Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Small Version of a Big Quilt


I'm sure it will come to no surprise to anyone who reads my blog but I absolutely adore novelty fabrics!


My youngest daughter just turned one and my plan is to continue to collect cute fabrics and use them to make her a quilt for when she moves into a bed.  As I have some time before she is out of the crib, I used some of the blocks to make a doll quilt (which my daughters are giving to their cousin later this month.)


Now that I've finished the little quilt, I am so excited about making the large version - oh, and have I mentioned that I have never made anything larger than a lap size quilt???


And I'm still practicing FMQ - this time with a bright pink variegated thread (it is Aurifil 3660.)


I love how the typewriters fit right in with the mermaids and princesses!


I also took a few of the blocks and made some gift tags/ornaments.


And since I had the cute prints out, I figured I'd sneak a few into a paper piecing pattern that I am testing for a friend.

Linking to Freshly PiecedCrazy Mom Quilts and Quilt Story.



34 comments:

  1. Precious! I love novelty prints too d-awww.

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  2. It's so gorgeous Beth!! I absolutely adore it. I would love one on my bed. The tags are really cool too.

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  3. Oh my gosh. That is so stinking cute!

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  4. Love! I'm a bit of a novelty fabric fan too! What a great way to use them up - it's such a cheery quilt with so much fun movement! Gorgeous!

    And loving the sneak peek of the paper piecing ;)

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  5. Very cute, Beth! That would make an awesome twin quilt.

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  6. Oh that is so cute!! Your fmq loops look really really good. Can't wait to see the bigger version!

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  7. What an adorable quilt! Perfect novelty fabrics! Very cute tags, too!

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  8. That quilt is totally awesome! And you quilting is looking fantastic :)

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  9. I love the novelty fabrics but can't justify them - I promise I try really hard! But Turning them into framed "photos" totally makes them work. And it showcases them so well.
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  10. Goregeous! Your novelty prints are sweet without being overly so. The big version is going to be fantasti, and treasured! Personally, I would love a doll quilt hanging just like that one-- so cheery!

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  11. Oh, that is such an adorable quilt! Love the novelty prints you've used, Beth and your FMQ looks great, by the way.

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  12. Adorable!! Love the pink quilting :)

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  13. So much cuteness, I love it all!

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  14. Such a cute quilt Beth, I am sure it will be much loved.

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  15. This quilt is so adorable Beth. The polaroid blocks is the perfect pattern to highlight all those cute novelty prints. Your FMQ is beautiful.
    And the polar bear ornament, oh so cute!

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  16. This is SO cute, Beth! I love all those fussy cut prints on the quilt, and those ornaments are darling!

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  17. Love those prints and the quilt is just gorgeous!

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  18. The quilt is so bright and cheery. I also love the gift tags. I may try those

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  19. Wow these are just SO adorable! I love the way you have fussy cut all those cute little characters! What a good idea to make little tags too, they are so much fun.

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  20. Soooo pretty... I wish I could make this

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  21. Such a cute quilt, Beth!! You have some adorable fabrics in there! Love the little tags, too :)

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  22. Adorable! I love your pink loopy FMQ as well!

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  23. Oh, you really did an amazing job with this one. I love how the bit of wonkiness adds to the whimsy. This is one of those finishes that is going to inspire a whole new wave of I-Spy quilts, I can just feel it!

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  24. Adorable! I also have a soft spot for novelty fabric!

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  25. Super cute!! Very creative and I love the quilting!

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  26. You did a great job on the quilt and it is really cute!

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  27. What a fun use of novelty prints! Such a sweet little quilt!

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  28. Love this little quilt! It is so pretty and a perfect use for all the novelty prints.

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