Monday, July 15, 2013

ziggity zag

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I have had this quilt top in pieces on my design wall for what feels like eons, and it feels great to finally turn it into a quilt top, and not just any quilt top, but one for Baby Girl!  Aside from a few receiving blankets and burp clothes, and my granny square quilt I've had tucked away for this "hopefully sometime" baby, this is the first quilty sewing I've done for our little lady, and it just makes me smile thinking of all that baby girl cuteness playing on quilts that mama made for her :-)


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As soon as we found out we were having a girl, I knew I wanted to make her a quilt using this Joel Dewberry Notting Hill fabric in the magenta color way.  All of those pinks and oranges just scream girly girl to me.  I went with a half square triangle layout using print on print HSTs and print paired with white HSTs for this fun zig zag quilt.  I love that the print zig zags are wider than the white, and these prints play so well together that they all sort of blend together into one when looking from afar.

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I am thinking I want to back this in fleece, as I love how soft and cuddly my Scrappy Trip Along quilt is.   I may put this aside for a little while though, as the thought of doing anything with fleece while we are having temperatures in the 90s every day this week makes me cringe (and sweat) just a little, although perhaps I should get to basting while I can!

21 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I love how you added the dimension of the additional HST in the middle of the chevron print.

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  2. Beautiful! And I agree about the temps... it's time for some english paper piecing - nothing in my lap!

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  3. You have made such a beautiful quilt Jess! The thinner white really helps to accentuate the pretty print!

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  4. Gorgeous! I do love the wider print stripe - it really adds to the quilt and makes it a little different to a lot of the other chevron quilts I've seen around. The colours are so fun and I think it would be lovely all fleece-backed and snuggly!

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  5. I love it! Great colors and beautiful work. I'm not sewing in this heat either...too toasty. =(

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  6. love this quilt! I love the colors, and I love that the zigs are larger than most chevrons I see. your sweet little one will treasure it as she grows, I'm sure!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  7. this is gorgeous! Great way to use the prints and I love that the printed zigs are a bit bigger - great job!

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  8. Your quilt is beautiful! What a lucky baby girl she'll be.

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  9. I've had a little look at your other links as well as this quilt top, your little lady is so lucky, you have gorgeous things made for her!

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  10. I love this quilt Jess! It will be perfect for your new little lady :)
    Amanda

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  11. This is wonderful Jess. I love that it screams baby girl without having to be bubblegum pink :)

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  12. This is wonderful Jess. I love that it screams baby girl without having to be bubblegum pink :)

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  13. I love this! Really looks great and it's perfect for a baby girl :)

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  14. I like the wide zig zag twist.

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  15. this is precious! So great for a sweet baby girl!

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  16. Gorgeous way to use this line :o)

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