Sometimes when I make a quilt for a gift, I forget to post it here. I can’t post it right after it’s made, because of the tiny chance the recipient might read about it here. And then once I’ve given it, I’m on to the next quilt!
Anyways, this one was made for my youngest brother’s first baby. I wanted to include lots of fun fabrics, sort of an I Spy quilt. It was a lot of fun to make. And then I used a plush blanket as backing and batting in one. So in other words, I didn’t use batting, but I also didn’t use Cuddle or Minky fabric. I much prefer the drape and feel of finished plush blankets that you can buy at most any home goods store. And then by leaving the batting out, I feel that it makes a lovely weight of blanket!
I machine quilted it, and also chose a gray color for the background because I wanted it to be very practical and useable. I hope it gets used and washed till it’s worn out!
It is beautiful!
yes, especially love the stars♥a treasured keepsake for certain!
Beautiful quilt!
That is just adorable with all the prints and the stars! I have to know…. What is the fabric with the little cottage? I love it!
Also, I’ve never done a milky back. Is it harder to quilt? Any tips?
Ok, so I looked again and it’s a barn, not a cottage, but I love it still!
Good grief… minky, not milky, silly autocorrect!
Isn’t that the best fabric? It’s Flea Market Moxie line, designed by Cathe Holden for Moda Fabrics. I can’t find a name for this exact print, but if you search for this fabric line it should come up.
As far as a minky back being harder… it’s messy. Because of all those little fuzzes. And it usually stretches bit so you need to pin it well. Otherwise it’s not too bad to work with.
Oh, thank you so much! It reminds me of vintage needlepoint and paint by numbers, which I have been collecting both.
I think I’ll try a minky back on a small quilt this winter.
Have you tried double gauze as a backing? I have been using it more lately and it gives a beautiful soft, crinkly feel to the backing.
Love this quilt, Actually, I think I love all your quilts! Especially when you do simple straight line quilting. It always amazes me how the simple can be so beautiful!
Your quilts remind me that I shouldn’t stress out so much trying to create a “perfect “ quilt. And I don’t have to spend so much money on patterns.
Just rearranging some time honored blocks like the Ohio star or monkey wrench or flying geese (and others) can produce some really unique and beautiful quilts that would be used and loved. And that’s really what I want my quilts to be. Loved and used!
Thank you so much for sharing your quilts and patterns and how you choose fabric!
Yes, this is what I believe! There are endless ideas with classic blocks!
I agree! Your straight line quilting is the best!
Isn’t it amazing how simple squares can make such a beautiful quilt.,,the fabric just sparkles!
It’s beautiful, and a wonderful gift for a baby. Your fabric choices will be fun for the little one when old enough to play i spy. Freckles the pony will be a favorite for sure. Blanket for binding is a great idea too. Thank you for sharing.
**Blanket for backing!
I absolutely love this quilt! Do you mind me asking what size squares were used?
I was wondering that too…however because the stars are constructed on the same grid as the squares, you can decide on what size square you want to work with, and/or what your final dimensions would be. This one looks to be quite small, maybe crib sized? With the baseline the four stars, if your squares were 3″ finished, then the star blocks would be 9″ square (they are built on a 3×3 grid) and the quilt roughly 36″ across, then 18 x 3″ = 54″ long. That is a decent lap sized tv quilt for an adult or cuddle quilt size for a child.