I need some advice please...pink heart baby quilt
08-21-2011, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Lyncat
I am making a first-granddaughter quilt. The nursery is baby pink and zebra. I have made Eleanor Burns' "First Love" squares in pinks with white on white, but they look pretty pale. I want the quilt to be delicate and sweet. Do the people on this wonderful board have suggestions on how to put them together? I took a picture of a few of the squares, and some fabrics I have. I also have all the pinks in the squares and more white. Please help!
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08-21-2011, 12:50 PM
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I'll confess...I sketched this out in church and came home and tried it out. This might become the general layout, not sure about the border yet. White sashing around 4 squares, then pink in between. I really want to stick with the pink and white, with a thin zebra binding on the edge, and the zebra backing.
08-21-2011, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by happymrs
I had another thought, how about using the pinks & whites, & making a few log cabins blocks to blend in with the heart blocks. Just simple ones, they could even add another design to the quilt, but keep your soft pink look. I would use the zebra print on the other side, & maybe do some pink hearts on it, or something. Then it would be like a reversible quilt, one side soft & pink, the other, bolder, with the zebra print & pink! Just my thoughts.....
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08-21-2011, 03:39 PM
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I like what you have come up with. There are plenty of ideas here to give you food for thought. It is a pretty quilt. I was wondering if doing the zebra binding will be a little distracting since there won't be any in the actual quilt but it may not too. Have a play. Lovely work and look forward to seeing what you come up with.
08-21-2011, 04:12 PM
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You people are awesome!!! I am enjoying this quilt adventure. The baby shower is Sept 18, so I'm trying to finish it in time to mail to IL. If only I didn't have to use up almost all my energy teaching school all day! I put 4 squares together like aunt bea suggested into a flower shape, but sashed each heart square with white. I'm liking it so far!
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