Tomorrow is the big day, when we finally see Lori’s reveal of her latest mini quilt-along and I’m very intrigued to see the antique version that inspired this mini.
At first I didn’t think I’d have the time to join in but sometimes it’s just what the doctor ordered – play hooky from all the deadlines and the to do lists and have a little fun.
Lori’s instructions are easy to follow and the units whipped up rather quickly. I find the most time consuming part of the process is choosing the fabrics. I also found that I have a very limited selection of madders in my stash, but I stuck to only working with what I have on hand. I don’t think I’ll be disappointed with my interpretation of the quilt and to be honest I can’t wait to see tomorrow’s post at Humble Quilts in order to have a little finish ticked off the list. Thank you Lori!
In the meantime, one of the projects on that ‘to do’ list was a baby quilt for Hayden which was mailed out recently. This quilt was long overdue as the little guy was born back in April but better late than never. Hayden is the second baby of my daughter’s best friend and since baby number one received a quilt, it just makes sense to continue the trend. I definitely kept it less complicated this time but went a little larger than his sister’s quilt – he weighed in at over 9 lbs. and therefore needed a larger quilt. :o)
This design went together fast, using half square triangles to build the star, uneven borders to make it rectangular, and a medium sized, freeform loopy quilting to keep it nice and soft. I’ve called this quilt ‘Shooting Star’ and found the most bright and comical animal print as a wild surprise for the backing, with absolutely all fabric coming from my stash. Hip hip hooray!
As always, carol
Too funny! I guess you don’t need to “send” me any pictures! Your madder quilt looks awesome…that one fabric looks very familiar! 😉 Like Hayden’s quilt too…very boyish and great colours.