Saturday 20 January 2018

First quilt finish of 2018

I had been asked to make a commission quilt back in August last year for a baby due in January.
I had made the top but was waiting for baby to be born and named so I could applique her name on the front and quilt it. Baby Ebony was born on 5th January and I worked hard on the quilt, finishing it on Thursday evening ready to hand over to Ebony's Aunty Jo who had asked me to make it. I did that yesterday and was thrilled at Jo's utter delight when she unfolded the quilt.  It's odd how nervous I am when I make a quilt to order - I'm always unsure of my colour and fabric choices when I am trying to follow the customer's requirements. Jo had asked for grey to be included and for it not to be "too pink and girly". I was pleased with the finished quilt and just hoped Jo would be too. Icing on the cake for me when I saw her obvious delight.  Phew!!

Here it is:

Ebony's Quilt entitled ( at Jo's request) "Miracle".




And close ups of the appliqued name panel:




 
I used the grey border fabric for the backing and binding too.
I hadn't made Tumblers before and really loved them and will make baby quilts with them again.  I liked hand quilting with Perle around the inside of each Tumbler.
The quilt finished at 38" x32".
 
 

6 comments:

  1. Lovely looking quilt. Wonderful finish. Tumblers are a fun easy block to work with..

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  2. How I agree with you; making quilts for others makes me nervous. I'm always surprised when people like the quilts I made them. Congratulations on your beautiful finish.

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  3. The color combo turned out really well. You,did an excellent job on the name. Did you,fuse or glue it. Can you use those things for a baby quilt? I haven't attempted that yet, it terrifies me.

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    1. Thank you! Your comment is so appreciated.

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  5. Great job! I also get very nervous about making things to order.

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