Do you remember this lovely fat quarter bundle of Laurie Wisbrun's new fabric collection Don't be Crabby! I showed you a while ago? Adorable, right? I especially love those houndstooth crabs, how clever!
From the moment I saw this collection I knew I wanted to make a baby boy quilt. I went through my stash and added some fun polka dotty fabric to the stack and then I got stuck! I didn't want to cut all these lovely creatures into small pieces, yet I was not keen on keeping large blocks of fabric uncut, either.
While browsing online for some ideas, I came across Amy's amazing tutorial on how to make really gorgeous, perfectly round circles and I knew that was the way to go. The circles are large enough to showcase the pretty creatures, plus kids like circles, right?
I used baby text print fabric in green and light blue for the background. I then stitched the circles to the background using a regular running stitch and embroidery thread.
I like the way this quilt back turned out, I just took pieces of leftover fabric and "played puzzle" until it looked just right.
I then did some simple triple straight line quilting to make sort of a grid and frame all the circles. I especially like the way quilting makes these circles pop a little.
This quilt finished at 36" x 36". I had a lot of fun making it and loved the challenge of coming up with a design for this specific fabric collection. (I usually start with a pattern and decide on the fabric later, so this was like walking backwards for me.)
GIVEAWAY:
This fabric collection will be available in stores in December, but thanks to Laurie Wisbrun and Robert Kaufman I have one FQ bundle to give away to one lucky winner.
To enter, leave a comment letting me know what you'd make using this fabric. That's it, easy peasy.
!!!!!This giveaway is open to US residents only!!!!!!
Mr. Random and I will draw a winner on Sunday night. Good luck! Thanks for stopping by!
UPDATE:::
A huge thank you to everyone, all 90 of you, who participated in this giveaway.
Mr. Random has chosen a winner: #34
Valerie, who said:
UPDATE:::
A huge thank you to everyone, all 90 of you, who participated in this giveaway.
Mr. Random has chosen a winner: #34
Valerie, who said:
I love what you did with this fabric! And I have a nephew coming in February... hmmm...... :)
Congratulations, Valerie! I'll email you shortly.