Finished Quilts

Saturday 19 May 2012

Bloggers Quilt Festival Spring 2012

Amy's Creative Side


It is always an exciting run up to Amy's Bloggers' Quilt Festival - I really look forward to seeing all the quilts and being inspired to make more, better ones myself.  I have only submitted one quilt of my own before, as last year I did nowt but grow a baby.  I had great hopes for this year but so far, although I've started 4 or 5 quilts, I have only managed to finish one.  Kitty's quilt was about to be submitted when I re-read Amy's directions and decided to submit this one instead....

hand tied with french knots
amy butler and patty young combo

My reasons for choosing this quilt include:
  • This was the second quilt I ever made (the first was a small crib quilt) so I always think of it as my first and I still get a kick out of seeing it.
  • Finishing this gave me the quilting bug.  It taught me patience and showed me that I could actually see something through to the end.
  • It is blue linen hand tied with hundreds of french knots and backed with a great colour combo I think
  • I must have bought 20 yards of fabric before deciding on these two - and my stash was born!  Of course a lot of that fabric remains folded neatly still waiting to be used
  • The quilt is about 50" wide so I had to piece the Patty Young fabric together and managed to line up the moths almost perfectly.  You have to hunt to find the seam - I was so chuffed!
But mostly I am so in love with this quilt because of this....



Having sat in a corner since it was finished, this quilt is now the wee man's sleep rug, play mat and general comforter.  It is much loved by our wee family and I am so glad I made it - in many ways it changed my life.

14 comments:

  1. Lovely post M *mwah*
    I need to get some cuddle time soon and you'll have to share me with Hamish!

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  2. There is nothing sweeter than seeing your quilts loved and used by your little ones :) It is a beautiful quilt!

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  3. Oh, it so wonderful. I love your "first" quilt.

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  4. Lovely quilt!
    Squeezable, smooch able baby!!

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  5. Great quilt, good to see it used by your little one!

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  6. It's a great quilt! Love the story behind it =D

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  7. Hello M
    I just popped over here to check out your blog.
    Love your Bloggers' Quilt Festival entry and especially the way you talk about it. I can sense you are a kindred spirit. I love your creations and am your newest Follower.
    Thank you so much for helping me out with the name tag. I don't know if my blog shows up on Flikr but its http://lizofdandeliondaydreams.blogspot.co.uk/ if you fancy a nosey.
    Kind regards
    Liz
    xxxx

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  8. Looks amazing - I am a HUGE fan of those Amy Butler spots! Looks like it is a family favourite :)

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  9. sweet :-)

    Check out my blog if you can...

    Margaret Gunn
    www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

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  10. This is what making quilts is all about! Gorgeous (both of them!!)

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  11. it's so fun learning, isn't it? your quilt is great!

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  12. Wonderful quilt. My wee boy used to sleep like that with his arms up - so cute.

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  13. Awww...what a sweet pic of baby with quilt. No wonder it's a treasured quilt.

    Happy Quilt Festival.

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  14. wow--all those french knots! and pictures of that sweet baby are fantastic. nice to see it being used so well. thanks for sharing and have a great day

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