Finished two quilts at once, feeling very accomplished.
The Bento Box for a friend in NYC,
Hence the city fabric for the back.
And this beauty is for sale.
Here on my etsy site.
September 24, 2013
January 18, 2009
White Baby Quilt, WIP
I was left with a small stack of white and cream leftovers after the wedding quilt a few weeks ago. I had some advice early on that I would have great success if I made white quilts for babies, I think I might have rolled my eyes. But I decided to use up the leftovers and throw in this lovely ducky fabric (that seems to match nothing else in the universe) and see what happens. The sad truth is I have baby quilts in 2 different stores and etsy right now, and none of them selling. So what harm would one more be, right?
UPDATED *** finished quilt here***
October 25, 2008
Yellow and Green, Bento Box Variation for Baby
I finished the commissioned quilt last night and just finished the indoor photo shoot because it is raining. Too bad the world series can’t move inside! There is a lot of excitement in Philly is about the possible rain cancellation today. Anyway, the quilt->
What is that white ribbon doing in the middle two squares? I ran so disastrously low on that bird fabric that the ribbon fudged me the extra inch I needed. I should have added some more on the border to make it look a little more involved, such is the problem with 20/20 hindsight.
I love the minke on the back. I should say I love the minke now that I learned how to use it. I used some Heat -n- Bond lite to baste the minke to the batting. I made a disaster of a couple other projects with minke because it has a terrible tendency to stretch and bunch and this eliminated the problem completely. I had some early moments of anxiety because it felt like there was a sheet of crinkly newspaper in the quilt before I washed it. But a hot wash and a tumble in the dryer has it feeling like a soft cozy quilt.
October 16, 2008
Bento Box Variation Squares
From what I can tell, a true bento box square would be 8 fabrics per square but I made a variation for my baby quilts with only 5 prints . Above is the start for the commissioned yellow and green baby quilt. I feel like I have searched everywhere for yellow and green prints that are not flowers (or gingham, I kinda hate gingham) and come up with the above, which are still pretty floral, Hopefully they are abstract enough that the recipient will not think it girly…
***UPDATED**** see finished quilt here****
August 3, 2008
Bento Box for baby
Bento Box Variation, for some lucky Baby
This is my first quilt I am selling online. It can be found in my esty store, the first link on the list on the right. It is really bright but I love it and I think it will make someone out there a very nice baby quilt! Update! This quilt is sold and has a loving home!
