The latest baby quilt for my new great-niece: an Irish Chain made completely from fabric from Mom's old scrub tops. I used to make her shirts/scrub tops that she wore the years she worked. She was an RT (radiology technologist or x-ray technician). My niece, who just had her 3rd baby girl, is also an RT. This new little baby shares a middle name with mom (the great-grandma). Mom was delighted - with the name and the quilt.
The baby's first name has celtic/gaelic origins, so this quilt is an Irish Chain. I used a flanged binding for this one, which was a first for me. I don't know if you can see from the picture, but there is a tiny bit of yellow along the edge of the pink binding. This one finished 38 x 50". Hobb's Heirloom Natural cotton batt.
The scrappy back.
Shamrocks in the alternating blocks. I printed out a pattern and stitched through the paper, following the lines - or attempting to. :) Another first for me. It is a little "wobbly," but my free-motion quilting skills leave much to be desired. Something must be improving, because I didn't have issues with constant thread-breaking this time. My stitches are not consistent, and most are too small/close together. Too much foot pedal speed and moving too slowly around the pattern, but one thing about it, the paper was well perforated by the time I was done! I will probably use this technique again. It helped me out quite a bit.
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Your quilt is beautiful. I am working on an Irish chain baby quilt. I'm using flannel. I don't think I will quilt it myself. I took a free motion class a few months ago but need a lot more practice.
What a wonderful quilt with a lot of special meaning. Your quilting looks great, so don't be so hard on yourself. Do you remember how your first hand-quilted stitches looked?
The quilt is really fantastic, will be well loved and will definitely be a favorite as she grows. Your free motion quilting is really good. We are our worst critics, but others don't see what you see. When I use some cotton thread, it seems to break often. So, I have been using polyester thread and it doesn't break like the cotton. Now the next wonderful quilt for the great grand niece.
Thanks, Pam. Can you tell from my "smudged" pictures that my grandsons have been playing with the camera? I apparently need to clean the fingerprints off the lens. :)
I'll ask her about the papers.
Working on the next baby quilt now. That little great-niece is due Monday...
I LOVE IT!!!!! That is adorable. It will be her favorite for sure. You did great with the shamrocks! What a great memory for mom and now baby! Ask your niece, if she has ever read any of Gary Nieman's papers on ventilating patients with the APRV method or T-CAP....
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