Today ... a gallery of photos of the finished Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Baby Quilt and I am pretty pleased with how it came together! Simple patchwork continues to be my favorite way to spend my sewing time, although usually any kind of fabric play comes a close second. Fabric, fabric, fabric. This one is all about the fabric.
I have quilted the baby quilt by first ditch stitching all seam lines, and then stitching edge to edge diagonal lines through the lighter background fabric only. It makes for quite a heavily quilted quilt but in turn gives the quilt texture and another point of interest.
For the back of the quilt I have used a single small scale floral fabric from the Flower Bouquet Collection by Lecien. Purple! Well, lavender ... so far outside of my comfort zone ... but it suited the quilt and I think it's perfect for a baby/toddler girl.
For the binding I have not strayed too far from my usual, just a change of color: a pastel pink/white stripe fabric (Essentially Yours - Baby Pink Essential Stripe by Moda Fabrics).
QUILT DETAILS:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Baby Quilt
The finished quilt measures 36 inches x 45 inches
forty-two 16-patch + six 8-patch blocks blocks
and 720 patchwork pieces.
and 720 patchwork pieces.
Each finished square measures 1.5" x 1.5".
Fabric:
Fabric:
Approximately 100 different printed fabrics.
collection by Alexia Abegg (Cotton + Steel).
Batting:
Low loft Warm & White batting from The Warm Company.
Batting:
Low loft Warm & White batting from The Warm Company.
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| Machine Stitched Binding Tutorial here. |
This cute baby quilt is already making its way across the Pacific Ocean, to be enjoyed by a newborn baby girl.
Thank you for stopping by,
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Baby Quilt - Work in Progress
Checkerboard Quilt and Strip Piecing Tutorial
More RPQ Baby Quilts:
Modern Rainbow Baby and Toddler Quilt
A Custom Order Baby Quilt - January 2015
Strips and Bricks Baby Quilt - October 2015
Modern Red and White Star Baby Quilt - May 2014
Little Folks Baby Quilt - September 2012
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Baby Quilt - Work in Progress
Checkerboard Quilt and Strip Piecing Tutorial
More RPQ Baby Quilts:
Modern Rainbow Baby and Toddler Quilt
A Custom Order Baby Quilt - January 2015
Strips and Bricks Baby Quilt - October 2015
Modern Red and White Star Baby Quilt - May 2014
Little Folks Baby Quilt - September 2012
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Oh, that is adorable!
ReplyDeleteMuito lindo!
ReplyDeleteI think it's wonderful- I adore that stripey pink binding!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt Rita. It is sweet. Love the stars for the back ground fabric. This quilt is a gem
ReplyDeleteL O V E it!!!
ReplyDeleteHello! It looks like your binding was machine stitched - was it? Very lovely. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDeeDee
Beautiful as always. I like to make my baby quilts one width of fabric because I think small quilts are useful (stroller, car seat). It seems so many people make them "go big or go home." Do you have a reason for making baby quilts the size you do?
ReplyDeleteForgot to say - great idea on making the alternate blocks a simple fabric (not a solid but with a simple design). I need to steal this idea.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love how the quilting makes the colored squares pop!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! The colors are perfect with the black/white star blocks.
ReplyDeleteso very cute...wonderfully inspiring!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet quilt... I love everything about it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cheerful quilt! I love the colors.
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