Thursday, August 17, 2017

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Baby Quilt - A Finished Quilt

Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017

Today ... a gallery of photos of the finished Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Baby Quilt and I am pretty pleased with how it came together! Simple patchwork continues to be my favorite way to spend my sewing time, although usually any kind of fabric play comes a close second. Fabric, fabric, fabric. This one is all about the fabric.

Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017
Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017
Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017

I have quilted the baby quilt by first ditch stitching all seam lines, and then stitching edge to edge diagonal lines through the lighter background fabric only. It makes for quite a heavily quilted quilt but in turn gives the quilt texture and another point of interest.

Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017
Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017

For the back of the quilt I have used a single small scale floral fabric from the Flower Bouquet Collection by Lecien. Purple! Well, lavender ... so far outside of my comfort zone ... but it suited the quilt and I think it's perfect for a baby/toddler girl.

Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017
Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017
Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017

For the binding I have not strayed too far from my usual, just a change of color: a pastel pink/white stripe fabric (Essentially Yours - Baby Pink Essential Stripe by Moda Fabrics).

Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017

QUILT DETAILS:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Baby Quilt
The finished quilt measures 36 inches x 45 inches
forty-two 16-patch + six 8-patch blocks blocks
 and 720 patchwork pieces.
Each finished square measures 1.5" x 1.5".
Fabric:
Approximately 100 different printed fabrics.
collection by Alexia Abegg (Cotton + Steel).
Batting:
Low loft Warm & White batting from The Warm Company.

Twinkle Star Baby Quilt | A Finished Quilt | © Red Pepper Quilts 2017
Machine Stitched Binding Tutorial here.
This cute baby quilt is already making its way across the Pacific Ocean, to be enjoyed by a newborn baby girl.

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15 comments:

  1. I think it's wonderful- I adore that stripey pink binding!

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  2. I love this quilt Rita. It is sweet. Love the stars for the back ground fabric. This quilt is a gem

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  3. Hello! It looks like your binding was machine stitched - was it? Very lovely. Thanks for sharing!

    DeeDee

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  4. Beautiful as always. I like to make my baby quilts one width of fabric because I think small quilts are useful (stroller, car seat). It seems so many people make them "go big or go home." Do you have a reason for making baby quilts the size you do?

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  5. Forgot to say - great idea on making the alternate blocks a simple fabric (not a solid but with a simple design). I need to steal this idea.

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  6. I love how the quilting makes the colored squares pop!

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  7. Adorable! The colors are perfect with the black/white star blocks.

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  8. so very cute...wonderfully inspiring!

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  9. Such a sweet quilt... I love everything about it!

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  10. What a cheerful quilt! I love the colors.

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