Bow-Tie Block - A Baby Quilt

Not just another baby quilt. This one is for a BOY,  and I'm not related to him. 

He belongs to a couple from church and when they told me they were expecting 

of course I jumped at another chance to make a baby-sized quilt.

This quilt is also special because I didn't use quilting cottons. 

The fabrics for this quilt are entirely 100% cotton shirts that I thrifted and washed and sliced up. 

There are lots of progress pics on my instagram so I'm just posting the finished photos on the blog.

I also designed this quilt myself. Winging it means I designed it right?

I got the idea after seeing this Quilty; This Is My Quilt episode on Youtube a long time ago and have been waiting for an opportunity to co-opt the idea of using recycled cotton shirts. Baby quilts are the perfect size to experiment with new ideas. Instead of copying the inspiration quilt's design, I used a basic bow-tie block and arranged them in an "X's and O's" design. I had enough fabric left over to piece a patchwork backing (and plenty more fabric for another scrappier quilt!)

I hand quilted this one using the big stitch quilting technique and DMC perl cotton thread.

I love it! 

Flying Geese - Cotton and Steel - A Friendship Quilt

This quilt was made for a friend this past winter/spring. 

She was furnishing a new apartment and I know a good excuse when I see one.  

Sofa sized.

The fabric is from a kit I bought on craftsy, although the pattern can be acquired for free on the Cotton and Steel website. 

The original layout

I changed the design a lot because with the limited palette I thought the design was a bit boring.

I'm starting to see that I like the limitations of a kit but like to change up the design.

I am very proud of my points. 

The obligatory wrap myself in awesomeness 

Quilted as usual by the lovely Linda Lovett. 

More pictures on her blog. 

Wee Wander Disappearing Nine Patch - A Baby Quilt

Another one of my cousins had a baby! Last fall. Oops. Bad blogger.

In my defense, I sent this quilt to them right about exactly the time the lovely Lena made her entrance into the world. I just haven't had the blogging mojo to brag about it.

Anyhoo. This is the quilt.

Hubs makes an adorable model. 

The Back

I had to give up on the idea of there being a "right side up", although this is technically sideways.

Focus! The label says "stitched with love" and was given to me by my friend who eventually got her own quilt

These are the details:

Pattern: Disappearing Nine Patch; some variation I made up after a bit of googling. I'm sure I got the idea from one of the Missouri Star Quilt Company YouTube videos.

Fabric: Wee Wanderer Twilight Palette by Sarah Jane for Michael Miller. It was a fat quarter bundle and I got some extra yardage from City Quilter. I also used some scraps from Ali's quilt on the back. 

Quilting: I love this pantograph! It's called Spiral Braid and was quilted by the lovely and wonderful Linda Lovett who has more photos on her blog of the quilting process. Linda is fantastic to work with; I highly recommend her.