A couple weeks ago, I had to drive my children about 90 minutes away for camp. Before I left, I Googled quilt shops on the route. There was one less than a minute off the path I'd be taking!! There I bought a charm pack of Moda's Fresh Aire prints. They are 30's style. I didn't realize so many of them were going to be bright!
Once I got it home, I wondered why I bought it. They didn't all seem to go together.
We have a soon-to-be-born girl in our church family. Off and on, I make the new babies a quilt. So I played around with some of the fabrics and came up with this design with the addition of muslin. It measures 40" square. I will quilt it tomorrow, Lord willing.
Then I started playing with the lighter ones in the set. I came up with this, which is still a work in progress:
Oh, I failed to mention that I bought a second set on eBay or Etsy (can't remember which one now). I like them both, but the new parents-to-be picked the brighter one.
Can hardly wait to add some life in these with quilting!
5 comments:
Fun ideas for baby quilts. : )
Very cute and your quilting will bring them to life!
I like both of your plans. The big "star" is great! I have some charm square sets that I need to use. I do like making HSTs with them and pairing with muslin is a good idea. Do you use any special muslin? I need to get some for a block swap and am thinking I need to use better muslin than what I use for backings, etc. I usually don't use muslin for piecing tops.
Very pretty Joan, I like them both! Thanks for sharing.
Both are beautiful--for a baby I like the softer colors and prints
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