Nursery Quilt

A.K.A. Batik Machine Quilting Sampler
{a picture heavy post}

 

 

This quilt was so much fun to make.  It was inspired by a machine quilting project Amanda Jean shared on her blog, Crazy Mom Quilts.  She was using a quilt as you go method, but I didn't want to sew it together after quilting, so I pieced the entire top and then quilted it. 

 

This quilt is just fat quarters cut to the same size (about 17.5 x 20.5) with a four inch finished sashing.  I quilted the sashing with a walking foot about one inch apart. 

 

 

 

The free motion quilting designs were inspired by Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts, Christina of A Few Scraps, and Leah Day of the Free Motion Quilting Project.  Here are some close-ups of the different designs:

 

Loops and Hearts:

 

Pointed Spirals:

 

Double Loops:

 

 

Plain Loops:

 

Rounded Spirals:

 

Jagged Lines:

 

Maze (all right angles):

 

Regular Stipple:

 

Loops and Leaves:

 

Boxy Line:

 

Curved Branches:

 

Pointed Stipple:

 

The back of this quilt has a crazy almost metallic print on black.  The different colors of threads blend in pretty good because of how it shines. 

 

 

I used a new (to me) machine binding method to quickly bind this quilt.  I used this tutorial which was put together by Andy of A Bright Corner.  I sewed it to the top, then used binding clips to hold it in place while I stitched in the ditch on the top.  

 

 

I only had to fix a couple of missed spots.  It looks okay from the back for a first attempt.  I definitely improved as I went. 

 

 

So, why do I call this my Nursery Quilt?  It is not because I keep it in Monkey's nursery.  It is because I use it for singing time in the nursery at church.  Cute children ranging from 18 months to three years sit on a square while I sing with them.  (It is my favorite calling at church.)  Monkey is in the nursery, and he loves this quilt.  When I was taking pictures, he had to come sit on his favorite block (the purple).   It took a while for me to convince him to move.  He knows what this quilt is for. 

 

 

Here is my attempt at a more glamorous shot.  Why do other people's pictures look so much better?  I think the picture is kind of funny, but the colors are more accurate.   

 

 

 

Here is a picture of the entire quilt. 

 

 

Quilt Stats #55

Name:  Nursery Quilt

Pattern: Inspired by Amanda Jean's project

Size: About 78 x 86 inches

Batting:  Hobbs 80/20

Date Finished:  2013

What I Learned:

• Some designs are much easier than others. 
• It is fun to try new designs. 

XX,
Jasmine



P.S.  Even though this is not my most recent finish, I hope it is okay that I am linking up to Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts, and Whoop Whoop Fridays at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  I wanted to blog about this quilt before I even had a blog.  Is it finally finished now that it has its own post?  ;)