Saturday, March 3, 2018

Bars 2 Quilted

This quilt went together very quickly because many of the strips sets were already made (leftover from the Bars quilt top.) Quilting roughly parallel lines with a walking foot is a perfect utilitarian finish that only takes a couple of hours on a small quilt.

Bars 2 baby quilt in pastel solid fabrics

Although the quilt was small enough to fit on WOF, I used two pink fabrics to get enough length for the back. Most of the chevron was the back for this t-shirt quilt. Only a few narrow lengths remain.

The binding is a remnant of the pink and green stripe originally used in the ribbon border of my Strippy Nine Patch. What a lucky find. It segues nicely between the solid front and printed back. I also used it on the recent Spiderweb quilt... and there's still a bit more. Perhaps enough to go around another quilt or two. Into the binding bin it goes.

Back, binding, and quilting on Bars baby quilt

Again I quilted simple unmarked parallel lines like Fifth Chinese Coins but these run across the Coins/Bars and are about an inch apart. It should keep the seams from pulling and still keep the quilt flexible and soft for a baby.

Previous posts:
  1. Designing Bars 2.
  2. Bars 1 workshop.
  3. Sewing Bars 1 top.

Quilt Details
Size: 38" x 38"
Design: Chinese Coin
Batting: Mountain Mist Blue Ribbon 100% cotton
Thread: pink Metler cotton 50/3 sewing weight
Quilting: Straight lines with walking foot

Enjoy the day, Ann

18 comments:

Quiltdivajulie said...

So pretty with wonderful colors!

Judy P. said...

I love this. The colors sing.

Mel Beach said...

I like the cohesive look of incorporating different values & tones of green into most of your alternating bars. It is sure to bring warmth & comfort to one lucky baby!

Kaja said...

Very pretty and the binding is just right. I like quilts that are still soft and flexible after they're quilted: much cosier.

KaHolly said...

Wow! It looks so great! You’re doing a good job using up leftovers.

The Joyful Quilter said...

That stripy binding just makes this quilt!! It's going to be well loved.

patty a. said...

The quilt turned out lovely! What a great way to use up the leftover bits and make something useful.

Mystic Quilter said...

Love this one Ann - such a happy quilt for a baby - and nice, simple quilting.

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Oh yes this has turned out really great! The quilting finihes it off beautifully!

Ann said...

Thanks, Julie. These were some of the leftovers; I think they came out very well.

Ann said...

Thanks, Judy. I think the greens blend with all the other colors for a spring-like effect.

Ann said...

How kind of you, Mel. Those greens add some cohesion to the quilt, don't they?

Ann said...

Thanks, Kaja. I'm enjoying using up the leftovers and finding baby quilts are the perfect size to "finish them off." Plus it pleases me that they will be well used.

Ann said...

Thanks, Karen. I'm trying hard to use it all up. So leftovers, please.

Ann said...

Thank you. I always find it tricky to segue from solids to prints. This binding seemed like a good choice.

Ann said...

Thanks, Patty. My feelings exactly: useful, pretty, and using the leftovers.

Ann said...

Thanks, Maureen. I hope the baby enjoys the quilt; it's simple enough that they should be encouraged to use it daily.

Ann said...

Thanks, Linda. I'm fast becoming a fan of simple quilting like these parallel lines.