Friday, April 6, 2012

for Jim


So my father in law asked me to make a baby quilt.  Or more asked the husband to ask me.  Which means the details on the commission were a little sketchy.  All I know is the baby is or will be a girl.



Not knowing the parents I figured red and aqua would be the perfect route and after seeing Jolene's gorgeous chevron baby quilt I knew I wanted to do chevrons. But a little different, like the ones in Vanessa's banner.  Some tinkering with angles and it worked!


I love the softer angle to the chevrons and when Holly suggested rounded corners it just all came together!


I had so much fun with the quilting, adding a different design to each of the white segments.  I particularly love that seaweed-ish vine!  Oh, and that the solid red didn't run.  That was a relief!

happy weekend,
c

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19 comments:

  1. Very pretty, glad the red didn't run!

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  2. Your quilt is super cool! I love all the little things you pointed out -- the shallow chevrons, the rounded corners, and the different fmq in each row. You made a wonderful present! :)

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  3. My favorite colors!! This is adorable! Super lovely quilting, rounded corners......perfection...

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  4. Very very nice Chelsea. I've been wanting to try rounded corners, they really look good.

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  5. I really like the rounded corners...softens up the quilt. I'm going to have to try that. And the quilting, awesome how you did a different motif in the white areas. It will become an heirloom!

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  6. It's beautiful. I think the rounded corners are a nice touch, and the quilting is really lovely. Great job!

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  7. The quilting on this is great, but all around it's a wonderful baby quilt!

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  8. So cute! Great pick of colours and the quilting is brilliant :) I attempted loops like that and they were no where near this perfect!

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  9. I like the rounded corners, one day I'll give it a try.....

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  10. Love the rounded corners and the quilting. Perfect quilt for a little girl.

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  11. Oh, it turned out great! I'm glad you tried and liked the rounded corners, I think they're lovely on a baby quilt! Glad your math worked out so you could have the angles the way you wanted them. That's a lucky baby!

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  12. What a great quilt - and a great way to showcase machine quilting. Love the thin binding and curved edges!

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  13. I really like it! Your quilting looks great. That is a lucky baby!

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  14. Great quilt, I love how each one is quilted differently.

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  15. This is absolutely beautiful! The colours, the chevrons, the corners, gorgeous!

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  16. Lovely! The quilting is gorgeous, and I love the wider zigzags, too :)

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  17. That baby girl is going to love this quilt. I love the colors and it looks so soft and cuddly.

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  18. what a relief that red didn't run! whew! what a relief right! your quilting is gorgeous, red is stunning, and i love the rounded corners!

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