Project Baby Quilt
This project began to develop last in the fall following exciting family news from my sister.
A new arrival expected during the early months of spring & making her a grandmother for the 3rd time. Wonderful season to bring a baby into the world, with ideas of spring welcoming all. Ideas of blooms n' buds 'n popping up & with butterflies fluttering. Colors and themes began to churn among my thoughts & with a new project brewing with a baby quilt.
First step: Development & Collecting fabrics.
My collecting processes was underway and began with a few fabrics purchased several weeks before the holiday season began. Of course that meant many shopping venture collecting all my sources.
The first shopping venture for fabrics resulted bringing home 4 fabrics , 2 fabrics from one store and 2 from another local stores! (Well, what can I say!. seriously like to browse those fabrics stores when shopping for the right and special choices). Feels to be part of the development!
My collecting processes was underway and began with a few fabrics purchased several weeks before the holiday season began. Of course that meant many shopping venture collecting all my sources.
The first shopping venture for fabrics resulted bringing home 4 fabrics , 2 fabrics from one store and 2 from another local stores! (Well, what can I say!. seriously like to browse those fabrics stores when shopping for the right and special choices). Feels to be part of the development!
With the holidays past, I had begun to dapple with the strip piecing and jelly rolls located among the quilting supplies. And to find my next step would be research. I began to make use with a few guides & tools and to find this handy tutorial source, Thirty hand made days , which proved to be most helpful.
A new love and crafting avenue had formed for me when using the "Jelly Rolls" available in many fabric stores, which are pre-cut quilting strips. Found usually in 2.5 inch cut widths with several designs and patterns with various colors scheme. Usually the those rolls including 2 strips among the same pattern among and rolled into a pack with several strips .They are indeed useful & help to shorten the processes and quick start with quilting however knew this special project would hold with more meaningful being it was going to be for a new little person entering our world. Part of the fun & development is finding those special fabrics. Colors choices with a sweet theme in mind began to take shape and an added personality once known it would be a girl.
During this period, I was undergoing with Ms Darlings new wedding attire
which can be seen at this posted ... Ms Darling's Wedding dress
A request and keepsake made from my daughter- in- law's wedding dress. Fun to enjoy one project while planning and shopping for another and keeping in mind to balance things back home too. Certainly provided me with adding some discipline among schedules and my work.
And truly with some funny working in my own sewing loft. One day, I found strings attach all over me & even with my sweet little furry terrier friend having one hanging off his nose! Lots of strings flying and movement from my sewing sources & all at once. The creative juices in full speed I suppose by then!But with moments of pure creative glee! And finding reaping with many rewards in doing. The ahhhhhhh... moment was here for me.
which can be seen at this posted ... Ms Darling's Wedding dress
A request and keepsake made from my daughter- in- law's wedding dress. Fun to enjoy one project while planning and shopping for another and keeping in mind to balance things back home too. Certainly provided me with adding some discipline among schedules and my work.
And truly with some funny working in my own sewing loft. One day, I found strings attach all over me & even with my sweet little furry terrier friend having one hanging off his nose! Lots of strings flying and movement from my sewing sources & all at once. The creative juices in full speed I suppose by then!But with moments of pure creative glee! And finding reaping with many rewards in doing. The ahhhhhhh... moment was here for me.
Fabric Selected:
With fabric choices & ideas to collect, the themes and colors began moving forward from the newly planned nursery! And discoveries to behold in finding those choices were on target!
Pink & green with a bit of yellow in the mix now. And added to the pile among earlier choices . Yellow is the color of the nursery. And it all begins to come together. Do believe my guardian angel sits on my shoulder! Thank you Mom!
The process begins with even more meaning with my sister sending a few pieces of fabric from her crafts stash unknown that I would make use of one of the fabrics she sent & now added to the collected fabric that will make this baby Quilt and become known as,
Avery's Quilt.
The nursery palette selections develops
with the stack of fabrics & taking shape
with the stack of fabrics & taking shape
with plans for my first baby quilt,
using the strip method.
Next step : working the layout & formulas
and study some of the tools & sources .
( listed below)
The cutting & planning stages is underway & taking shape currently while being accessed .
The Color Groupings
The colors and fabrics are grouped
& plans for the cuts & layout.
Green Group
Pink Group
Yellow Group
I'm really going to do this ...
my first quilt & can't wait to begin to sew away!!!
And personalized the quilt and with waiting for Avery.
stay tuned......
A mini strip quilt tutorial :
Free patterns for jelly rolls
Chart Guide
Strips per yard Chart
Printable Tool
Yardage Chart
Picking colors for your Quilt
The Quilt Ladies
Weekend Kits Blog:
Baby Quilt Tutorial
Pat's Pinterest Chart & Guide Board
Patscorner on Pinterest- More Guide links
Rotary cutter tutorial
Sewing 101 with Lynette - rotary tool tutorial
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