Need advise for baby quilt
#1
On Friday I resisted the impulse to drive to Channelview and get some $1.00/yd fabric. Instead I stayed home and cut the fabric for a quilt for our 8th grandchild who is due in March. This is a little girl, the first girl after 6 grandsons in a row, so I wanted to make a soft pastel blankie. I put it together yesterday and am trying to decide what to back it with ... minkee or flannel. I think I'm leaning toward flannel because I'm going to have to put some batting in it to hide the seams and I think it'll be too heavy with both batting and minkee.
Next, my quandry is whether to hand quilt or machine quilt. I recently got a Janome Horizon 7000 and would kind of like to try one of the fancy stitches along the seams, but then again I hand-quilted the quilts for all the other grands, so I feel maybe I should hand quilt this one as well. I enjoy hand quilting smaller projects ... to me it's relaxing to do it in the evening.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Next, my quandry is whether to hand quilt or machine quilt. I recently got a Janome Horizon 7000 and would kind of like to try one of the fancy stitches along the seams, but then again I hand-quilted the quilts for all the other grands, so I feel maybe I should hand quilt this one as well. I enjoy hand quilting smaller projects ... to me it's relaxing to do it in the evening.
Any ideas or suggestions?
baby quilt for "little princess"
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the light is chenille & the pink is that swirled minkee type fabric
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#8
Beautiful quilt top, I love the texture you have on the front of it with the chenille. I've had several quilts with batting and Minkee for the backing. I absolutely love them. However, for a new born, I agree with you- - it would be too heavy.
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