Accomplishments
I finished the quilt for my 5yo today!! Hand bound while watching Pollyanna- good ‘ol comfort film. I’ve always liked the look of a coin quilt and wanted to do one that had a scrappy/casual feel to it. I chose fabrics in red, aqua and pink.
My daughter calls this her princess bed ever since we bought her the canopy (ikea).
I backed it in a candy pink and white striped fabric that I found at a thrift store. It wasn’t quite big enough, so I used to extra fabrics to fill the space…which I think just adds to the scrappy feel.
I also thrifted a small piece of this fabric, which I LOVE. I am pretty sure it is an Alexander Henry print, but I don’t know the name of the line…does anyone else remember or know where I can look it up?
had to let the little one test it out too…. Next up, Effie by HB, my pattern arrived yesterday.
January 21st, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Love it. I am still amazed at how much you accomplish, now with a newborn.
January 21st, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Oooooh … I LOVE it!!
January 21st, 2010 at 5:28 pm
This quilt is soo pretty. What a lucky daughter you have.
January 21st, 2010 at 6:38 pm
You are correct. That is part of the AH line. They did several “vintage” dick and jane lines. This is just one. There is one listed on ebay (though not this one) to give you an idea. Here…http://cgi.ebay.com/GO-With-Dick-And-Jane-Fabric-One-Yard-NEW_W0QQitemZ230425332263QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a66b8a27
Hope this helps a bit. LOVE the little toes!
Rosemary
January 22nd, 2010 at 9:26 pm
so beautiful. i just love quilts. yours reminds me of these http://www.filminthefridge.com/ i’m a big fan of the surprise back
:):)
January 22nd, 2010 at 11:13 pm
But you just had a baby! You’re not supposed to have time/energy for anything that gorgeous. You are putting the rest of us to shame.
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Wahoo for you! Hand binding is the pits! (at least in my book!) The quilt looks great, and I love the little piece in the corner.
way to go woman!!
January 25th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Gorgeous quilt, I love it. And I love the section on the back, that’s the kind of special quirky touch that will make your daughter treasure it forever.
March 12th, 2010 at 9:26 am
gorgeous!!! the binding is awesome.