Whirl-a-gig

    A little girl recently joined my extended family, and a celebration quilt was called for.  I used some of my extensive 30s fabrics, mostly in pinks and purple tones.     I made four patch blocks with large pieces, since I like to show off those cute little fabrics!  

I love having a design wall!  

   I was planning to do white sashing, and auditioned pink and purple for the middle parts.   I thought the purple was too dark! 

      I added pink to the sashing pieces to create little whirl-a-gigs. 

A shot of the design wall.  Big enough for a few pieces!  I was in the middle of blocking the New York Beauty wall hanging.

      After finishing the top, I felt it needed another pop of color.  Some of the floral prints had a bright yellow, so I used bright yellow thread for the quilting, and for the binding.  It wasn't much, but I thought it did brighten the whole quilt up a bit!   The quilt finished at 42 x 48, a nice toddler size.

     It turned out nice and crinkly (just as I like it!), and is already with little Eva!  Welcome! 

    Yesterday,  I finished my art classes for the semester.  Going back to college and pursuing this was one of the best decisions I have ever made.  I can't wait for the fall!  In the meantime, I am quilting up my Maria Shell piece to submit later this month to the Second annual  Modern Mini Quilt Challenge.  Stay tuned! 

Take care,

Gretchen