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baby butterfly quilt

Posted on September 3, 2009

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I’ve been making blocks for this new baby quilt. I think it’s fun and a bit funky – a little play on green and pink, though changing it up a bit by using raspberry and lime.

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The colors for this quilt came from the fabric which I’ve used as the center of each block. It’s a Robert Kaufman print… from the Hot Couturier line, I believe (correct me if I’m wrong!). I only had two fat quarters of it, so I decided to design the quilt around that focus fabric, pulling in other lime, pink and brown prints.

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It will all be sashed in white, which should brighten it all up and make these colors really pop. If I weren’t such a slacker, I’d have it done by now. Instead you’ll just have to imagine it sashed in white!

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making progress?

Posted on September 1, 2009

It’s strange not to have a completed quilt to show you this week… when I’ve had a chance to sew, I’ve just been working on blocks for either my block party quilt or for the string quilt. I think I nearly have enough blocks for the block party quilt, and once I receive blocks from 2 more people, I should be ready to put it together. Here are a couple more I made to add in…

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And then, since I can’t help myself, I decided to start a new quilt. I’ve wanted to make one with these colors for quite some time. I think it will be a baby quilt, so I can get some satisfaction of being able to finish a quilt!

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So that’s about it… well, aside from a bit of organizing… I’m not sure how my fabric manages to find its way into every room of the house, but it does. Seriously. Even places like the kitchen and the bathroom, where frankly, it really has no business being. I finally collected it all and now I just need to put it away (although it is quite pretty stacked like this!)

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