Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Blogger's Quilt Festival - Fall 2010

It's time for another Blogger's Quilt Festival! I've joined in 2 of the previous 3, so I really wanted to jump in and post for this one!


I've posted about this one before, back this summer when I made it and entered it into a contest. I call it "Windy Days Pinwheels."


This quilt is 36 1/2" x 36 1/2".

In the previous Blogger's Quilt Festivals I've posted about each of my girls' quilts (here and here). They coordinate and use a lot of the same fabrics, so it only made sense for me to post about my little boy's quilt this time! I used a lot of the same fabrics again, but just omitted the girly-er prints and used a darker cranberry instead of the rose pink. I also started collecting extra fabrics in these color families as soon as I found out he was a boy, so 2 1/2 years of collecting creates quite the stash. :)



Here's a peek after I chain pieced all 96 half square triangle units together!


My little guy thought it was only fair if he got to help make his own quilt! I hid the rotary cutter--he was safe, don't worry! Although I probably should have hidden it from myself. Not long after I took this picture, while trimming down the half square triangle blocks, I proceeded to trim a bit off my own finger! It was a horrifying sight, but my fingertip healed much better than anyone anticipated. My left pointer finger is just a bit more pointy now. :)



After I got up the nerve to touch the rotary cutter again, I pretty quickly finished up piecing his quilt. I machine quilted it on my sewing machine with a simple diamond grid pattern and added the binding.


Best of all, my little guy loves it! :)

9 comments:

  1. Mi spiace per il tuo infortunio...
    La trapunte รจ venuta bene!
    Sono andata a vedere anche i tuoi lavori delle passate edizioni...
    sono tutti molto belli!
    Ciao Domenica

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  2. A lovely quilt! I love the photo at the end!

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  3. love the pinwheels & color, and it is only fair that your little boy get his moment to share his quilted treasure, too!

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  4. Very sweet quilt. And that last photo is perfect!

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  5. What a sweet quilt. Sweeter still when photographed with such a sweet boy!

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  6. The pinwheels seem perfect for a boy who probably (I am guessing) has lots of energy! So happy to see him enjoying his quilt!

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  7. I'm not surprised he loves it, it's great. Glad the finger healed OK.

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  8. Pinwheel quilts are the best fun. I love the way they suit so many fabrics. Your quilt looks wonderful and it is great to see your gorgeous little boy enjoying it!

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