Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The Home Stretch...

Top of a quilt that I'm working on for a baby girl. It's more cot-size, than standard baby size, cause I think she'll get more use out of it that way. It's bright and colourful, which I know she likes. Don't get your ruler's out, you should know by now that I don't work to those kind of exacting standards with these things, I tend to just use fabrics that I like, and cut as I go.
I'm still 'embracing the wonk'!
This is the backing, I've used a vintage sheet, that has never been used, so it's crisp and really thick cotton, they don't make cotton like this anymore!
I've been making some nighties for my Little P,
she likes them 'stretchy' so I've been using
jersey, which I rarely work with, and I know why.
Hat's off to anyone who sews jersey in a factory for a living! Actually, hats off to anyone who sews anything in a factory for a living!

8 comments:

dorothybills..... said...

The quilt looks great, love the doily! The quilt looks really neat to me, mine never match up, propbably has something to do with my rough cutting out, but I do like the 'home made' look!

Linda said...

Anything with Denise Schmidt fabric looks great I reckon. Claire will u email me at lindip at bigpond dot net dot au. I have something that I dont want to CART around that u may like:)

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Anonymous said...

gorgeous quilt! and hats off to all the jersey sewers and factory sewers !! hurrah!

bec said...

That's funny about the pattern! I'm going to make Sib some summer pjs out of sheets, we are too alike, it's spooky! And hear hear for the strecth fabric comment- those leggings nearly killed me! Even the overlocker doen't like them!

Cindy said...

It looks so good, I love how it is all coming together

Leah said...

Im loving the look of this quilt, cant wait to see the finished product. Im sure the wonkieness is only visable to you and it will be loved for years to come! Yay for using vintage sheets...im a sucker for a good sheet. Thanks for stopping by my blog too. Cheers Leah

Blossomnbird said...

Your Quilt is looking gorgeous!!