Friday, September 17, 2010

Pretty in Pink

Last weekend, I was so inspired by my new sewing space, that a pieced and quilted a quilt all on Saturday. I waited to post since I wanted to give the mail a chance to get it to its owner.

When moving my fabric, I rediscovered a charm pack (Sultry by Moda) that Spiced Coffee sent me as a surprise a while ago and thought it would make the perfect little girly baby quilt. Emma is my cousin's second baby and their first child is a boy so I figured she would have lots of more boyish hand-me-downs, so something over-the-top girly would be just fine. :)

Emma's quilt


I love having her name on the quilt. When I was thinking about this quilt, I was most excited about the colors and putting her name on it. I just found a font I liked, printed her name on paper and traced it onto the fusible web.

Emma's quilt-appliqe

I'm extra proud of this project because I didn't go out to get any of the supplies. I had the fabric, fusible web, batting and thread all on hand. I debated at one point about going out to get backing fabric but decided I was just going to "make it work" (I heart Tim Gunn) and I think it came together well.

Emma's quilt-back

As for the quilting, I used pink thread, doing loops in the middle and hearts in the border. At first I was nervous about the lopsided-ness of the hearts, but in the end decided that it's kind of endearing. She's going to be wrapped in love and I liked the idea of the hearts enough to overlook my short-comings.

Emma's quilt-heart border

It's pretty small, only about 32" square, but that seems fitting since Emma is still a small baby. She decided to make her entrance a month early in August so she's still only about 5-6 lb. I also really like this size for a baby quilt since the other ones I've made have gotten a lot of use as play mats and on-the-go blankets for the car seat.

Emma's quilt

I hope Mom, Dad & Emma like this one and I can't wait to meet little Emma at the wedding!

12 comments:

  1. Too cute! I like how you use the lighter blocks under her name, it really makes it stand out. Just a side note, the siding on your house looks a lot like mine, lol.

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  2. this is so cute!! i love the name on the quilt. the quilting is fun too!

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  3. LOVE the quilt - so beautiful!! I'm sure she'll treasure it just like B loves his!! : )

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  4. Sultry was such a fun line. This quilt is really cute. Emma will LOVE it!

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  5. It's wonderful! And hurray for using what you had, too!

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  6. Kris, it is wonderful! I'm so glad you will be able to give it in person and see the great reaction from Emma's parents. The colors are just so beautiful and having her name on it is extra good!

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  7. Very nice! I like the added applique... I'm find adding that type of stuff makes the designs so much more unique! I'm sure Emma will love it!

    AnneMarie @ Gen X Quilters

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  8. Sweet quilt! I love the font you used for her name...looks like handwriting!

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  9. Awwww! So cute! I love the way you put her name on the front. And the quilting is wonderful. Hearts and curly-cues are perfect for that happy, girly quilt. :)

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  10. We love the quilt...and somehow you picked our perfect colors! I needed some pink after 2 years of blue! I was a little sad about Emma not having a Grandma Kins blanket, but between you and Stephanie, we were blessed with lots of love through blankets!

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