"The real issue in life is not how many blessings we have, but what we do with our blessings.
Some people have many blessing and hoard them.
Some have few and give everything away."
Some have few and give everything away."
~ Fred Rogers ~
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I've certainly been on a quilting roll these past few weeks. There's lots of non-sewing stuff to do, too, but I'm incentivized by the number of babies arriving soon. {So much for the plan to have a small stack at the ready. These are heading out as fast as they are finished.} Not that I'm complaining.
The first, larger Color Study was quilted and gifted a couple of months ago to a special friend who shares my love of color. These blocks were the "leftovers"; the extras. Still bright; just enough for a baby/toddler quilt. Only waiting for another person whose heart sings with color. And then...
A young friend is expecting her second baby. Her oldest received Suhavi's Stars and this one almost matches it in cheerful color...
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| Color Study 2 Chinese Coins baby quilt for a second baby |
especially with the addition of bright orange on the back!
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| Color Study 2 baby quilt binding and quilting details |
My first thought was to bind it in similar bright oranges but they didn't show well with the back. Given all the colors, no binding seemed to work with them all. There are; however, many green and blue fabrics which blended well with this green stripe binding. It looks good against the orange back, too.
Since the idea worked so well last time, I quilted with the same cross-hatching as the first Color Study. Certainly running quilting lines in two directions adds strength; always an important point when the quilt will get so much use.
It arrived just before the baby. Hooray.
Size: 45" x 45"
Pattern: Chinese Coins variation
Batting: Mountain Mist Cream Rose 100% cotton
Thread: Aurifil 50-wt grey cotton
Quilting: Walking foot grid
Previous post: Sewing the top
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Finally: guess who came to dinner? While walking to dinner last night we spied a pair of raccoons playing in the gutter.
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| A pair of raccoons in the gutter |
They quickly hid but then popped out again to see if we'd share. A reminder that wildlife is more adaptable than we think.
Enjoy the day, Ann