Saturday, June 1, 2013

Charlotte's Blanket

 
This is my last post until the fall.  I am taking a hiatus from quilting this summer.  I have a trip to Europe planned, a wedding dress to make and a christening gown to sew.  I am already having withdrawals at the thought of not quilting, but I have got to get it all done before school begins again in August. 
 
 
 
Having a new and first  grandbaby in the family, this grandmother had to make a baby quilt.  Since, it is not reccommended to cover a baby with a blanket anymore, I made a square quilt to be thrown on the floor to lay the baby on.  Most of the quilt was made by machine with exception of the dresidan plate.  I hand appliqued it onto the yellow block.  I used a walking foot to do the quilting of the pieced blocks.


As you can see, I like bright colors.  I doubled the batting to make it soft.
 
 
 The theme of the nursery is elephants.  I drew a simple elephant pattern and traced it around the borders.  I free-motioned stitched around the elephants.
 

I chose a purple binding.
 

 
 
Have a safe and fun summer!