Look what I made! It’s a quilt for my niece’s little son, Sammy. His parents are dyed-in-the-wool Yankee fans, so I knew it had to have a baseball theme.
As a busy Developmental Editor at C&T, I don’t have lots of spare time, and when I do, I want to work on a project that’s relatively small, simple, and achievable. As luck would have it, I was editing the latest book by M’Liss Rae Hawley—Fast, Fat Quarter Quilts with M’Liss Rae Hawley.
What could be more perfect? From the many fun and simple projects in the book, I chose one that is REALLY easy. It’s the Building Blocks Crib Quilt (there’s also a larger 12-block version). This design is so simple, but it’s fun to play with—you can use those windows to display anything from a fussy cut fabric to embroidery. I used baseball fabric, of course.
The quilting on this is really special—it was done on a longarm by talented Ruthmary Schauer of our Sales Department. She stitched a galaxy of stars, as well as swirls around each bat and ball.
The only problem? I started this quilt when Sammy was born, and I just gave it to him for his second birthday. Because I started and stopped and got distracted by other things, it took me two years to make. Oh, well—better late than never!
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LOOOKS GOOD.I WONDERED HOW I WAS GONNA DO A QUILT WITH THE CAMPING MATERIAL I HAVE. BUT I DIDNT WANT TO CUT UP THE PATTERN. SO KNOW I KNOW HOW THANKS
LOOOKS GOOD.I WONDERED HOW I WAS GONNA DO A QUILT WITH THE CAMPING MATERIAL I HAVE. BUT I DIDNT WANT TO CUT UP THE PATTERN. SO KNOW I KNOW HOW
I have been looking for a good fat quarter quilting book – awesome. Where can I buy it?
Ha, I can beat that one! I made a king-sized double wedding ring quilt for my daughter when she got married. I started it before her wedding but her first child was two before she got her wedding quilt! I think it took me 3-1/2 years to finish it, but I did hand-quilt it, which took a loooong time.
The quilt is adorable. Great choices of fabrics for baseball fans.
I love making baby quilts, looks like this is a book I need to put on my list of books to buy.
Thanks for the review.
Kathie