I am making a quilt for my sister (it is all cut out & ready to go) and picked out a fun pattern to use for it. However, due to some questions about the directions & the pattern I decided to test the pattern before making my sister’s quilt. Luckily I love how the test quilt turned out!
I used warm & natural for the batting (even though the instructions were very specific about using a different kind of batting – some polyester batting which I refuse to use) and it turned out just fine. Even better than if I had used their suggested batting! I did learn a couple things in the process too. Like the instructions were ridiculously long & wordy. So I wrote down the necessary steps on index cards, which will make the next quilt a lot easier!
Front & back of the quilt…
And since I have no use for a quilt this size (it measures approx 29 in x 37 in – perfect for a little baby quilt), I thought I would do a little giveaway. If you want this cute quilt for yourself or to give to someone who could use it -
- Subscribe to my blog (if you haven’t already)
- Leave a comment on this post
- For an extra entry in the drawing (totally optional), blog about this post (and leave me a comment to let me know you did :)
I will draw a random winner in a couple days :)
Giveaway now closed. Thanks everyone!
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Quynh - Lovely!!!
Wow! How long did it take for you to cut out the circles and put this quilt together! I’m motivated to do mine now!
Evelyn - Hey, that turned out really cute! Love your ‘test’ fabrics too – much nicer than anything I’d use for a throwaway project! I’d be happy to win it – darn friends are getting pregnant all the time. :-)
hueisei - Cute.. I would like to win it for my baby boy… perfect for baby quilt :D
I already subcribed to your webpage’s blog via Google Reader. I am knowing this fabulous giveaway by following your blog daily :D
Thanks for the chance..
C.E.R. - I’ve never seen a quilt quite like this one. Adorable! I love dots and I love quilts, so my fingers are crossed. Thank you for the opportunity.
Joanna - How beautiful! 4 of my friends are pregnant right now, and I would have to flip a coin to pick one, but it would be worth it!
Ellie - This is such a neat quilt. I was browsing through Sew Mam Sew’s flickr pool and happened upon your blog. Do you mind if I ask the source of the pattern? I’d love to make one.
regina - Wow Chara! What a beautiful little blanket. I’ll make sure to post about this and your fun photo-along. I’ll have to start playing too!
Beth T. - I am a brand-new RSS follower, and am glad to have found your blog, because I, too, live in the Pacific NW and love photography and quilting–and can see there’s a lot I can learn from you!
Like Ellie, I’m curious about this pattern. And I think your idea of making index cards to hit the highlights is a great one. I sometimes laminate a pattern page if it’s something I’ll be referring to over and over again, like a cutting and piecing diagram for a many-pieced pattern.
Thanks for the generous giveaway.
Loni - Its beautiful Chara! I love it :o)
robin - Lovely quilt, but shucks, I’m too late to enter! :(