Baby quilt

Now that Christmas is over, I can post some of the projects I've finished.  This is the quilt I made my newest grandchild, Abigail.  The pattern is Lollipop Hill from Reets Rags to Stitches.  Their pattens are mostly prim and, while I love prim, I wanted this to be a bright and cheerful quilt since it's for a baby.  Abigail's mom, AKA DD#1, had to hear the whole time I was working on it, "I like the quilts I've made all the other kids but I think this is my favorite child's quilt EVER!"   I think she heard it several times a day.  It's hand appliqued and hand quilted.

It's hard to see the quilting in a picture but there's a path leading up the hill to the lollipops and they have spiral stitching to look like actual lollipops.  I also put a ball with a star on it between the horses but that doesn't even really show when you're holding the quilt.  Still, I like knowing it's there.  Some of the fabrics were new, others from my stash.  I buy brights sometimes but need a special quilt to use them and this one is definitely special to me!

Lollipop Hill

Progress on Abigail's quilt

I meant to take a picture of the entire stack of fabrics I was using but that didn't happen because I kept adding.  Every time I thought I had everything, I'd start sewing and then pull another one out of a different bin.  I finally had to put away part of the mess or I wouldn't have been able to get to the table.  These are  some of the fabrics going in the quilt.

 

A few of the fabrics

 

 

I've never cut away the base fabric when I applique but this one was such a big section and I could see the background fabric too well so I gave it a try.

I hadn't trimmed the threads yet

 

 

There are eight uneven log cabin blocks, four for the top border and four for the bottom, all different fabrics except the pink with flowers in the center.

And this is why I keep some scraps I found in the bin.  I think the piece was 5x5 (or else it was 4x4) but it's one of my favorites and this seems to be all that's left of it.