Saturday, May 31, 2014

Big Girl Quilt

Hello friends! How have you been?!!! I have a quilt to share - this one was made especially for my niece, who turned 3 in April. I thought it was time to replace her baby quilt with a BIG girl quilt.

I fell in love with the fabric line 'Hello Petal' by Aneela Hooey for Moda and knew it would be a perfect fit for the 'Pow Wow' pattern. I then added in a few navy blues to make the background of the blocks scrappy and voila...




This is only the second time I have made a quilt with those pointy triangle tips (the first time was a bomb...) and I must confess those points are tricky for me!



Simple diagonal stitching was all it needed, I thought about going in both directions but it seemed like it would be too busy, especially with the dark navy thread.



A little splash of blue in the binding, just for fun!


And for the back - big blue medallions - soooo pretty! I am completely taken with this for the finish.

Happy weekend all! It is sunny and bright here, hope you have something fun to enjoy this weekend, wherever you may be.


~Lisa

17 comments:

  1. I love your 'big girl' quilt, Lisa.Those bright and cheery fabrics set against the lovely polka dot fabrics look lovely and the backing fabric is perfect. This quilt is a whole lot of fun!! Tricky pointy triangle tips or not.....they look perfect to me. Your niece is going to love this pretty quilt.

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  2. Love this! I actually just bought the pow wow pattern to make a "big boy quilt" for my 3 year old :) great minds think alike right?!

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  3. Gorgeous finish, Lisa! I bet your niece will love her big girl quilt. Aneela's fabrics were the perfect choice! Must say, I'm smitten with that backing fabric and your dash of blue in the binding.

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  4. Beautiful quilt Lisa!!! The background is perfect and I love the backing and binding too!! I would love to make this pattern too. Your points look awesome!!

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  5. I like your choice of background fabric. It makes the blocks pop.

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  6. It turned out gorgeous! I think your niece will love it!

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  7. Wow! It is absolutely stunning Lisa. I love the color combo; the dark background really makes the 'Hello Petal' prints pop. I think your niece will love it.

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  8. I love Hello Petal. I'm still debating what color to use for a solid. I love your choices, so pretty!

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  9. This turned out beautiful! I love the variations on the backgrounds - your niece is going to love this quilt!

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  10. I love the navy polka dot background with the pinks...so pretty! I've got pow wow on my to do list for my son's quilt:)

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  11. It looks stunning Lisa! Love the pattern. She will love it.

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  12. It's gorgeous, one which will last a long time. The backing fabric is beautiful too.

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  13. I love Hello Petal too and I think you have the perfect balance for your 3 year old niece. Hello Petal has a delicate design combined with the strong (grown up) colours, making you quilt timeless!

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  14. your points look wonderful!! And I love the little splash of blue in the binding.....mine is usually because I run out of binding and have to add a bit of something else!

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  15. I totally love how you used a couple different blue fabrics for your background here - it gives this quilt so much movement!

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  16. I love this!!!!!!! Perfect colors!

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