Monday 1 April 2013

disappearing in the woods

hmm that title sounds a bit sinister, i can definetly assure you its not sinister in the slightest, its the name of my recent quilt finish, wanna see?




























when 'a walk in the woods' by aneela hoey came out i just had to buy it, i just love the candy pink and blues. i bought a layer cake and there it sat, so i finally decided to cut it up! i wanted to make a cute baby quilt, enter the disappearing 9 patch, it's such a fun block.


i quilted in a loopy meandering pattern, with a variegated thread its really nice to see the thread changing throughout the quilt. i tried a new to me binding technique, i've always machine stitched it on with using a zig-zag stitch but this time i sewed in the ditch on the front and catching the back, it turned out well i think this will my new binding method.




see the binding? you can see the stitching on the back but it creates a really neat finish. stitched my label on and now its all ready for the craft fair in may :)

and a stripey binding shot for good luck, i love me a good stripey binding!!

quilt stats
fabric- a walk in the woods by aneela hoey
backing- dotty fabric from ikea
binding- marmalade by bonnie and camille
size- 36" x 36"


linking up with lets get acquainted at from pixels to patchwork

rachael x

6 comments:

  1. Stunning quilt R! I'm sure it will be snapped up in no time! Jxo

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  2. That is just adorable. I am trying to do more FMQ, but am always afraid of ruining my quilt top. I love what you did and the fabric is just so cute.
    Linking up from Plum and June's

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  3. A beauty of a quilt. I love that pattern. Such different results depending on the fabrics ; )

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  4. Adorable quilt! The stripey binding is the perfect touch! I have a "Walk in the Woods" layer cake sitting on my shelf too It is such a cute line of fabric!

    Thank you for linking up to Let’s Get Acquainted this week!

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  5. This is a gorgeous quilt! I just love this fabric line and I'be made so many things with it, it's just so pretty! I love your quilting too. Hopping over from the Plum and June link up :-)

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  6. Lovely finish, I especially like the green striped binding :-)

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