Friday, August 31, 2018

A Finished Quilt!

A few months ago, this quilt got finished!

I really enjoyed putting this quilt together. It was mostly pieced a couple of years ago. (I blogged about it a few times ... including here, here, and here. It seems like I started blogging about this one in 2016 - including posts like this one.)


It's my version of "Hopscotch Butterscotch" from Bonnie Hunter's book Adventures With Leaders and Enders.


This quilt has the look that I like to call the "organized scrappy" look ... lots of scraps come together to make a great design. It's a scrappy quilt, and even the fabrics that "shouldn't" go together can look good together. They just work. 

To me, this is one of the reasons why quilts sometimes seem like life: a lot of little parts come together to make the whole, and a lot of surprises may come our way. In life, we can't always see what God's up to, but He has a plan, and He works out all things together for good for those who love Him. 


I love pieced backings on quilts! 
A little extra patchwork gives the back of the quilt its own special look.


The quilting was an all-over stippled design ... it's my favorite.


Straight-line quilting in the border adds a little more definition.


This quilt was a gift for a dear friend. 


Wednesday, August 29, 2018

A Custom Baby Name Quilt!

I love making personalized gifts.


ProsperityStuff Custom Baby Name Quilt closeup

Quilts are my favorite baby gift, baby shower gift, welcome-baby gift!

ProsperityStuff Custom Baby Name Quilt

I love being able to give a gift that has a personal touch. Something custom. A little bit unique.
So, I loved making this quilt, and personalizing it for a friend's new baby.

ProsperityStuff Personalized Baby Name Quilt

Quilting the name in this style was a fun technique. Is it thread-painting? Maybe. I like it. I love how the letters stand out, even without any extra batting, just because of the dense quilting.

ProsperityStuff Baby Name Quilted Letters

This was a fun gift to make, and I've got a few little quilts similar to this for sale in my Etsy shop, all ready to customize.
 ProsperityStuff Quilted Letters in Custom Quilt

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