A few month's ago I made my husband's cousin's daughter E a quilt for her birthday. Her sister's birthday party was this weekend so I obviously had to make her one too! O just turned 9 so I spent a lot of time trying to choose a fabric line and pattern that wouldn't be too "old" for a 9 year old but wouldn't be too "young" for her 5 years from now.
The result - The Blissful Birthday Quilt. I found the pattern at Sew.Happy.Geek & I saw some Domestic Bliss on sale, and thought that they would fit the not-too-old-not-too-young situation perfectly!
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| Blissful Birthday Quilt |
The pattern called for one solid color and I had planned on just using pink. Then I thought about it a bit more and decided that it might be too much pink and decided to use pink and aqua and I love the way it turned out!
I quilted it with some all over loop-de-loops and a flower on each of the solid corners using variegated thread. It's backed in a pink floral from the line (forgot to snap a pic of this!) and I bound it in another pink.
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| Quilting |
O loved her quilt and it was a big hit at her party :) As a side note - Jenna's Accelerated Velocity pattern is amazing! Not only is it free, but the directions were easy to follow with wonderful pictures and clear descriptions and it gives you a great quilt in no-time.
I'm linking this up at Manic Monday, Sew Modern Monday & Quilt Story: Fabric Tuesday Finishes- stop over and see what everyone else is working on!
