Thursday, July 11, 2013

pretty in pink {a baby quilt}

A while back I was asked to make a simple pink baby quilt. I raided my stash and put this pile of pretties together.


I decided to add a little bit of green to complement the pinks and to keep things from getting boring and flat. Plus, who could possibly resist these tiny adorable Heather Ross mice? :)


I went back and forth on what design to go with until I finally settled on the same one I wanted to do in the first place, a simple patchwork using 3" squares. I pressed, and cut, and pinned, and sewed, and pressed some more, and a few hours later I had this 36" quilt top all finished.


A gorgeously soft pink minky seemed to be begging to be used for the backing, so I happily obliged.


I then did simple straight line quilting outlining both sides of each seam and finished this lovely off with white and pink polka dotty binding.


 I must say, there was a point while making this quilt when I questioned whether the small size of the squares will cause the whole quilt to look too busy, but now that it's all finished I do like the way it turned out. I think all these fabrics mashed together make for a very lovely romantic quilt.


And, I already have a new stack of blue and green pretties ready to be turned into a matching baby boy quilt. Can't wait to start cutting :)

Thanks for stopping by. Svetlana

Linking up to AmandaJean's Finish it up Friday.

32 comments:

  1. This is so pretty! I have never backed a quilt in anything but cotton. Does it hold up well?

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  2. So perfect for a baby girl, Svetlana. I'm lookiing forward to the new Heather Ross prints coming next month! Would you mind sharing where you get your quilt labels?

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  3. Looks fantastic. Something about a simple patchwork that always makes me happy. I was wondering, when you do patch work this small - do you lay our all your squares and arrange them first - or just put them in random order in a pile and start sewing?

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  4. I love your binding! What fabric did you use?

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  5. Very nice. I'm itching to make a simple patchwork quilt myself. No time though, hehe!

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  6. I have used minky as a backing a very few times, it used up a lot of bad language.

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  7. Just adorable! I think the zig zag print adds some interest to the other soft prints!

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  8. Love it. The green squares just make it pop. Can't wait to see the boys one

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  9. Super sweet. I think the 3" squares are *just right*.

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  10. Oh so pretty! You put fabrics together so beautifully! Jxo

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  11. I just love it! Couldn't be sweeter

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  12. How easy is the minky to quilt? I have tried a soft baby cord and am going to try velveteen but always interested to know about other materials!

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  13. The green with mice is just the right touch. Beautiful!

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  14. Must a person pre-wash minky before making a quilt? This is an absolutely precious quilt!

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  15. This is so pretty and delicate

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  16. what a precious baby quilt. I love the soft colors and just the right amount of green!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
    Needle and Thread Thursday

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  17. Oh it's lovely! I adore polka dot binding - it looks particularly sweet on this quilt.

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  18. This is so sweet! And that pretty pink minky is so pretty. What brand of minky fabrics do you use?

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  19. Svetlanko, nadherna deka! Moc krasne barvy a vysledek opravdu paradni!! J.

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  20. I really love the fabric combinations you have pulled for these quilts. The baby girl quilt is so pretty. Green was a great choice to coordinate. The mouse fabric so so cute!

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  21. Oh, I love the green! I've been thinking about a pink scrappy quilt! A great reminder to add some other scraps in too! Bardzo piekne. :)

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  22. Very pretty quilt. Looking forward to seeing the boy version too.

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  23. Absolutely beautiful! I agree with you about adding in the green, adds a bit of contrast and interest and is just gorgeous! Well done.

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  24. Ahoj Sveti, keď som Janku poprosila o detskú deku, ani som nedúfala v niečo také krásne. Kombinácia ružovej e zelenej je úplne dokonalá. Zatiaľ si vôbec nedokážem predstaviť aké malé sú tie štvorčeky, ale musela to byť poriadna piplačka. Si veľmi šikovná a obdivujem tvoje nádherné diela.Odteraz budem pravidelne sledovať tvoj blog.Všetkých Vás pozdravujem a ĎAKUJEM :)

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  25. Beautiful!! You have the best stash of fabrics and such a talent for putting them together !!

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  26. That color palette is delicious! I love how you spaced out the bright green. Full disclosure—my bedroom is decorated in these colors, and I'm 23.

    Do you have any sewing projects you'd be interested in sharing on Kollabora, the online crafting community? We've been especially into quilting lately, but we're looking for crafty inspiration of all kinds.

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