Baby Quilt FINISHED!

Yesterday, I left you with the completed top….

I got it basted and sat down to do the quilting…..but where to begin?

My original plan was to video the quilting, but with the matching thread, you couldn’t see ANYTHING that I was doing….

….so….scratch that plan!!

I wanted to continue the flower theme so decided to work with Angela Walters “Petunia” ruler…..

If you use it correctly, it makes a fun flower!!….

I wanted to keep the quilting continuous, so I chose to quilt the flowers in a line.

I added the swirl in the center and the prongs leading out to the petals.

In the lower section, I wanted to do something different so just quilted parallel straight lines…..

That just left the center flowers!!

I outlined the flowers and leaves, going around each piece twice. I think that the double stitching will help secure the appliques for the long term.

…and in the background, I quilted the design that I call “You-turn”….

I am delighted with the quilt and am thinking about turning it into a pattern…what do you think?

Then, it was time to make the label. I printed the label, using a picture of the flowers on the quilt…..

To ship it, I rolled it into a cute roll, folded the label over and added my note…..

It is now winging its way to Kentucky, hopefully to be a comfort to a sweet little girl!!

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