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Charlotte's Baby Quilt

Quilt back applique details

Quilt binding

Quilt label

Quilt back

Pattern Info

This project was designed by Amanda.
Info can be found at:
Charlotte's Baby Quilt »

Instructions

um, I designed this based on what I had at home. No pattern required, but I'm happy to supply measurements. It is just a few squares from a charm bac, arranged so that the colour groups flow diagonally, then sashed with white strips.

Difficulty:

Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Children

Style: Traditional, Cute

Materials

100% cotton (one moda charm pack for the front, plus white cotton for sashing and a printed cotton from Ikea for the backing). Wadding is 100% bamboo.

What was your inspiration?

My colleague is expecting her first baby in September. This charm pack seemed to be quite autumnal in colour to me - and i hope it is gender neutral!

What are you most proud of?

I really struggle free motion embroidering the labels of my quilts - this is about the best my embroidery has ever been!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

This is a small quilt, but still useful. It is a great size to practise free motion quilting.

60 comments

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ptikat550175

Mar 22, 2013

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J'adore! so simple yet so pretty. Nice idea for the back.

tenahmmtt

May 05, 2012

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im in texas and looking for someone to use my squared to make quilts

tenahmmtt

May 05, 2012

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i love this style.. i have some squares from my mother's clothes that i want quilted. do you happen to know or do you quilt for hire

Amanda

May 05, 2012

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Thank-you! I'd happily make a quilt for you, but I'm a bit far away in the UK. I'm sure a quilter on Etsy would be able to help, I know that there are lots of people willing to make custom quilts. Good luck!

nanadeern

Mar 21, 2012

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I am new to crafty and quilting, now I know what to do with all those charm packets I have. I want to make hertiage quilts for each of my kids and grandkids (7 with one on the way), but know I have alot to learn. But I think I can make some nice quilts with pattern and maybe embellish them a bit with fancy stitching, embroidery and maybe some applicates. Thanks for sharing.

Amanda

Mar 22, 2012

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I'm sure you'll be making lovely quilts - baby quilts are a good size to start with, and charm packs make it a lot easier to get a good a result! I look forward to seeing them!!

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didiamond579257

Mar 20, 2012

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Im new to quilting,but seem to make baby cot quilts from hexagons,your charm pack quilt is a lot easier.my friend has asked me to make 2 baby quilts for relatives and Im using your patten.thanks

Amanda

Mar 20, 2012

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great! This is really easy, there are no corners to match up - a stacked coin quilt would be another easy design too - I used that idea for my first baby quilt. :-)

schuttfam

Mar 01, 2012

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I really like this! :-)

Amanda

Mar 01, 2012

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Thanks! :-)

PandoraGulliver

Jan 27, 2012

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This quilt is adorable. You mentioned free motion quilting. Can you explain what that means? I've just started planning my first quilt, and I'm learning what to do slowly by picking up tips here and there. I've noticed that there's a wide range of patterns being used for the actual quilting part. And I thought it was just the patchwork part that I had to design! Now I need to choose a quilting pattern too. Does free motion quliting mean you just make it at random? Yours doesn't look random though. Maybe it refers to the action you use with the sewing machine, as in a free motion embroidery style... So how do you decide which quilting pattern to apply?

Amanda

Mar 01, 2012

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Hi, sorry for the delay, I have been in hospital/recovering :-) I expect you have found out by now, but free motion refers to the fact that you move around the fabric, not the machine. You lower or cover the feed dogs that grip the fabric, you might do this to create machine embroidery too. This is random, just meandering around. :-) There are some great tutorials on youtube and blogs :-)

charlottecansew

Jan 16, 2012

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Love the colors, so fresh, it all goes together so well and the back of the quilt is just as nice! So simple but great looking baby quilt!

Amanda

Mar 01, 2012

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Thank-you! It was a September baby. :-)

kmbarnes546360

Nov 21, 2011

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Cute Cute Cute!!

Amanda

Mar 01, 2012

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Thank-you!

sewsusan

Nov 12, 2011

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I really like this. I can see you have put a lot of work into it. I have thought of this design myself and had it in the back of my mind. It is so nice to see that it is going to work for me. I am making quilts for all the children in our family. This is going to be perfect. I love the fabric you chose as well, I adore paisley.

