Baby Quilt Finished

Being unable to spend hours and hours quilting as I used to do in the past, due to pains in the back, I just quilted this baby quilt with big stitches, following the sides of the small squares of the four patch blocks, using variegated colored threads. The final result is quite pleasant.

TUTORIAL : How to Sew a Rod Sleeve on the Back of a Quilt

If you plan to use your quilt as wall hanger, one method is to hang it on rod fixed in the wall.

For this purpose, you will have to attach a hanging sleeve on the back of your quilt.

This tutorial will show you how to proceed to sew the sleeve and to attach it on the quilt back.

Cut a 5" large stripe of fabric. The length should be 1" less than your quilt.

Make a little hem on each side.

Fold your sleeve in two, lengthwise, and sew it before sewing your binding.

Sew you binding on the right side of your quilt and then hand sew it on the sleeve.
For the binding, you will find the explanations HERE and HERE.

Press and pin a little fold to allow the rod to have space.

Hand stitch the sleeve all along.

Take the pins away, your sleeve is ready.

Your quilt is ready to be hanged.

One Patch Baby Boy Quilt Tutorial from A to Z

Finished Size : 0.78 yards  x 1 yard

Required fabrics 

For the top :

1/2 yard printed fabric.

1/2 yard muslin or dotted white fabric.

 For the backing :

1.25 yard printed or dotted blue fabric. 

For the binding :

4" orange fabric

For the batting :

Wool Batting

For the Knots :

Embroidery white thread.

Cut both printed and white fabrics lenghwise in 5" stripes.
Then cut them in 5" x 5" squares.

Sew the printed and white squares together, right side against right side.
Make 8 rows of 6 units each.

Assemble the rows together.
Your top is done.

Cut your wool batting a little bigger than the top.

Cut your backing fabric the same size as the batting.

Baste and link with knots as shown HERE and HERE.

Bind your quilt as shown HERE and HERE

Hand Binding

Last Monday the quilting meeting took place at my home. As you can see, it is becoming a quilting - knitting activity! Agnes is knitting a lovely shawl and Eleni, our long-arm quilter, is knitting a sweet patchwork doll blanket. I started hand binding my baby quilt. Next week I will publish the promised tutorial!

for the opportunity of our meeting I baked a walnut cake and a custard cream, both grand-mother's recipe.

Windmill Baby Quilt Finished!

You have seen the progress of this quilt here, and here. Also, the tutorial for it was published in FAVEQUILTS magazine. If you are interested, you will find all the measurements and details in this tutorial. For my tutorial : CLICK

I used several grey fabrics from the collection Sketch from Timeless Treasures.

For the backing : Sketch Ivory from Timeless Treasures.

For the binding : Cloud 9, from Elizabeth Olwen,  Grey Abbey Organic Gentile Vines Dandelion.

For the batting I used a thin organic cotton one.

This quilt will be used as a light blanket for spring and autumn. For next winter I plan to make a warmer one, and for this purpose, I would welcome any advice on a warm and fluffy batting quality from you.

Many people were suspicious on using grey color for a baby quilt, but in fact I believe that, as babies' rooms are always overcrowded with lively colored toys, adding again colors in a quilt would be somewhat tiring for the eyes. However I allowed myself to make it less dull by adding a glittering yellow border.

Rail Fence Miniature

Slow Sunday Stitching

Miniature quilt

Detail hand quilted border

Miniature quilt backing

Miniature quilt backing

This mini quilt measures 11" x 8". The Rail Fence center measures 7.25" x 4.50".

Each block 1.50" x 1.50". Each stripe 1.50" x 0.75".

It is machine pieced, hand quilted and hand binded.

Hand binding explanations here.

I am linking up today with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching, and with Karen for Sew Many Ways.

Best wishes for a wonderful stitching Sunday.

Pour mes amies francaises : 

Ce quilt mesure  28 cm x 20 cm.

Le motif central  19 cm x 11cm.

Chaque block       4 cm x  4 cm.

Chaque bande     4 cm x  1 cm.

Ce mini quilt est fait a partir de petites chutes de tissus. Il est assemble a la machine et quilte a la main. La bordure est cousue a la machine sur l'endroit et a la main sur l'envers du travail avec un petit point glisse. Explications ici.

Je souhaite a toutes mes amies quilteuses un super dimanche!

Christine

Mini Houses

Slow Sunday Stitching 

Four mini houses

Detail mini house

Hand stitches

Hand stitches

Together with the basket pattern, the house pattern is my favorite one. Although I made several basket quilts, I only did this miniature house quilt, but it is in my projects to create a large one some day...

Sunday morning is ideal for slow stitching and I finished the binding of this miniature quilt (here in Greece it is 2 pm). The size is 13.50" x 13,50".

Linking up today with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching.

Blue Quilt Hand Binding

This is the last touch to my blue Log Cabin : I am sewing the border on the reverse side of the quilt as shown HERE. As usual I enjoy this relaxing phase, sewing in the garden with a cup of coffee next.

I am linking up today with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching.

Wishing a wonderful Sunday to everyone!

Christine