Do you have fabric you just can't cut?

I bought a yard of this fabric and I just could not cut into it. I decided to make what I call a "panel quilt". 

I cut some purple cloud fabric for the borders.

I stitched on the borders with the clouds facing in on the top and the sides.

I love this fabric - "My Heart always come home to you"

 It reminds me of how important my family is to me. We are all going to be together soon and in my home.

I quilted it with two color Ribbon Quilting. I selected zinnia and a soft blue for the thread colors.

I quilted the words:  "A Quilt for Grandmama's Grand baby 2013".  This will be a quilt I will keep at my house for my Grand baby.  

It will be a quilt for Grandmama and baby to cuddle up in! Yes, I will let others cuddle with him too!  For sure Grandpapa!

I selected a super soft blue fabric for the backing of the quilt.

Oh my! I can not wait to cuddle up!

I used an 80/20 (Cotton/Poly) Batting.

I attached the binding with an all machine embroidery stitching.  A soft purple was the perfect choice for the thread on the binding.

Flipped the back to the front so you can see both sides.

I know babies don't use quilts or blankets in the crib any more, but I just had to see what it looked like in the crib!

I am ready to have my Grandbaby come to visit. I only have a couple more days to wait!

Last week, I got out the nursery rhyme books.

 I started reading them to the baby on Skype. 

They are the ones that my Mom read to me when I was a baby and that I read to my children. 

I can't wait to read them to my Grand baby all cuddled up in my Grandmama's Quilt.

I even cleaned up some stuffed toys. We are going to have so much fun.

Plus, I am making some little stuffed toys using my quilting fabric. I will share them with you soon.

Enjoy!
Marcia

I Completed my GREEN and White Quilt Top!

So pleased with my Green and White Quilt!  My daughter and her husband will love it!

I used some vintage flower sack fabric with some reproduction fabrics.

I selected a few tiny prints from the 70's. 

For a little added interest I accidentally threw in a tiny purple flower print. It was the evening when I was pulling fabrics for the quilt. I just was grabbing and washing and pressing.  Sweet --- I ended up with a little purple in the quilt too!

I topped it off with checks and prints from 2013.

A perfect mixture of greens with a few touches of blue (and purple) prints to make me happy!

As I completed the blocks I laid them out on a bed sheet on the floor to get a nice balance of lights and darks and colors.

Then I stitched the rows together.

I love the mixture of colors and prints.

It's a perfect blend with the greens!

I laid the finished quilt top on my guest bed. It is a queen size bed.  I really wanted it larger, so I am going to make two more rows for the width and one more for the length.
I have plenty of time, as I am not quilting it til after the holidays.

Enjoy your day!
Marcia

Show and Tell Saturday --- Sharing My Barn Quilt

I shared my Barn Quilt at the Quilting Gallery Show and Tell this weekend for the Up Close Quilting.

I created my Barn Quilt for a Project Quilting Challenge in 2012.  I used the raw edge applique' method for the pieces and then thread painted the whole quilt with lots of textures and details.

I was inspired by four photos of barns and windmills.

I posted construction process of how I created it. Click Here.  I share how I draw the lines so I know where to stitch -Thread Paint.

It's not a pattern, but I show you how I created and cut every piece for the quilt.  You can do it too!

And Click Here to see the photos "up close" of my completed barn quilt.

Click Here to see all the quilts at the Quilting Gallery's Show and Tell. 

When you hop over to see all the quilts you are asked to vote on your favorites.

Enjoy your day!
Marcia