And, surprisingly, I've already managed to finish the top.
I had originally pulled a gorgeous stack of blues and greens - but then couldn't help adding in a few cheeky smaller stars in red and orange. I like the punch.
This baby measures 40" x 40" so should be the perfect size for little bub. All I have to do now is decide on the quilting and get it done. Hmm... any ideas???
E.
Linking up to WIP Wednesday with Lee.
What a wonderful baby quilt that will be!
ReplyDeleteI'm useless at quilting ideas and nearly always go with echoing or straight lines!!
Oh it's wonderful. Love the cheeky little stars, too. You're absolutely right about the punch.
ReplyDeleteOoh! I love it! And those cute little orange pops are just perfect. Definitely a nice colour scheme ;-)
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Oh, nice work! I agree that the orange gives it a bit of "punch" as you say. Quilting ideas quilting: 1) keep the background simple - curvy lines in white (like wind blowing, or lines coming from the stars as if they were shooting stars) and then highlight the stars by quilting 1/4 inch inside with matching or contrasting colours, or reproducing a star pattern. If you do handquilting at all, I can see some big stitch quilting inside the stars in contrasting colours such as orange for the blue stars and vice versa. Option 2) use the background to create more stars in the same style as your pieced stars, either in white or in contrasting colours (but in the latter case I would use a fine thread). I'm sure there are many, many other ways you could quilt this and it would still look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThe warm-colour stars are excellent contrasts! Love the wonky star quilt - looks spectacular! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the contrast made by adding the little stars. Really makes the quilt! Looking forward to seeing all your planned projects, too. There are only 62 days left to go!
ReplyDeleteLove this Erin, I have just found out that my niece is pregnant so might get round to making one myself in the New Year!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little quilt! I like how the stars pop on the background!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! He is going to love it so much (when he is old enough to love a quilt)! As for quilting, I'm stippling everything right now, so I vote stipple! :)
ReplyDeleteSo brilliant! Love the pops of orange and red too. I'm all about simple quilting and i think diagonal lines going one way would look cool and like they were shooting stars :-)
ReplyDeleteadorable!!! I love the red and orange too!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! Yay for sewing on impulse!
ReplyDeleteLots of fun, love the wee pops of red and orange in there
ReplyDeleteAdorable and fun! Great wonky stars in various sizes. Love the orange one - the teeny tiny one is such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThose little stars are the perfect touch! Such a sweet little quilt top!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! And I love the tiny orange and red ones.
ReplyDeleteLove it! The little stars in red and orange are perfect. For the quilting, I would keep it really simple to leave the quilt nice and soft and cuddly. Maybe some echos around the stars and some straight lines in the background.
ReplyDeletea great baby quilt - love the colours. I would be quilting in straight lines, but only because that is all I know how to do!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! Such a great pattern for a baby, I'm sure he and mama will be delighted with it!
ReplyDeleteit's so sparkly with those stars! very cool.
ReplyDeleteOh I just LOVE< LOVE it!!! The red looks fantastic, truly.
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