Monday 5 January 2015

First finishes for 2015

I have had the tops done for my 3 LITTLE LETTERS baby quilts for a few weeks now..
The patterns are by Sheryl at 
Sheryl put out the patterns twice a week so I slowly followed along.
Today I quilted them all.
I tried a new quilting design that I have seen on some blogs lately. I had fun with it.
This is such a great quilt for a baby..


This pink one has an off centre spiral. It was done using only the foot spacing. It is quilted heavier than I normally do but I think it looks good.
This will be a present for a friend this month..

 You can't really see the green letters with this photo but they are pretty
I started the spirals small and moved out to a larger spacing. I am happy with it.

Here are all 3 hanging together.



And the backings were a great bargain. 2 were from Ballan when I was there on retreat. The other one  I have had for a while. They all have the alphabet on them so they were a perfect choice.

 

Next on today's list was some bags. My mum was giving these knitting Nancy kits to a family with 3 children. She wanted a bag to store all the pieces together with some wool.
A drawstring was used for ease.


Because there was 3 children I decided to make an extra work in progress bag for each of them. At telecast then they store there work all together without leaving a mess for their mum or losing anything.
I hope they are happy with them.



I am Also  linking up with NTT 
I am not sure if I will make some more of these quilts but maybe. They were fun and a great baby quilt

21 comments:

creations.1 said...

Love the quilts Jo - the quilting is very effective. Three very lucky little ones I think - everything they need to start them off!

Anonymous said...

Hi Jo love those baby quilts,boy you are so clever and what a lovely sweet thing for you and your mum to do,you both have beautiful hearts,xx

Terry said...

They're all wonderful! I think I like the offset spiral quilting on the pink one the best...I like that it's a bit off from center! :0)

dq said...

So many finishes already? You have 2015 started off just right.

marina said...

well done Jo,
your alphabet quilts look gorgeous!!
great quilting.

Christine M said...

Great finishes, Jo.

elliek said...

Love the baby quilts.

kiwikid said...

The baby quilts are beautiful Jo, lobe the pink ff centre one too.

Outback Craftaholic said...

Your quilts are lovely Jo and I like the circular quilting. I'm sure the 3 children will love their bags. The work in progress bags are a great idea. Cheers, Tracy.

Ellen said...

Your quilts look wonderful...I love the quilting!

Pinnylea Creations said...

Gorgeous quilting on all those quilts Jo. Great bags too xx

Binsa said...

Jo you are prolific with your projects...loved seeing the baby quilts finished....also what you made for the three littlies..Hugs ofaigh

MarneyMay said...

wow Jo your quilts are awesome. What a great idea for storing the kits
Happy New Year
Cheers pauline

Kate said...

The baby quilts turned out beautifully. I'm partial to the blue one as that's my favorite color.

BizarreQuilter said...

oh fabulous! three? Oh Jo... what wonderful gifts.

BizarreQuilter said...

oh fabulous! three? Oh Jo... what wonderful gifts.

Val's Quilting Studio said...

Hi Jo!Your quilting really added another dimension to your little letter quilts. I love the simplicity of one color. This really was a fun sew along and easy, adorable patterned quilt in the end. So glad you rejuvinated this one at TUesday Archives this week.

Vroomans' Quilts said...

I enjoyed this alpha quilt along too - the simple one color is wonderful and great backing fabrics.

Crystal_235 said...

I love the alpha quilts. Wish I could find all the posts so I could make one!

Val's Quilting Studio said...

I so enjoyed this QAL...fun to see yours again!!

Crystal_235 said...

Thank you so much! Another project added to my list!