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

Little Apples Baby Quilt complete!

 Thankyou for all the suggestions for quilting the Little Apples quilt I've made for my friend's new baby. I went with Jessica's suggestion and did wavy lines. I really really like how it's turned out!

I hope my friend does too :)

This is one of the quickest and simplest quilts I've ever made. For those interested I used a charm pack of Little Apples by Aneela Hoey for Moda, mixed in with a couple of leftover  'It's a Hoot' Charms by Momo. The sashing is 2.5" strips of Klona in white, and the backing is a Katie Jump Rope print that I love using for quilt backs, with a scrappy strip pieced in. The binding is a bit of a red sheet from ikea that I had leftover from backing another quilt. After washing and drying it ended up at approx 40" x 46"

Fiona x