A friend of mine had a baby shower this weekend, so I am able to post pictures of her quilt now!
I followed the Moda tutorial here, and as usual, had a few things to learn as I went along.
I used Kona snow for the neutral, and a Lily & Will charm pack that I’ve had since before I quilted. Back when I thought you had to pre-wash charm packs… It turns out that to do something as fussy as a pinwheel, you need to have consistent sized pieces, and it generally helps to cut a slightly bigger block and trim down to size after sewing the HSTs. Starting from pre-washed somewhat wonky charms is not EXACTLY the right way to go about it if you want things to line up!
Also about halfway through I decided I hated the color scheme. Actually, I think I decided it about a quarter of the way through. And I hated it pretty much until I finished the entire quilt. Now I like the calm colors although it is still not colors I would choose for myself, I can admit it’s probably appropriate for a baby. And I don’t hate it anymore!
I backed it in a pale yellow flannel, which is super soft and shows off the quilting lines. I should probably learn free motion at some point, but I love the look of straight line quilting, so it makes it hard. I used almost 3 bobbins of thread to do the straight line quilting on this (and the quilt isn’t that big!) so I can’t imagine how much FMQ must take up!
I also love prairie points. The ones on the end got sewn into the seam (oops) a bit, but I still love them. They’re so fun! I wish it was appropriate to have prairie points on a grown-up quilt. Anyway, here are pictures of my slightly wonky pinwheels & prairie points baby quilt.
Front of the quilt
Great job on this! This pattern was my first finished quilt and I love it. Your version is beautiful and perfect for a baby. I agree that the color combo is very calming. Here is my version, made for my baby girl this past Sept. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dfIbNcZi02k/TnANCcPU2aI/AAAAAAAABr8/5qjsWH1PU48/s1600/IMG_8388sm.jpg
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What a beautiful quilt! I’ve never even heard of Prairie Points (so much to learn!), but I love them. I think I’d put them on a grownup quilt without blinking.
Love your work. What a lucky baby!
You sure are handy with a needle! Nice work on that.
Ok, for just learning to quilt last year, you have some fantastic work! LOVE the cathedral pillows, and the central park pillow, and the garden fence quilt, and well, ALL of your stuff! I totally agree on the color palette of Lily & Will; it is great for a baby quilt, but kinda blah otherwise! Anyways, gorgeous!