.
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