Another finished quilt for my sister who is down here for a few days from QLD. She, very conveniently, found out that she is expecting a boy (on my birthday - January 20) so making this quilt was really fun as I didn't need to be careful about fabric choices (not that I was careful about Neve's quilt, it was unashamedly girly and I was hoping for the best!!)
A little beetle I hired for the photoshoot...clever huh!
When I was at Spotty looking for some batting, I saw some horrid purple fleece in the remnant bin and thought it could work as batting instead. For $2 I took the chance. It actually feels so lovely and juicy and I found doing the quilting part quite easy as the fleece was thin and the fabric stuck to it!
Just a shot of the backing fabric, gorgeous navy - I think called french navy - lovely and dark, almost black.
I held a little surprise shower for Stefanie and her new husband Bob at my house today and they really liked the quilt (I mean what were they going to do with me right there pointing a camera at them!), they received so many gorgeous goodies.
It was fun, too many cakes and cups of tea I think though!I know I have been offline of late but I have had 2 little sickie girls (Lucia and Eva) at home needing mummy 24/7 and making any kind of communicating really hard. I think they are on the up though so hopefully life gets back to normal soon.
13 comments:
Oh that is really beautiful - well done! Your sister must have been chuffed.
Good tip re polarfleece - will try it next time I run out of wadding.
Great quilt.
Sorry to hear that the girls have been sick - hope they continue to feel better & that you catch up on sleep!
Lovely quilt and what a great birthday!
The quilt is AMAZING! Your sister is a lucky lady indeed.
I'm sorry to hear about the little ones being sick... prayers and good wishes are being sent your way!
Gorgeous! That is one lucky babe to receive something so lovely :) Hope your girls start to feel better soon - hugs.
Hey there, I have posted details about my swap on my blog.
What a lucky sister you have, your quilt is lovely! I liked your polarfleece idea too. Must get onto that quilt I have been planning for the last few....years?!! xo
Hope the girls feel better soon x
PS: A lovely quilt
Oh it's gorgeous Sophie. I really love the green, blue and navy combination and those frogs are too cute. Hope Eva and Lucia are feeling better.
What a gorgeous quilt. Your little nephew will be one lucky boy with an aunt like you :-)
Gorgeous quilt. And I reckon the lucky Mum looks entirely convincing with her big grin!
I so love the quilt! You are being quite the quilting lady! The colours are so good. Hope the house is on the mend
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