Sunday 18 October 2009

Battenberg...





The quilt I've been busy making for Jasmine, my niece, is finished and it reminds me of Battenberg cake - it is a mixture of pinks and soft yellows, so I will call it The Battenberg Quilt.



It seems appropriate considering there is a bit of a cake theme going on!



The quilt is based on Amy Butler's Pink Bliss Quilt available as a free download here. I made it about 12 inches longer so that it will just about go on a single bed.




Jasmine helped me pick some fabrics to go with some from my ever-growing stash, from eQuilter who have a great little designboard thingy to play with when you order from there to see how your quilt is going to look.




I backed it with a Kaffe Fassett pink and white polka dot and hand-quilted it around the bigger panels and along the length of the narrow strips. I then used his Cabbages and Roses for the binding.



And so here it is laid out on the deck on a sunny October afternoon. All ready for wrapping... but I've got a couple of other little extras to finish to go with it...




My new workroom is proving to be a complete success and I am well on the way to completing the quilts for my three nieces in time for Christmas. Oh dear, I just said the 'c' word -sorry!



There are piles of pink and green fabrics...



...that are getting me ridiculously excited!




...as I cut and sew and press and layout and number...

9 comments:

  1. You have three very lucky nieces, that's all I can say!

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  2. The battenburg quilt is beautiful. The colours for the others look gorgeous too.

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  3. How wonderful! And so organized and productive. I haven't even started to think about the hoildays yet. Uh oh. K x

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  4. totally beautiful xxx

    off to play on the design link

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  5. Good greif! That excitement from here is almost too much to bear!!!! xx

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  6. It is so good to hear you spilling over with ideas and enthusiasm.

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  7. the battenberg quilt is amazing - so vibrant and happy coloured - you have a wonderful way with colour. Glad that your new room is inspiring you.

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