Monday, 17 February 2014

Pink and Aqua Love

 Two things happened to make this quilt come into being. First, I discovered that my lovely friend Erin did not possess a quilt all of her own. Now that’s just not right. Every quilter must have their own quilt to snuggle on the lounge with. Then secondly, I found out that my lovely friend Erin was having a birthday.

Birthday. Quilt Needed. Combine these two things and clearly there was only one thing that could happen. Yep. A birthday quilt.

Love in Aqua and Pink

Now please excuse the late afternoon shots. I assure you the colours are much brighter in person. Not only did I discover that Erin was having a birthday and needed a quilt, I found that out rather belatedly. So it was a mad rush to get sewing and get this in the post. Which allowed little room for lengthy photo shoots. I also totally fibbed to Erin when she asked what I was sewing last weekend and told her “nothing much”. Sorry Erin. Sort of.

I used a block idea from this blog post and just sized it up. I used 8.5” squares to make the quilt so it’s a nice snuggly 50ish x 60ish quilt – backed with polar fleece which makes it cuddly.

Love heart

I used some of my favourite prints in pink and aqua. Surprisingly, (or perhaps not so surprisingly), I had no problem finding 30 different prints in aqua/light blue in my stash. I’m not sure what that says about me or my stash, but I was happy to avoid repeats (though I did double up on prints around the HSTs).

Back andbinding

A bit of straight line quilting to hold everything together was as far as I went. As for the binding – I went with an ombre fabric which I thought looked quite pretty.

I’m happy with it – and happy it arrived not too long after the actual birthday Smile Erin - a big happy birthday to you, my lovely friend! I hope that you enjoy the quilt until you have a chance to make one yourself!

And yay – something to blog about! Lately there’s been a bit of secret sewing going on which does make it a little hard to share things here on my blog. Just watch, I’ll be able to share everything all at once soon! Isn’t that always the way it goes?!
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14 comments:

  1. Janine @ Rainbow Hare17 February 2014 at 08:40

    This is gorgeous! Erin is sure to love it :)

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  2. Celtic Thistle17 February 2014 at 09:43

    What a lovely quilt and what a great friend you are too!

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  3. Anorina @SameliasMum17 February 2014 at 10:10

    Gorgeous gift for your friend. I'll bet she will treasure it always.

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  4. Liz17 February 2014 at 11:59

    Oh what lovely pretty fabrics. I have a crazy love for aquas as well. It just proves we have great taste.

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  5. Serena @ Sewgiving17 February 2014 at 14:39

    What a lovely thought, and equally, lovely gift :)

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  6. Gina17 February 2014 at 20:33

    Maybe you should write a book called "Quilt in a Day". Oh wait, I think that title is taken. You are the sweetest friend to whip up a birthday quilt and I love the colors you chose and the design too!! The binding is perfect!!!

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  7. Wendy17 February 2014 at 23:41

    that is just beautiful! Great colours, I think I could find enough aqua fabrics in my stash too!

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  8. legato195818 February 2014 at 02:25

    That's an awesome gift... and I do love it when it all comes together seamlessly! It is really pretty and I know she will love it! Your colors are so happy!

    susie

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  9. Unknown18 February 2014 at 04:11

    How fun! I'm sure she'll be thrilled! Beth @ Words & Stitches, pbstrand@msn.com

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  10. Sew Surprising18 February 2014 at 05:39

    Perfect gift, and one that will be used constantly and admired often :)

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  11. Vicki18 February 2014 at 11:51

    With friends like you...! It is so fresh and pretty.

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  12. DeborahGun18 February 2014 at 12:01

    such a lovely gift for a lovely person :-)

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  13. Erin @ Once Upon a Donkey20 February 2014 at 17:47

    Awesome gift is right! I guess you are forgiven for lying to me. ;)

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  14. Taryn V.21 February 2014 at 14:37

    This is such a sweet gift! The colors and design are so pretty. It must have been so hard keeping it a secret!

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