So, I started a new project on Saturday. I was trying really hard to get down to 9 WIPs before embarking on something new, but I broke down and gave in. I'm very excited to be using fabric that is NEW while it is still new. What a concept! (I still have a FQ set of Sherbet Pips that I haven't touched yet. And Ruby, too. I just can't keep up!) This fabric line is
A Walk in the Woods by the charming
Aneela Hoey. The fabric is so sweet and soft. I just love it. For the pattern I started with my whirlygiggle
block tutorial that I tweaked just a bit, so no trimming this time around. Bonus! I'm forcing myself to not rely on white as a background (as much as possible) so I made the blocks interlock instead. I like the results very, very much! It's gonna be one sweet little baby quilt.
Please excuse my daughter...she couldn't pass up the opportunity to pose in a silly manner for the camera. :)
Happy Monday to you!
sweet! She is a great addition to this photo!
ReplyDeleteOn first seeing this I thought you'd made it using one of those twister rulers but I see you did it from scratch. Very impressive! it would have done my head in interlocking each block!
ReplyDeleteHow could you resist? LOVE the pattern and the color!
ReplyDeleteThat is very cute - and I love the name!!!
ReplyDeleteOh it is so sweet! I don't have guests in the am andy hair appt isn't until 11:15, so of you wanna chat in the am, let me know!!
ReplyDeleteTola para a câmera???ELA está mandando um beijo para mim...AMEI AS CORES E PADRÃO,PARABÉNS!Como sempre você arrasa.BEIJOS PARA AS DUAS.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely! =)
ReplyDeleteI love whirlygigs without the white background...the interlocking pieces make it look so awesome!
ReplyDeleteNo excuses necessary, she's adorable! Love the quilt, too. ;)
ReplyDeleteReally cute quilt...even cuter daughter!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! The daughter first, AND the quilt :D
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of your white backgrounds, but this is just right. And for a baby quilt, maybe less white is a good idea. (I'm thinking of stains... chuckle.)
Julie
I think that now she's a school girl she doesn't pass up an opportunity to hang out with you. Love this quilt a lot!
ReplyDeleteinterlocking...will look great - i believe that's called Tessellations!!
ReplyDeletealways love your blog, and your creations!!
xo
eva
It is beautiful. Your daughter is adorable too. I love the interlocking twirls, it makes it look so complicated.
ReplyDeleteSHE'S A LITTLE DOLL!
ReplyDeleteLET HER POSE I SAY!
THANKS FOR SHARING!
love the colors!
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Love the personality, it just jumps off the screen! Quilt is adorable too.
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty interlocking!! Happy Monday to you and little Miss. : )
ReplyDeleteAdorable...the quilt & your little girl! I know what you mean about being able to sew with new fabrics...I still have some Fandango and Hope Valley (among others) that have yet to be touched!
ReplyDeletei LOVE this so much amandajean! so so beautiful! and i love that fabric. it is my fave!
ReplyDeleteI like!
ReplyDeleteI hear your pain about all the WIP. I have a beautiful jelly roll of Sherbet Pips that I am so in love with and it sits so pretty all bundled together still!
ReplyDeleteI love the new fabric of hers. It is darling! I love what you did with it!
Love love love it... and your silly daughter... my son is always popping his head in my photos like that... so cute!
ReplyDeleteL O V E it, and your daughter too cute..
ReplyDeleteHave a great day :)
Mantha xx
So beautiful! Will have to check out your tutorial - I've been thinking about whirlygig quilts all day as it happens!
ReplyDeleteoh I love it!!!!! well done
ReplyDeleteoh annd I have 3 little ones who always pop in the photo!!!
Corrie:)
Oh!! so sweet!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the puzzle look of those interlocking blocks.
Nice to see your daughter keeping herself in the picture :) Is she putting together another quilt??
What a treat to see your quilt and your daughter! I can't whittle down my WIPs either these days. I'm glad I am in good company.
ReplyDeleteLove the pattern. I have several photos of my 7 year old posing the same way.
ReplyDeleteLove it!! I will have to try that.
ReplyDeleteWould you mind sharing the "tweak" to the pattern... I read some of the comments from the original whirlygig post, and can't make heads or tails of it. Your instructions are always so manageable!! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, whimsical quilt!
ReplyDeleteVery cute CrazyMom! I'm fighting the urge to start about 10 new things - there's so much out there and I can't keep up either. I have way too many collections sitting unused! Can't wait to see this finished quilt!
ReplyDeleteI really like the look of the interlocking colours. I was hoping you could explain how you go about the construction to make sure the colours work well together? If I were to take on a project like this I feel I would get the orientation of the pieces all mixed up and have multi-coloured cross-pinwheel-things. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have some new fabric too, that I better get busy with, or it will be old when I do...hehehe
ReplyDeleteI ready to get started on a new quilt.
I look forward to seeing what you create with your whirlygiggle pattern.
Have a sweet day, Elizabeth
Your daughter is a cute girl.Ilike your new quilt.Wig.
ReplyDeleteThis is very timely since I have a shoe box full of cut fabric to do the whirlygiggle quilt (yep it's been in the box for three years) I figure I have to get it made before baby #5 arrives so that I can get the room done for child 3 and 4. I did make a baby version of the whirlygiggle but got some of the blocks messed up as I didn't cut them the same side up. I will try to figure out how you did this without the white (since cutting all the white isn't done yet!!) THanks.
ReplyDeletei have been meaning to try a whirlygig quilt myself, but havent gotten around to it. I love that fabric line. the combination of the blue, red and pink is way too cute. looks great!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is awesome. I'd love to try it. Is it difficult? As for your daughter, they are only young and silly for a short time, so let it all happen. :)
ReplyDeleteI should make a quilt using that pattern.
ReplyDeleteLOVE it (and your daughter too).
ReplyDeleteHow do you "arrange things" so you don't have to trim. (I hate trimming blocks)
Sandra
So cute! I just finished one up using Aneela's fabric too - her stuff is adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt. And your daughter adds such a special touch to it!!!
ReplyDeleteLea
Very fun! Love Abby, she's adorable.
ReplyDeletePS Did you move your sewing machine? I thought you had it under the window?
I too would love the tweaked measurements. I absolutely love the look of the interlocking blocks. Speaking of that, how did you plan the piecing? Did you just put it on your wall as you sewed?
ReplyDeleteMy mom gave me some fabric for Christmas. It's really only two colors along with some white And, the prints tend toward big. I wonder how they would look using that pattern.
This is such a cute little quilt! I love the interlocking colors, even though I usually tend to be one to like white in a quilt. But this is great!
ReplyDeleteSweet little quilt, love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cute quilt and I love the fabrics. Cute pic of your little girl.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute--the fabric, design, your little model...everything! I keep meaning to try this pattern (along with a gazillion other things--know what I mean??)
ReplyDeleteOoo! I love the interlocking whirlygigs! This pattern is on my (never-ending) to-do list too. It's been there for way too long. I really need to act one of these days.
ReplyDeleteSo what's it like to sew with fabric that's still new? I'll never know. LOL.
ReplyDeleteLove your fun daughter...how nice to have a girl in the family!
ReplyDeleteAre you thinking of sharing how to tweak the "whirlygiggles" to make them interlock? I'd love to try them :o)
Love your new quilt! It really did turn out so nicely, and I love how they interlock. I finally cut into my Pips this week!
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