Tuesday 16 December 2014

One For The Boy(s)

The parcel for Sweden is now complete. I finished the quilt for the new baby boy born last month. His auntie had very nicely given his mum the quilt I made for her first born, but that was for a girl and is a very girlie quilt. In no way is it gender neutral. I think that this one is better suited for the latest family member.


It was a very simple quilt to make but I like the bold graphicness of the finished pattern. I used a variety of blues, teals and navies, with a few oranges thrown in for contrast. The backing is the oft used Ikea number print. And the binding is an assortment of the same fabrics used in the quilt top. 


For purposes of a speedy finish I just stippled it all over. It wasn't my first choice of quilting as I really would have liked to straight line quilted it, but I knew I could do the stipple in a fraction of the time. 

I now have a box to fill with the various items to send to our family in Sweden. I think that just over a week to make it there in time for Christmas should be okay. Fingers crossed.

Susan 

12 comments:

  1. What a lovely Baby Quilt. The quilting Looks quiet lovely on it!

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  2. I think it's a great quilt for a little boy!

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  3. you quilting machine you!! great job :-)

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  4. it's lovely! great choice of fabrics and colours and I love the scrappy binding

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  5. Love this boy quilt. And it will grow with him too! Jxo

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  6. I can see the block is a simple one but what a great effect it gives all together, smashing quilt.

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  7. The finished quilt looks great! You will be sending a real treasure box to Sweden.
    Allison

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  8. There's no stopping you at the moment!

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  9. Orange + Blue = Happiness. Absolutely brilliant choice for a small fella. Now get to that post office!

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  10. I made a quilt using the same block last year for my nieces baby quilt. My arrows pointed the other direction!

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  11. This is a great looking quilt and looks like it was a quick sew. I need to get some quick sews put together. It seems I am up to my ears in projects that are too big. The colors you chose here are perfect for a baby boy. It will grow with him, too.

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