Baby quilt finished!!

Yay! I finished quilting and binding the baby quilt last night and it's off ot its new home today at noon. I'm really excited. I've only seen photos of little Andrea so far, but she's obviously a true beauty.

The quilt was started after my mom sent me an old McCall's magazine article. Then I saw Mini's quilt -- thanks Mia for letting me borrow some of your really good ideas -- and the two inside borders were born as well as the back border. I quilted each print block according to the design on the quilt. The only one where I didn't follow the designs was the ones with polka dots and there, I just made big circles. It was really fun. I put on two appliques....had to restrain myself from covering it in flowers and butterflies. My quilting is not great, but it's enthusiastic and I hadh a really g ood time making this little quilt.

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Comments welcome! Sunny Oh, I finally got a pic of one of my QI's.......

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Sunny
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What an adorable quilt, Sunny! Bright and cheerful, which is perfect for a baby -- and even the back has interest because of the border you so cleverly added there. :) As for your enthusiastic quilting, I don't see anything wrong with it -- it's terrific! Did you say it was your first free-motion quilting, or am I remembering someone else?

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Sandy Foster

WOOO HOOOO!!! it's wonderful!

I love the quilting you did! it's much better than anything I can do!

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Jessamy

Dancing in the moonlight for ya, Sunny! I love it!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

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Pat in Virginia

Really pretty and don't beat yourself up over the quilting, it looks fantastic!!!

Linda in Tx

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nana2b

This is brilliant! I love your bright color choices. I hope the one I'm working on turns out half as well. :)

Nancy in NS

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Nancy in NS

It really does look splendid, Sunny. I love the way that pattern has evolved. Those two narrow bright borders really set it off. Your quilting is fine, and very pretty - and you enjoyed it all. Great! . In message , Sunny writes

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Patti

I can understand having to fight the urge to cover it with Butterflies!!!

It's adorable.

Tricia

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A&T

IT"S FABULOUS!!!

And (as I was complaining in an early post), your fabrics are so much nicer than mine! It makes me sad that I'm stuck in the fabric desert! :o(

But at least I get to live vicariously though all of you here! :o)

Great Quilt, Sunny! I love it!

"Sunny" wrote in news:1155226450.410172.243110 @p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:

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mini Mini

Thank you Emilia! I don't know about the fabric being better than on yours, mostly just different. I will tell you that s everal of the pieces aren't "fabric" bought at a fabric store. They're cut out of shirts and skirts I found at garage sales and t hrift stores. I love to do that -- find a brilliantly colored garment that's cotton (or silk) and buy it for a bit of nothing and take it home and cut it into useable pieces. Very fun

Thanks again, for the sweet words and for the inspiration!

Sunny

m> IT"S FABULOUS!!!

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Sunny

"Sunny" wrote in news:1155315997.573145.94650 @i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

I do that too. But, it's a small place here. There is a clothes designer/ seamstress that had connections with the thrift store (there is one where all the donated clothes end up) & she gets most of the good stuff first... I'm telling you, I live in Fabric Desert! So, I spend a lot of time in fabric stores when I travel (and begging for scraps!)! ;o)

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mini Mini

Gee, Mini, if that thrift store is a non-profit (charitable) agency, that is just not right. Maybe you should complain to the higher ups! Last week at a local VFW thrift store, I found a tote bag with the logo of my quilt guild. The guild sold those about

3 years back for about $12, IIRC. I paid $2, took it home and washed it, and it is good as new. PAT > I do that too. But, it's a small place here. There is a clothes designer/
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Pat in Virginia

Pat in Virginia wrote in news:GW4Dg.5627$yO4.175@dukeread02:

Well, to them they are helping a young designer. You know, help the youth. And she is probably there two/three times a week. I certainly don't go nearly that often. I also think they put stuff she might like to the side. I can understand that.

The thing is, she takes all these old jeans & jackets & skirts & old mens suits that no one would wear & cuts them up & puts them back together. I have to admit the stuff she makes is really cool & funky. But I look at the new clothes & think "gorgeous fabric, why is there never any around here?" duh!!

One time I saw this long duster style jacket she made will pieces of vynl. She must have used old 70s jackets & old handbags, etc. All the pieces (about 10inches square) were rivetted together. It was wild!

So, lots of young hip trend kids wear her stuff. The prices are reasonable, and she'll make custom stuff. So, in the end, I can't really fault her. Otherwise all those old clothes would end up in the dump.

Around here there is NEVER quilting fabric. :o(

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mini Mini

Sunny - that's beautiful!! And just what is wrong with the quilting? It looks fantastic to me.

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TerriLee in WA

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