At quilt retreat in February a quilting friend gave me a bag that contained some selvages and two long alphabet themed strips. I pinned the strips on the design wall and found some Lori Holt fabrics in the stash that matched... and I thought about what I might like to sew.
There was not much space between the letter blocks to accommodate seam allowances, but I went ahead and cut them apart anyway and sewed alternating gingham squares from the Lori Holt Bee Basics fabric. This is how it looked with the blocks sewn into rows.
I wish there was more of the red around each letter block.
Oh well.. it's still a cute little doll quilt.
Now what for borders?
I added gingham squares on the right and bottom since there were not enough to go all around the quilt.
I love the multi colour striped hearts and dots sashing fabric which is a Me and My Sister Moda fabric.
Finished quilt top
measures 26" x 36".
Here's the adorable selvage edge with these sweet bunnies!Can't wait to sew that into something!
Linking up to the Design Wall Monday post at Small Quilts.
very cute and a great save of the scraps
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ReplyDeleteSo so cute!!!! Your vision on how to use these was just perfect!!
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed, a very cute doll quilt. What is it about gingham that we love.
ReplyDeleteAdorable quilt! The gingham squares are a perfect separator. I would not have thought of that. This is most charming.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet! I'm glad you included the "true colors" photo so we can enjoy those candy colors :)
ReplyDeleteTrying again, I left a comment on a Test Food blog, LOL, don't know how that happened. Anyway, the quilt came together nicely, and someone will be happpy to have it to cuddle!
ReplyDeleteWhat a very cute finish from the panel. I am often at a loss as to what to do with such a panel. You nailed it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little quilt.
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