Monday, June 25, 2012

If You Make A Girl A Quilt...

You have to make one for her sister too!

A few month's ago I made my husband's cousin's daughter E a quilt for her birthday.  Her sister's birthday party was this weekend so I obviously had to make her one too!  O just turned 9 so I spent a lot of time trying to choose a fabric line and pattern that wouldn't be too "old" for a 9 year old but wouldn't be too "young" for her 5 years from now. 

The result - The Blissful Birthday Quilt.  I found the pattern at Sew.Happy.Geek & I saw some Domestic Bliss on sale, and thought that they would fit the not-too-old-not-too-young situation perfectly! 

Blissful Birthday Quilt
The pattern called for one solid color and I had planned on just using pink.  Then I thought about it a bit more and decided that it might be too much pink and decided to use pink and aqua and I love the way it turned out!

I quilted it with some all over loop-de-loops and a flower on each of the solid corners using variegated thread.  It's backed in a pink floral from the line (forgot to snap a pic of this!) and I bound it in another pink.
Quilting


O loved her quilt and it was a big hit at her party :)  As a side note - Jenna's Accelerated Velocity pattern is amazing!  Not only is it free, but the directions were easy to follow with wonderful pictures and clear descriptions and it gives you a great quilt in no-time.

I'm linking this up at Manic Monday, Sew Modern Monday & Quilt Story: Fabric Tuesday Finishes- stop over and see what everyone else is working on!


22 comments:

  1. Oh. My. God. *jaw dropping* That is BEAUTIFUL! I'm so, so glad you shared it, and I love that you used 2 solids! That is *the* best thing in the world, to see someone adapt my idea to their own! You did a great job! Thank you so much!

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  2. Gorgeous! I am in the process of making a quilt for my soon-to-be 8 year old niece.

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  3. What a fun quilt for a young girl! She will treasure this for a long time!

    MGM

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  4. beautiful, love the aqua/pink colour combo

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  5. I'm such a fan of this fabric line! Beautiful quilt...and I know what you mean. Every time I make something, I have to make three versions because each of my girls wants one!

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  6. Love the colors - so cute!! Perfect not to young not to old!

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  7. Gorgeous! Love the pink and aqua!

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  8. Such an awesome quilt, Kelsey! Those colors and fabrics are perfect for a little girl transitioning to big girl. Love it!

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  9. It's absolutely stunning!! The pink and aqua is a perfect combination for this lovely fabric line. I'm sure she'll cherish it for a very long time.

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  10. Beautiful Quilt! I love the patten and fabric choices. You made the perfect quilt for a 9 years old.

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  11. Very cool quilt - I would have been happy to get that for my 35th birthday never mind 9!! ;-)

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  12. What a happy and special birthday quilt to gift to a special little girl!

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  13. omigosh, that quilt is incredible! great job. what a lucky birthday girl :D

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  14. LOVE! Gosh, that fabric line is STUNNING. Your husband's cousin's [daughter?] will surely love it ;)

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  15. oh kelsey! it is gorgeous! beautiful!

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  16. Kelsey, this quilt is so pretty! I think you nailed the not too young/not too old dilemma!

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  17. This quilt is so perfect! The color scheme/pattern is definitely one she will love for a long time! I love how you used two solids.

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  18. This is a gorgeous quilt! I love the Domestic Bliss and the pattern, but the best bit has to be the quilting with that variegated thread - genius!

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