February 5, 2008
Children's Delight Quilt Assembly Begins
While this week did not bring me a baby who sleeps through the night (I am not sure what sleep regression this is, but I would like it to be over soon, please!), it did bring me a baby who took good naps on Thursday when I had time to quilt. Now all of the blocks have been converted into 7 strips that each contain 5 blocks.
When I lay them out, I can begin to see a quilt coming together. There's still a bit more sewing to do, but I've started the home stretch. When it comes to quilting, it seems like after I get my blocks all finished, or get close to the end of having them finished, I have some a-ha! moment that makes me want to take everything apart and start again. For this quilt, it was figuring out how to deal with squaring the blocks up before seaming them into the strips. Fortunately, this bit of knowledge is the sort of thing that can be applied to future projects.
With the block layout, I let the chips fell where they may. The only block that I picked a specific place out for is the one in the exact center. I did spend a little time trying to play with the order, but in the end, I decided that it didn't make very much difference. If I'd fussy cut the center squares, perhaps, that would have been less true. But there were enough similar squares that every time I moved one somewhere to avoid some sort of pattern collision I created another one. After a while, I just decided to let it be. It's busy, but it's busy in a playful way and I like that for a baby.
The next step will be to sew those strips together into a cohesive whole. Now the really fussy pinning and sewing is about to begin. I predict a reasonable amount of ripping as I work to get those corner blocks to look right...
This quilt looks more fabulous every week! WOW!!!!
The quilt looks great! I don't know about Miss Z, but L'il I is busy working on getting that first tooth and it kept him up for a while (along with his cold -- courtesy of big brothers) ... cereal and pears seems to be helping him get back into more of a sleep routine too ... good luck!
What a striking quilt ... love it. I'll have to read back through your blog for the story behind it. You'll have lots of years to sleep through the night ..... it's been many years since we've had a baby awake in the night.
That block in the middle is perfect! I love it!
So playful! I love it. Especially the placement of the block in the middle--perfect.
It look great!
That middle block really pulls it together!
Firtst time I see a quilt, that accely make me want to quilt myself. Love your quilt.
That quilt is amazing. When I saw the photo of the fabrics you'd chosen, I didn't like the combo at all. How's that for honest? I've been quilting for a lot of years, and I just couldn't see where that combo of fabrics was going. You have an amazing eye for color! Keep quilting. I can't wait to see what awesome combinations you'll come up with next!