Another fun baby quilt. This time I was pretending to be Rita!
I used her Economy block tutorial to make these. I adjusted the size so my blocks finish at 8" square. That means my center squares are cut at 4.5" Digging through my stash to fussy cut these was a blast! I was surprised that I had no problem finding 30 different things to "spy".
Here are a few close ups so you can spy some things, too.
Quilted with organic straight lines about 1/2" apart. This time I did things like Rita. I started by ditch stitching all the horizontal and vertical block seam lines. Then I filled in with 16 vertical lines within each block. Yes, it's time consuming, but I do love the texture of straight lines. And by golly, Rita is right, those initial stabilizing lines really help keep things lined up.
Quilter's Dream cotton request loft batting and this darling (black & white!) alphabet print on the back. Baby can spy his letters as he gets older!
Do you notice the binding is a little wider? I used directions from Lynn Harris' book Every Last Piece to make this single fold 1/2" binding.
Not the same black and white stripe that's Rita's signature but this fabric was in my stash. I spent a few extra minutes and lined up the print when I was sewing the strips together. So worth it!!! I couldn't be happier with how this finished up.
Just in time for gifting!
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