Amanda

Nov 12, 2011

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Thank-you, I love paisley too. I'm sure your quilt will be beautiful!

Colleen green

Oct 15, 2011

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I really love this sweet modern baby quilt.

Amanda

Oct 16, 2011

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Thank-you! I hope the recipient liked it - I haven't heard anything back (I don't work at the same school now) :-)

narelle_p266160

Oct 09, 2011

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I love this quilt. I am making a similar one from a Moda layer cake that my friend gave me for my birthday.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thank-you! I'm sure that will look great!

Nuniek

Oct 08, 2011

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so cute

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thanks!

Mellie003167322

Oct 08, 2011

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Love this quilt! Adorable! Your label is precious too.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thanks! I'm (slowly) getting better at making the labels!

bjlinks

Oct 07, 2011

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Very cute.. your label turned out really cute nice job...I always stress over the labels..Your looks good.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thanks! I stress over the labels too! They are the hardest bit!

ellehcim

Oct 07, 2011

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I have just finished a baby quilt and your labelling inspired me to do something along the same line. Great job.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thanks! I like the way the label turned out - this was my second attempt.

Ms Terry

Oct 07, 2011

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This looks so EASY, even young children could learn how to do it. I myself have a 9 years old great-granddaughter I have taught to sew some.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Great! I think we should learn to sew at a young age - I could sew and knit before I started school at 4. i think this is easy, though you kind of have to line up the blocks with the sashing -you could definitely make it even easier...

Gordia Prince

Oct 07, 2011

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Your is simply adorable,think I might try this one

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Go for it! It is fairly minimal materials for a really sweet result!

wicked lydia

Oct 07, 2011

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I think you did a really great job. Love your embroidery.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thanks! - I struggle with the embroidery!

quiltin granny

Oct 07, 2011

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This is really nice.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thank-you!

Janet Mentzel

Oct 07, 2011

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Love the quilt, looks like it will be fun to make.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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It's quite quick to come together, :-)

Leisa

Oct 07, 2011

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Awesome! What a lucky co-worker you have!

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thank-you!

sherry-lt259318

Oct 07, 2011

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I love your quilt, the white sashing just makes the blocks stand out that much more. Every time I see a quilt like this I think I have to make that. Love it.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thank-you! It was quite quick to piece, but i like the simpleness of it :-)

wendymadre

Oct 07, 2011

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It's a clean, crisp, lovely quilt. Lucky baby.

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thank-you :-)

lorjac54186866

Oct 07, 2011

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great for a baby . but i still haven,t gotten on to machine quilting.still do it by hand .some day i will try

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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I'm not so experienced, but find it is just a case of getting into the rhythm of it - I love hand quilting too :-)

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Divapup65

Oct 07, 2011

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Adorable - especially love the back and your beautiful label!

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thank-you so much - I struggle with the labels! P:-)

Jeannee

Oct 07, 2011

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really pretty! You did a really good job!

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Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thank-you!

laura kae

Oct 02, 2011

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I love your quilt! By the way how do you do free motion embroidery?

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thanks! I lower the feed dogs and use a darning foot. With thicker quilting thread i often have to alter the bobbin tension a little. The I just have to focus/relax and get into the rhythm of it.

Martita

Aug 20, 2011

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How clever! Just adorable!

Amanda

Oct 10, 2011

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Thank-you!

Keren

Aug 13, 2011

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hi, I have a question about the white strips. Did you add short white strips in between the squares to make rows, and then connected a row with the squares and a white strip row? Or did you somehow only use long white strips? Thank you, Keren

Amanda

Aug 13, 2011

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The first! Yes, I added short white strips between blocks to make rows, then joined the rows with long white strips. I didn't worry too much, but you need to pin a little bit to keep the squares aligned when you are sewing up the rows.

MrsPumpkinPie

Aug 10, 2011

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Your baby quilt is fab! Love the colours! I just received my charm pack in the post today and I'm getting ideas for my first project.. I think this could be it! Thanks :)

Amanda

Aug 10, 2011

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Great! Have you looked at the Moda Bake Shop site? They have loads of great (free) patterns for quilts using charm packs and other cuts. I love the baby pinwheel quilt, it uses just one charm pack too. :-)

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