Friday, August 22, 2014

Bloom Where You Are Planted






Just a little baby quilt to share with you today.  My cousin recently had a little boy so I made this for him.  His middle name is Bloom so I thought the gardening fabric was a perfect match.  The backing fabric inspired my front chevron colors along with Kona Bone.  I used Crazy Mom Quilt's tutorial for piecing the top.

The more I quilt the more I find that the actual quilting ends up being a huge part of whether or not I'm pleased with the end product.  When I first started quilting nearly all my quilts were tied, but in a loose grid.  They're still wonderful and soft squishy quilts but I'm really liking the machine sewn denser quilting that provides the extra texture to make the quilt come alive. The crinklier the better for me :)

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilt's Finish It Up Friday.

8 comments:

  1. Nice! Zig zag quilts are great and yours is no exception.

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  2. Love a good chevron quilt! Can't go wrong there... I'm sure your cousin (and her little guy) will love it!

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  3. Great quilt for a little boy! I love the denser quilting too, but I struggle mightily with it. Nice finish!

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  4. That is such a nice quilt Rachel! And what a delightful surprise the backing is - I love everything about it!

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  5. I know what you mean about the quilting preferences. I like the texture of tighter quilting but the softness of less dense quilting, great for baby quilts. Yours looks cool! I have chevrons on my to to list.

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  6. Thanks for the heads-up about that tutorial! And oh my goodness, that backing fabric is hysterical. : )

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  7. so cute, love the gardening fabric it is perfect

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