Wednesday 23 January 2013

One for the boys

My last post was all about girlie stitching, and I mentioned that I was thinking about a blue version of the girlie quilt, well I just couldn't get the idea out of my head!


So here is the start of one for the boys (or girls like my daughter, who love blue)


I don't have a design wall, and usually just throw fabric together and hope for the best but I decided to use some masking take and stick my strips on the wall as I'm sewing. Now I *really* want a design wall!


This is the current state of my kitchen table. I think my rotary cutter is under that pile somewhere, and the picture is missing a cup of tea - I'm off to put the kettle on! :)

Happy Wednesday!

Fiona x

18 comments:

  1. My girls love blue more than pink too! These blues are so lovely and soft! Get an old/large picture frame and staple gun some wadding over it. Then you'll have a portable design wall! jxo

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  2. I like your blue boy quilt. Di x

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  3. Love the look of this! I never think I like blue but I just made some blue and white blocks for my do good stitches circle and I loved them!

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  4. it's so adorable, Fiona. I just love all these colors together, and the fabrics work so great with this kind of quilt. Beautiful!!!!

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  5. Oh I love this Fiona! My girl isn't a fan of pink either, green is her favourite :-)

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  6. It is looking amazing Fiona. I love all the blues. Great idea for improvising a desing wall.

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  7. I'm hyperventilating about your HR use. Other than that - beautiful! ;-)

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  8. Oh phew - I thought I was the only one without a design wall! The blue quilt is going to be gorgeous - yea for girls who love blue!

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  9. I'm a girl that loves blue! And what Susan said ;o)

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  10. Oh wow you're pulling out the fab fabrics here. I see some of my absolute favourites! Keep stitching :)

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  11. I love pink AND blue.... but admittedly when I was wee it would have been blue hands down. Its gorgeous! Might just like this one even more than the pink! lol

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  12. It's gorgeous (and it has the goldfish in bags fabric!AND camper vans)I did have a pink phae as a child, but blue was definitely more me on the whole (don't think having 2 brothers influenced it though)

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  13. Love it - but then I am a blue girl from waaaaay back!

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  14. That is so pretty! I love the varying widths, it just adds something to this nice straightforward pattern.

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  15. So cute! My favorite color is blue too, although when I was younger it was purple.

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  16. Yep - doing a blue one was a great idea!

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