Baby quilts.

Last year was weddings.  This year it is babies. This morning another one got added to the list.  Between quilting friends, we have friends who are not quilters.  They are fast becoming GrandMa's and the new additions need quilts.  Collaboration on these projects, happens seamlessly.

Kate bought the fabric for the top, from Kelly at Textile Traditions, in Almonte.  She is also a friend.  She had a good laugh at how we are doing this project.  Since we now live in different parts of the province, it has become the travelling baby quilt project.  The making and quilting is my part, then the finished baby quilt will be going with me, when it is Retreat.

Distance and logistics, is so much easier to navigate, with modern conveniences.  Something we are very, glad for. Thank goodness for the modern day post office. Also in the parcel, Kate included this kit. She had this one in her stash.

The under the sea top is done, ready for quilting.

 The embroidered baby quilt top all layered, ready for basting with pins.

 To keep everything from moving, pin around the embroidery, to anchor it all in place.

 The corners of the blocks are next.

Then the sides, left and right, top and bottom.

 Continue to pin the quilt, from the center out, the sashings and the borders. It is now ready for quilting. Normally the quilt would be just quilted.  Due to the extra layer of bamboo, it was sewn around each block with wash away thread, which was placed in the bobbin and on top of the machine.  Using a large tacking stitch, with a walking foot, the blocking was done this way. Most of the quilting pins were removed with this step.  The quilt was then quilted the normal way, over the wash away thread.  (The wash away thread disappeared once the quilt got washed.)

The baby quilt top, quilted by machine, washed and ready to be given to the new parents to be.

We dream of Spring, this is what we woke up to, on the weekend!