I needed a good excuse to use some of these Denyse Schmidt Home Dec fabrics. Enter--long overdue thank-you/Birthday present to a dear friend.
I truly cut it out and pieced it in an afternoon. I sprinkled in a few pieces of cream chenille for some extra texture. It's a great size: 56" x 68". The home dec fabric makes it a perfect weight for outdoor ball games. And Vic and I have our fair share of those!
I try to put minkee on the back of everything because.............well BECAUSE. Do I need an excuse? It's just heavenly, angelic, can't -live-without -it-soft.
Topped it all off with a label. Am I getting good at this labeling thing or what??!! I haven't labeled in years and now I'm a maniac!Check with
Corrie if you'd like a kit!
I needed a good excuse to use some of these Denyse Schmidt Home Dec fabrics. Enter--long overdue thank-you/Birthday present to a dear friend.
i recognize that pattern. had to make it before me. you little showoff. haha! this is going to be my niece's xmas present quilt. i'm having fun gathering. going to mix new, old & recycled. but i would love to make one like yours for my nephew's upcoming football games.
ReplyDeleteWell its darling. I was just thinking about that fabric the other day.
ReplyDeleteI know it's cliche to say I love it everytime you post a new quilt, but I'm serious! Where do you come up with such beautiful quilts? I don't think there's one that I've seen that I haven't been in love with. You're choice of patterns and fabric is awesome Des! Oh, btw, I love it. The colors are great! I'm so jealous! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat about all your readers? Aren't we your friends? Couldn't you make all of us quilts? (insert pouty puppy look). LOL! That is very pretty!
ReplyDeleteYou know Diane, You're right! I actually 'talk' more to y'all than most of my real-life friends. :) I'll get right on that quilt making!! Thanks!
ReplyDeletethat is soooooooooo cute! Love the colors!
ReplyDeleteLove that fabric! I agree, it’s hard not to love everything you and Corrie make (Corrie’s kids too - awesome fair entries BTW!). I have been thinking about putting minkee fabric on the back of my stash quilt (it’s a baby blanket), but I wasn’t sure how easy it would be to quilt with. Does it work pretty well? Yours looks beautiful, I like the quilting pattern!
ReplyDeleteHey Natalie: Minkee absolutely should be on the back of your baby quilt!! I've never hand quilted through it. It is polyester and it might be tricky with little hand quilting needles. If you're quilting it yourself on a domestic sewing machine, just be aware that it is slick. I think it would be difficult, if you haven't machine quilted much. I do all of mine on a long-arm quilting machine and I don't have any problems at all. It quilts like butter. BUTTER!
ReplyDeleteButter sounds good to me - Minkee it is!
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern and fabrics! You are a quilting dervish!
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