Thursday, January 17, 2013

Quilt 20: finished!

I recently finished another baby quilt!  I just got it sent off yesterday, and found out that they baby was born yesterday evening.  So...it'll get there just in time.


I used minky for the first time and I loved it!  I really like pieced backs, but this made it so much softer and cuddly.  I bound it with the premade sateen binding folded over several times.  This quilt has several nice textures.


Although you can still see some of the minky dots, I was surprised at how they disappeared when compared to the unquilted fabric.  I used a swirly pantograph because it matches the swirls in one of the fabrics.


The pattern is called "Adding Up Nicely", so I thought I should give it some calculators to enjoy.  (You can get the pattern, for free, by contacting Cheryl of MeadowMistDesigns.)


My son also received some antique math blocks for Christmas, so I grabbed them for a bit.

And I taught the quilt about the commutative property.

Finally my son came over to see all the commotion and to push buttons on the calculator.  (He does love pushing buttons!)

Linking up with Whoop-Whoop Friday, and Link a Finish Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Tuesday, Freemotion by the River, and Sew Cute Tuesday.

24 comments:

  1. What a great baby quilt. Love the purply/pink colors.

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  2. Teach him to love the TI at a young age! Graph him a pretty picture :)

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  3. Ohhh man, that's a gorgeous quilt! I love the colors, and that pattern is awesome!!

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  4. This is so cute! It turned out great. The pattern is really nice, and I love your colors.

    I'll admit that I'm even more excited about the idea of giving my son a calculator to play with! I hadn't thought of that, and he might love it. I get tired of playing keep away with my phone, which really isn't that cool anyway.

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  5. That is such a sweet quilt! Gorgeous fabric choices and beautiful quilting!

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  6. Wow. Quilt #20? I love it with the minky. And your pictures are so cute. I can't believe I never thought about giving my two one year olds a calculator to play with! They also love pushing buttons and I can rest assured that a calculator isn't going to accidentally turn something on or record something or buy something online. :)

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  7. I love your fabric choices. The sateen must add wonderful texture. When I was little, I didn't have a quilt, but I loved the satin edge of my baby blanket. Was it difficult to use?

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  8. Love the geometric look to your very feminine quilt. I am thinking I'll need to try a Minky backing soon!

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  9. I love the colors -- great job, Amanda!

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  10. It looks great, and your quilting is awesome! It looks very snuggly.

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  11. Very nice, Amanda! We use fleece on the back of baby quilts a lot, I haven't tried minky but it looks wonderfully cuddly! Whoop whoop!!

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  12. Gorgeous purples and lucky on the timing! You had me giggling with your math humour...my son got a calculator for christmas and is always pushing numbers a bazzilion digits long and asking me 'what does that add up to mommy?" haha!

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  13. What a darling quilt! Love all the calculating :D

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  14. I love this! What a pretty color combination and that backing looks wonderfully cuddly.

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  15. oooh! this is so pretty! I never use those colors but now you are inspiring me to do so! cute pictures with the added props! especially your little boy!

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  16. Wonderful baby quilt. Bright colors and not at all cutsy. I like that.

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  17. What a beautiful baby quilt and the minky looks perfect for it. I've never used minky yet. Thanks for sharing.
    Freemotion by the River Linky Party Tuesday

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  18. Very fun quilt - Love your color choices!

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  19. I like your quilt and the antique blocks, but your baby steals the show with the upside down calculator! Adorable!

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  20. I love your quilt!!! The color combo is wonderful!!

    Hugs ~~ Suz

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  21. I love the color combo and pattern! I made my son a quilt backed in minky and he loves it. It is so cuddly. Thanks for linking up with Sew Cute Tuesday:)

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  22. I love this "Adding Up Nicely" pattern and your colors are gorgeous! Where can I find the pattern? I checked Craftsy, but couldn't find it.
    Thanks,
    Sandy

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  23. Hi Sandy, Sorry it took me so long to respond...you can get the pattern for free by contacting the author. I put the contact info in the blog post.

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