Jahdiel's quilt |
I have been reaching out to relatives and friends to get photos of the quilts I neglected to photograph. My sister brought home the quilt I made her son Jahdiel when he was born in 2005. I couldn't remember what I had done to celebrate his arrival, although I knew I had made something special and cheery.
I was so pleased to see the bright 9-patch blocks set on point in bright solid yellow (my favorite color), with interesting quilting. Each patch contained nine different little juvenile prints or 30s reproduction prints or the like, mostly reds, blues and yellows. All very happy little prints. I was so glad to hear it had been hung in his room for many years.
I was so pleased to see the bright 9-patch blocks set on point in bright solid yellow (my favorite color), with interesting quilting. Each patch contained nine different little juvenile prints or 30s reproduction prints or the like, mostly reds, blues and yellows. All very happy little prints. I was so glad to hear it had been hung in his room for many years.
It was still a little wrinkled from the trip home! |
I had done a spiral quilting pattern in the 9-patch blocks, and in the yellow square blocks. |
I quilted a loopy loop in the yellow setting blocks. |
A close up of one of the blocks and some of the spiral quilting. |
Those nine patch blocks looked quite familar - especially the ubiquitous Three Little Pigs print that I have written about previously. In an earlier post, I had shared the only picture I have of a quilt I made in 2005 for my niece's oldest daughter, Kathryn. That quilt, too, used the happy scrappy 9-patch blocks, but I had set those in rows, separated by wide red strips. It is difficult to see in the picture below, but the quilting was a fun swirl pattern.
Kathryn's quilt |
I looked through my other pictures, and apparently I spent 2005 making these 9-patch blocks! Kathryn's cousin, Eric, also arrived that year. He, too, got a quilt made with a dozen of these 9-patch blocks, this one set on point with solid red.
Eric's quilt |
A close up of Eric's quilt with the backing |
You can see the overall quilting in this picture. |
A very close up shot of the quilting - before the quilt was washed, I am sure. |
For Dave's quilt, I also used a new quilting pattern, a grid that created a 9-patch look in the solid red.
A close up of the quilting. |
Enjoy the last few weeks of August.
Take care,
Gretchen
What fun to look back on your finishes - love that swirling quilting, too!!
ReplyDeleteThose nine patches are fun! and your quilting looks great!
ReplyDelete:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation