Sew Karen-ly Created...

If you have arrived here via a link (such as to a tutorial) click on "Sew Karen-ly Created" to return to the latest blog post. I invite you to my website to see a gallery of quilts and patterns available for purchase.
Comments are always appreciated, simply click the word "comments" at the end of each post to leave your message. Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday 22 March 2014

Sweet and Simple

The first baby quilt is all done and will be delivered this afternoon.  I used the letters from the Quilt Of Learning pattern to spell out the recipient's name. The rest is simply plain squares of pastel pink, blue and white. When a name is so unique, I always think a personalized gift is extra special.
As I showed in the last post, I put a little scroll inside each heart - some curled to the left and some to the right.
I also stitched scrolls running up the length of the quilt in the strips framing the letters.
The letters themselves were free-motion outlined;  the background was stippled to make the letters stand out.
On the back is a soft blue and white check flannel.

Everything was from stash other than the pink for the binding which came from Mrs. Pugsley's. Emporium.  I chose pink as the quilt is for a little girl.
Now on to the next one, which will be made using brights.  It will have a very different "personality."

7 comments:

  1. So pretty Karen - you are so talented!! Did you freehand the hearts? They are incredible!! I may have to come east so I can learn to machine applique at the feet of the master!!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi, Lori: I drew a heart onto a piece of cardboard and traced around that on each of the squares. Otherwise I would never have been able to keep the size of the hearts consistent. That was all the marking I did. The picots around the heart were the hardest as they were so tiny. Instead of stitching in the ditch between the blocks as I normally so, I used a built-in serpentine stitch and my walking foot to make a wavy line along the block edges. I thought it gave a softer, frillier look. Would love to have you visit any time you are "east"; we'll compare notes on beekeeping too!

      Delete
  2. This is so sweet! Such a lovely gift for a newborn.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Karen, that's really lovely......little Finley will be warm and cosy wrapped in her quilt!

    ReplyDelete
  4. What a sweet quilt. A lovely gift for a precious little one. Love the way you've quilted it.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh ma ma I love the quilt and the quilting !!! Karen I need more classes. Did you do that on your Bernina? What a quilter you are♥

    ReplyDelete