Sunday, March 20, 2011

Far Far Away 2 Baby Quilt


I have been working on this quilt for a friend who is expecting for several weeks but haven't posted anything about it since it was a surprise.  Her shower was this weekend and I gave her the quilt (ok, well, showed it to her since I was still finishing sewing on the binding)... so I can go ahead and share it with you, now, too!


She is having a girl but didn't want something with a lot of pink... I thought about the fabrics in my stash and kept coming up with ideas that were just too girly.   My friend loves natural colors and fibers and the more I thought about it the more I realized that the Far, Far Away 2 fabric line by Heather Ross would be perfect for this quilt.  The fabric is a linen cotton blend and is a bit heavier weight than a regular quilting cotton, and the details in the prints are just adorable.


The fabric is so beautiful that at first I was having a hard time getting myself to cut into it and couldn't decide on a design.  So, I told myself to just go for it and starting cutting out the fabric, and laid it out until I decided to do a design with pieced strips of varying heights.  I had bought barely enough fabric for the sashing so I calculated what width I could use and still have enough.  I pressed all the seams open, which ended up being helpful for reducing the bulk at the seams when I hand-quilted it.


I thread-basted the quilt every 4-5 inches and then I hand quilted it.  With the thread-basting I was actually able to quilt it without a hoop, just holding it on my lap.  I originally wanted to just quilt in the sashing but then I decided it could use a bit more quilting and did some outline quilting inside the blocks.  The outline quilting ended up being one of my favorite parts of the quilt!  I love how it accents the sweet fabric designs.






I'm very happy with how it turned out!  Congratulations Suzanne and Grant and wish you all the best with your coming arrival!!

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11 comments:

  1. This quilt is lovely and your approach to the quilting around the pictures really enhances it.

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  2. This quilt turned out gorgeous! I absolutely love the hand quilting - so ambitious! The unfinished binding cracked me up. I think all of the quilts I've gifted to people, I've been frantically sewing on the binding on my way to the recipient's house. :)

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  3. Very nice. I like the quilting!

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  4. This is stunning! I would have a hard time cutting that fabric too! It's the cutest quilt ever!

    ~Kim

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  5. I love it! I enjoy making baby girl quilts without pink. :)

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  6. Super cute! I have some and it's nice to know that opening seams helps the quilting go a little easier. Thanks for sharing all that good info.

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  7. Love it! I think these prints are perfect in a larger scale such as you used them. And that hand quilting is awesome, I'm so jealous of your handiwork!

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  8. Oh my goodness this is so precious! What a fabulous use of this line. So beautiful! What a fantastic gift.

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  9. Hi Kate! I love this quilt-- great use of the fabrics, these are some of my faves! I think we may have similar taste in fabric :) Also-- I love seeing the recipes you've been posting lately-- they make me hungry, and I want to try making some soon!

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  10. This is so cute and I LOVE the stitching.

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  11. What a beautiful quilt!
    Your hand quilting is perfect. Love it!

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