Seaside Baby Quilt - Finished!

I finished the baby quilt! And, another little project with the scraps (I'll show the extra project a little later).

The 'front' of the quilt. 

As I previously mentioned, I wanted to try and create an abstract representation of the seaside, and sun, and birds flying. It's ok, although there are numerous things I would tweak (color choices, some sizing of the curves). So, I created a simple striped back, using child-friendly fabrics. That way it's fully reversible!

The 'back' of the quilt. 

I was going with an outdoors/animal theme for this side. I used two layers of batting because I wanted the quilt to be kind of puffy, although I'm not sure how much I actually like it. I was just thinking that in Florida it's kinda hot...not a huge demand for quilts...could be a playmat, too? 

Back and quilting detail. 

I quilted all over with horizontal wavy lines. It represents wind, water, and goes well with horizontal stripes. Winning all around! I used a bit of wee wander for the binding, and love how it complemented both sides of the quilt!

Quilt or log? 

All in all, this was a quick quilt to put together, and I really enjoyed the curved piecing. I like that it's reversible, and I like the colors for a boy quilt. Do I sound like I'm trying to convince myself? There are definitely things I'd change on a future model, but I'm happy with this one, and proud to send it onto it's new home.

Cameos by Big Red and Picasso. 

In other news, the animals had fun observing my photoshoot on the Farm! 

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it Up Friday.

Quilt for Baby H

My old roommate had her baby! A healthy happy baby boy from the pictures! And, I've just about finished the top. I was going for an abstract beach day, to go with the estuary theme of the nursery.

Quilt up on my living room wall! Small picture is postcard size if you're determining scale. 

I think it went a little too abstract, so I'm going to piece the back in rows with a bunch of cute prints. That way she can use whichever side she wants! My favorite part is the sun, where the curves all meet up. I think the part I don't like so much is the ocean - I should have gone a little darker with my 'foam' color. It's too close to one of the sky colors. 

Close up of piecing. 

I made simple quarter circles and cut every block down to 6", then pieced the top together. The curved piecing was a lot simpler and faster than I thought it would be, I just used a pin at the center and one at the start and worked my way around.

Blocks laid out - colors are off!

I had fun playing around with the blocks before I settled on the layout. I liked the feeling of this image, even though the colors are way off. Maybe I'll make a half square circle quilt...that's the curvy equivalent of a half square triangle, right?