Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Log Cabin Baby Quilt


Yesterday was a very exciting day for me.  I was flipping through the blogs in my reader and came upon the listing of the Top 10 link ups in the Festival of Half Square Triangles at Canoe Ridge Creations.  I scrolled through, admiring the quilts, and then, BAM - there was my quilt.  Wow - I couldn't (and can't) believe it.  There were so many amazing entries into the festival - I am so flattered to be chosen.  The choice has now been turned over to the viewer's and voting is open until tomorrow night (Wednesday, April 25th at midnight CST.)

I was in such a happy place because of my HST quilt news that I couldn't wait to get started on my next project but as I've been mentioning, my fabric stash is running very low.  So, while I was waiting for my new fabrics to arrive, I decided to fix the binding on this Log Cabin quilt.  This was one of the first patchwork quilts I made after discovering my love of quilting.  I made it last summer while very pregnant and had my two older kids nearby taking turns picking out the fabrics.  This quilt definitely has its, um, imperfections - puckering and uneven squares for example - but most of its, um, imperfections, don't bother me at all.  However, the binding was really awful.  I think this was only the second quilt that I actually put a binding on - and I machine-stitched the binding which didn't work out very well.  (It was after this quilt that I started hand-stitching my bindings until I decided to try machine-stitching again a few months ago.)  Anyway, here is a small photo of the binding:


Redoing the binding has been on my to-do list for awhile and I'm so glad I finally did it.  What a huge difference it makes!


I machine stitched the binding again but I think my technique has come a long way over the last eight months (not perfect but much improved.)



And another pic:


I started this binding as soon as the baby started her nap this morning.  While I was stitching, I was trying to remember what I did during nap times when my older two were babies - I didn't do anything crafty back then - no sewing, no crochet, no embroidery - seriously, what I do with that time?  Okay, back to the present - one more photo:


Happily, my new fabric order arrived.  Yea!


So I started sewing my quilt for the My Precious QAL at Kelbysews.


Can you guess what my precious fabric is?



It is the Momo Wonderland and the Mendocino.  I also used the few precious scraps I had left of Nicey Jane and various other fabric scraps I love.  I only had a 1/2 yard (or even less) of the Mendocino but I had a full yard of the Wonderland so I'll be doing another project or two with that as well.

Oh, and I'll leave you with this:


This is the old binding I cut off the quilt and some scraps that are even too tiny for me to use.  I collect these in a basket for my daughters who put them to use in their craft projects.  They use the scraps in a variety of ways including as stuffing since they always seem to be making pillows and mattresses for their dolls.

I have a few other projects in this works this week including this one that I posted a peek of over the weekend.  And I think I might get back to a little crochet - it has been awhile.

Linking up to JAQ Studios - Made by Me WednesdaySew Much Ado - We did it! WednesdayFabric Tuesday at Quilt Story, and WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

Okay, I'm off to check out the link parties to see what everyone else has been up to this week.


6 comments:

  1. Hi Beth - congrats on your HST being in the Top 10. I've voted for you and good luck!
    Love the bright colours of your Log Cabin quilt.

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  2. Congratulations on making it to the top 10! The quilt looks great with the new binding. =D

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  3. Congratulations.What a great achivement to get to Top 10. Love the log cabin quilt.

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  4. Lovely quilt - and nice new binding!! I haven't done 100% machine stitched binding yet and I like your zig zags in a contrasting colour. I sew it on by machine then finish it by hand on the opposite side. Stopping in from Fabric Tuesday linky party - Amy from www.craftyshenanigans.blogspot.co.uk

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  5. I like the new binding!! It's great to know that it can be redone. I think I will try try machine stitching for my next quilt.

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  6. Found you on the Small Blog linky - I love your colourful quilts! I'm also amazed by your productivity:-)

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