The other day I made the easiest quilt ever.
I started off with just these three fabrics, plus the batting. My plan was to make a simple whole cloth quilt.
I made myself a quilt sandwich using lovely lime and pink polka dotty fabric from Lecien for one side, and a pretty flowery light blue fabric I received from Wholeport for the other side.
I then drew out my diagonal grid for quilting (I always use this disappearing ink pen to mark my grids).
I used aqua thread to do an all over diagonal grid pattern and absolutely love the texture this kind of quilting produced.
At first I was planning on using pink striped fabric (shown in the very top picture) for the binding, but after seeing my pretty flowers I decided a bright yellow would be a much better choice.
I rounded the corners and attached the happy yellow polka dotty binding (cut on bias) by machine to one side.
Then I took the opportunity to add a little bit more interest to this simple quilt by attaching the other part of binding using running stitch and contrasting thread. I do love how it looks and it makes for a completely reversible baby quilt.
It finished at 34" x 41" and it was definitely the quickest quilt I've ever made. And, I only needed 2 yards of fabric, plus about another 1/4 yard for the binding.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a lovely day, friends. Svetlana
That is adorable Svetlana! And I love the hand stitched detail on the binding.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! This would be such a sweet present for a little one. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable :)
ReplyDeleteThis is very sweet. I used a diagonal quilting for a wholecloth quilt I did a while back (nothing sweet like this, a novelty print for my 3yo actually), and I think it's a very nice choice! I love the yellow binding!
ReplyDeleteLove the touch of the running stitch on the binding
ReplyDeleteSimple and beautiful. By rounding your corners as you did it makes the binding even easier too.
ReplyDeletebeautiful,well done.xx
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt, love the running stitch x
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet quilt, and I love what you did with the binding!!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet. I especially love the colors. I've been wanting to make a whole cloth quilt for sOmetime.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love the running stitch on the binding!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet, I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteIt's cute and I love what you did on the binding! I'm going to copy you and do that on the next quilt I bind.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice touch on the binding. Beautiful stitches!
ReplyDeleteThat is really lovely!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and sweet! Love the blue fabric!! xo Heather
ReplyDeleteJust a lovely quilt! The curved corners and hand stitched binding make it so special!
ReplyDeleteIt's so simple yet really pretty!
ReplyDeleteIt is loely, goes to show that sometimes the simpler the better!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful, lovely color combination. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThat is so gorgeous!! Love the cute colours and the rounded corners and stitched binding are the perfect finishing touches! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet and simple idea. I keep meaning to try rounded corners sometime, but I don't like making bias binding!
ReplyDeleteIt's so sweet. I love your handstitching on the binding. Just lovely!
ReplyDeleteit looks so cute! and I agree that the handstitching is a sweet touch!
ReplyDeleteooh i love your quilt!! I have that yardstick!! bought years and years ago when i began sewing :)
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the handstitching!
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea for a quick and special gift
ReplyDeleteYou will never see this children clothes ever,very cool than you can imagine
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