Monday, March 23, 2015

Charlotte's Birthday Quilt


This is the quilt that I made for Charlotte's birthday.  Only, poor dear, when Charlotte unwrapped the quilt, it still had the clover clips attached and the binding only half done!  Oh, I'm terrible with deadlines...


(And nevermind the outdated pictures.  Spring is in full, glorious swing here in North Carolina. I meant to post these pictures right away when I took them in late February, but life gets in the way, you know?)

Anyhow, this quilt got started back in September when I spotted the Heather Ross "Itsy Bitsy Spider" fabric for the first time.  I'm such a fan of Heather Ross, but am also so new to quilting that some of these older fabric lines are "news to me." And Charlotte is a fan of "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (she was singing it just this morning, in fact), so of course I just had to buy a fat quarter or two of this sweet fabric.



And then I threw in a bunch of coordinating fabrics.  See "Posy" below.  I cannot get enough of this sweetness!  (I'm making another Posy quilt now using Fielke's "Made in Cherry" pattern; it's divine, if I do say so myself.)


Back to the quilt at hand, though: more Heather Ross fabric in the form of Briar Rose strawberries.  A favorite of mine... sigh.


Anne gave me these trees as a little scrap probably two years ago now! I am proud to have made a place for it here.


Here's the backing: two different DS quilts fabrics from JoAnn's.


I love the backing.


I also love the quilting.  Logan did this for me yet again.  I love how it crinkles after it's been washed.


One thing I don't love is the gray (Kona Shale) that I used.  I should have gone with Kona Ash.  Oh well: that's one reason I love quilting - I'm always learning.


See the snowflakes on the quilt?  Oh, it was not lost on me that the morning I wake up to a six-inch snowfall, instead of wrapping my kids up in quilts to keep them warm, I toss the quilts out on top of the snow to take frivolous pictures!  The quilts came back inside wet and useless.  Ridiculous.


Here's my youngest.  At age 2, this is the most snow Marian has ever seen.  She loved it.


And I love this last picture.  Clearly, Marian has been studying and practicing her impressions of Marion Cotillard.  While my Marian might want to step up her fashion game, the glance and smile over her shoulder aren't bad, eh?


13 comments:

  1. Such a lovely quilt! I just love the quilted circles design. :-)

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  2. Lovely blogpost Lauren! The quilt with all its precious fabrics is delightful! And what a doll Marian is!

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  3. Such a lovely quilt. Love it!

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  4. So pretty! I love all your quilts. We seem to share the same taste in all these cute fabrics :) I'm guessing Charlotte loved her quilt!

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  5. This is such a great quilt with all the soft colors and fun fabrics - perfect! A fresh breath of spring. Hope your snow melts away sooner than later.

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  6. She's simply adorable! And I love your sweet quilt.

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  7. Your quilt for Charlotte turned out beautifully! I love the wonderful circular quilting - did you do that?

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