Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Finish: The Skinny 4-patch


Alrighty, folks...I have finally finished the second scrap quilt I actually like.  Well, sorta finished.  If a section of that binding looks a little fat it's because it's not hand sewn to the back yet.  SHHH...don't tell.

I really like this design for scraps.  It would work perfectly with a jelly roll for the 4 patches and a solid honey bun for the sashing. 

I decided to try a very bubbly  quilting that is sort of like the pumpkin patch quilting I tried from Leah Day's Freemotion Quilting Project.    I wasn't as happy with this on the backside:

but ya know, it did give a really neat texture and I get very bored with just stippling.  I want to be good at quilting, not just piecing.  To do that, I have to practice.  I am giving this to a very sweet person who won't judge my imperfect quilting.  If you are giving quilts to people who will judge you, you are giving quilts to the wrong people!
I really like the fact that this is kind of I-Spyish since this will be going to a baby in a house full of children.  I think it will be fun for them.  I can picture mom nursing the baby under the quilt while she asks the big brother and sister to find pictures on the quilt. 

9 comments:

  1. this turned out really cute, I'm thinking it would look great with left over binding strip pieces, I have a bin of those.... good job on the quilting I LOVE leah Day designs... are you long arming these

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  2. It's a great quilt... the back looks fine... you were brave to use a white bobbin... shows everything! good work.

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  3. Hi. Loving this. Would you please share the dimensions of the four patch blocks. I've got sooo many scraps and I can see me starting one of these in the new year.

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  4. Cool idea for using a jelly roll, looks great!

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  5. I like that quilt pattern so much! It would be a great stash-buster. And I love the quilting - sort of looks like wonky bubbles to me.

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  6. I agree with the judging thing! I love this quilt! What a great way to display a lot of lOVED materials!!

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  7. Really love the skinny four patch. This finished up so fantastic.

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  8. Love this skinny four patch, the colors are so pretty also. Who is this pattern by or did you design it?

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  9. Looks cool! What a great way to use up those little bits of rolls we all have. I'm going to have to add this to my list of quilts to do! thanks for sharing.

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