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Quilting: Sailboat baby quilt
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Sailboat baby quilt

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
Sails in the Sunset by Georgia Bonesteel

Instructions

The pattern for the block can be found in the book "Lap Quilting" by Georgia Bonesteel

Difficulty:

Category: Quilting

Type of item: Functional

For: Boys

Style: Cute


Materials

Cotton prints, plain fabric background. cotton batting, and bleached muslin for backing.

What was your inspiration?

All the sailboats at Vennis Beach, CA. They all had bright colorful sails. I made this baby quilt for my grandson Ben. He is my 12 th Grandchild.

What are you most proud of?

I am happy with the way the quilt turned out.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

This quilt block pattern is not the easiet one to do. You have to make very sure that your points come out nice on the sails. I cut my pieces with a rotory cutter but I am not sure I would do that again. I seen to be more accurate when I cut my pieces the old fashioned way.

 

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sewbug57 on craftsy.com
Mar 11, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Did you also make the quilt you have your baby quilt lying on ? It is beautiful too from what I can see of it.
Sue Neri on craftsy.com
Mar 11, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
No I didn't make that quilt. It was a gift. It is hand quilted. I don't do any thing that hard.
sewbug57 on craftsy.com
Mar 11, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I made one similar to this for my grand children and it sure comes in handy when they come over for a visit. I have two grand sons ages 16 mos and 9 mos. and they put it to good use. Worth every stitch.
Sue Neri on craftsy.com
Mar 11, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Grand children are the most wonderful things in my life. My olderst is 13 and my youngest is 4 months. Thank you for your comments.
Bonnie Wilson on craftsy.com
Mar 11, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Cute quilt. The hand quilting makes it special.
Sue Neri on craftsy.com
Mar 11, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you. I love to hand quilted. I never machine quilted any of my quilts. I think machine quilting is amazing. I like the traditional patterns so I learned to hand quilt.