Charmingly Done - Georgia Baby Quilt

What do you do when you need to make a baby quilt fast? Grab my Charmingly Done quilt pattern and a charm pack of Georgia by Brenda Riddle for Moda Fabrics plus a little bit of accent and background fabric. In just a few days I was able to make this adorable baby quilt in time for a mid-week delivery.

Isn't it incredible how quilting changes a quilt top? The dimension and texture it adds are just amazing!

And the quilt back!!! Can we pause for a moment to gush?! The Avalon edge-to-edge longarm quilting pantograph from My Creative Stitches really pops on the bamboo velour backing. Just beautiful!

I couldn't be happier with the Avalon panto. It stitched out beautifully, and I think it's graceful flow and whimsical flowers really suit the quilt, the fabric, and a sweet baby girl.

The recipient mom wanted "something violets and daffodils." When I heard that I immediately thought of Georgia - the colors are perfectly violets and daffodils : )

Truly one of the prettiest quilts I've made in a while and the perfect way to commemorate a special baby girl's birth.

Here are some post-wash pictures trying to capture the crinkly cuddly goodness of a good baby quilt.

The Charmingly Done quilt pattern can be found in my shop here. You can use charm packs, layer cakes, fat quarters, fat eighths, or yardage, and it makes five sizes from lap to king. 

Happy quilting, everyone : )

Anna

New Quilt Pattern: Charmingly Done - House and Home

Not sure why there is such a gap in time from start (June 2022) to finish but here she is, Charmingly Done, my newest quilt pattern (available in my quilt pattern shop),  freshly washed and already in the spring rotation of quilts.

Charmingly Done is designed for charm packs (precut 5" squares), layer cakes (10" precut squares, fat quarters, fat eighths, or yardage and includes five sizes from lap to king. 

My sample quilt for Charmingly Done is made from leftover scraps of House & Home from Poppie Cotton. I cut 5" squares and added in Moda Bella Solids Earth as the accent. Moda Bella Solids Earth is such a great brown, although a bit challenging for me to capture its trueness. It's like a nice warm hug of smooth milk chocolate, not too strong and not too weak, and works perfectly with House & Home.

 

The prints of House & Home are so lovely, especially the florals. 

The colors are soft and calm.

Backing is a flannel Cuddl sheet. Have used these sheets before and they wash up so soft and make a great quilt backing.

For quilting I selected the Triplet edge-to-edge longarm quilting pantograph from Ma Tante Quilting.

I wanted the quilting to be simple and clean yet add a bit of softness and flow to the quilt. Triplet is just perfect! It's also a fun pantograph to watch stitch out because it goes so quickly and smoothly.

Quilt Stats:

Pattern - Charmingly Done by Fresh Dew Drops Quilting

Fabric - House and Home from Poppie Cotton

Accent Fabric (brown) - Bella Solids Earth

Longarm quilting pantograph - Triplet from Ma Tante Quilting

Thread - So Fine from Superior Thread

Happy quilting, everyone!

Anna : )

 

Custom Baby Quilt - Bella Solids - #3

This is the third custom baby quilt I've made for Kellie using the same Moda Bella Solids colors, very different patterns but the same colors, backing, and binding. Such a neat idea for baby quilts!

This time I was able to offer longarm quilting. The final quilting pantograph choice was Ikat from Urban Elements. I like how it softens the edges a bit but still complements the shape. It was a fun quilting panto to watch quilt out. 

The quilting looks kinda cool on the back, too.

With just an inspiration picture, it took me a minute to figure out how to design the block, but in the end, the quilt pieced together quicker and easier than I anticipated.

Quilt stats:

Size - 47" x 53"

Fabric - Moda Bella Solids

Batting - cotton

Longarm quilting pantograph - Ikat

Love Blooms - A Charming Barn Quilt 3

Using a charm pack of Love Blooms by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics I finished up this fresh new version of my A Charming Barn Quilt 3 quilt pattern.

It was a quick finish for February. A Charming Barn Quilt 3 is an easy quilt to get finished up if you are short on time.

This pattern is available in three sizes using precut fabric mini charm (2 1/2" squares), charm pack (5" squares), or layer cake (10" squares).

 

The quilting - we need to talk about it!

I settled on this longarm quilting pantograph fairly quickly. Crosshatching - it's a no brainer for me : ) With the scattering of flowers, perfect!

This is the Floral Crosshatch pantograph from Urban Elements.

It stitched out quickly and didn't use up a lot of bobbins.

Don't you love how it pops in the white border?!

I'm not sure how I feel about a red, white, and pink quilted wall hanging, but I do love the quilting.

Here she is coming fresh off the frame. This was the moment that I knew I picked the right longarm quilting pantograph. The light was hitting it just right. So lovely!

Quilt stats:

Pattern - A Charming Barn Quilt 3

Fabric - Love Blooms by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics

Batting - flannel

Thread - SoFine from Superior Threads

Pantograph - Floral Crosshatch from Urban Elementz

Happy quilting, all!

Anna : )

 

New Pattern: Little Bitty Trees - Winterstone

When it's -20 degrees and colder outside, this is as close as I'm going to get to walking in a winter wonderland, and I'm not complaining. Love! Love! Love this little quilt hanging out with my tree collection on the brand new shelf my husband made me : )

This is my newest quilt pattern and next up in my Seasons Quilt Series, Little Bitty Trees, made using Winterstone from Robert Kaufman.

This fabric is so pretty! It has shimmery silver accents that are fairly impossible to capture with a camera.  It has a very elegant feel.

Little Bitty Trees is written for two different sizes - 

this wall hanging at 40" x 40" and a table runner at 15"x 49".

The trees can be made with precut charm squares, scraps, layer cake squares, fat quarters, or yardage.

It's such a versatile quilt pattern.

The longarm quilting pantograph, Winter Tempest, is another one I love from My Creative Stitches. 

It complements the elegance of the fabric with just the right touch of snow and wind. It stitched out beautifully and smoothly and is the perfect finishing touch to my newest quilted winter wall hanging.

Quilt stats:

Pattern: Little Bitty Trees available in my store here

Fabric: Winterstone from Robert Kaufman

Batting: flannel

Thread: So Fine from Superior Threads

Longarm quilting pantograph: Winter Tempest

Happy quilting, fellow quilters : )

Anna