A baby boy quilt and a bag.

Hello friends, I sure hope your week has been a happy one. Today I am sharing a baby quilt made by Elizabeth for friends that are expecting a boy.

Elizabeth asked me  to custom quilt this one, so I did have some fun! If you are a regular follower of my blog you will notice whenever I am working on a custom quilt I like to ditch stitch. I know many quilters don't but I feel by ditch stitching you define the piecing and give a real crisp look to the quilt. It is time consuming but so worth it.

For this pretty quilt I pulled out some of my 'gadgets', the straight edged ruler for the ditch stitching and the others for the curves etc.

The quilt measures 35" x 47", Elizabeth chose wool/cotton batting, some of the fabrics are by Bunny Hill.

A feathered border to blend with the feather wreaths and for something a bit different I quilted curved cross hatched squares in the border corners.

A couple of photo's with the perfect light to really show off the quilting!

Got to say, I really do love my job! So many lovely quilts of all kinds. If you follow me along on Facebook you will see the next quilt I have been working on is so different. here is a peek.

I am part of a small group of women who get together once a month to stitch and chat.............no @#*%^$ here! We have a Christmas swap, you know the drill, you pull a name out of the hat and that is the person you make a gift for. Here is what I made Di.

The pattern was from a Moda bake shop book called:Fresh Fabric Treats'................say that ten times with a lolly pop in your mouth!!

You are probably thinking Christmas presents in February?! Well some in the group had lots going on in December and January, anyway why not drag Christmas out a bit longer!
I also made a wee zip pouch and popped some threads and needles inside. I fondly call Di 'The Bag Lady' as she makes some lovely bags and has quite a few! I hope she doesn't mind another.

Until next time........................................................