Sunday, August 9, 2009

"Nest" Quilt

My sister-in-law, Karianne, just got married this past weekend. (see all of the wedding photos I took at her wedding here) And of course, I couldn't help but make her a quilt for her wedding present. When I first saw the moda line Nest, I fell in love. I absolutely love this fabric! I had a couple of charm packs that I decided to make into a charm square quilt (inspiration taken from Don't Call Me Becky). What a great way to show off all of these lovely fabrics.I used three inch sashings to set off each charm square. I did a simple stippling for the quilting, mostly because I was short on time, and partially because I just like it.The backing was done in the paisley print... my favorite of the line. For the binding I used the teal green. And thanks to my mom, the binding got done in time for the wedding. The final quilt measured approximatley 70X80. A perfect snuggle quilt. Overall, I absolutely love love love this quilt. I know I say that about every single one I make but I love this quilt so much, I went and bought more of this fabric so that I can make one for me.

PS. How adorable is my husband!? He was nice enough to help me get a few photos of the quilt before we gave it away.

10 comments:

Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodge said...

Oh gorgeous quilt. Beautiful fabrics, I agree, and really effective layout. What a wonderful present!

Rita
ps. Yes! very helpful husband - it can be so hard to get a good picture of a big quilt. Well done.

Crafty Christina said...

The quilt is gorgeous! Its a perfect wedding gift and must have been appreciated very much!

Amy said...

The quilt is spectacular - sometimes all it takes is simple squares - and you just can't go wrong with stippling. And yes, your hubs is adorable.

Cristin said...

Very nice! Love the layout! And husbands are good for holding up quilts, I've found out ;-)

Rebekah said...

This is a gorgeous quilt! I love the fabric that you used for the charm squares and it looks so crisp with the white. What a lovely wedding present!

Abby and Brenda said...

Holy cow, this is beautiful! Love that fabric!

Taylor said...

Ok Cami...this quilt is ridiculously gorgeous! I would even trade you my king size orange quilt for this one. it's spectacular!

alpinekleins said...

It is gorgeous and looks so nice in their new apartment. That was a wonderful gift from the heart and the hand - it's beautiful!

Kristin

Greg and Karianne said...

And we absolutely LOVE it so so much! I hope you can make one for yourself and enjoy it!

cjensen1981 said...

Thank you for the that info. I misspoke on my earlier blog and asked for the pattern. I was trying to work out my fabric dimensions and wanted to make sure I was correct in my calculations b/c this quilt is absolutely the perfect size that you made!! I was going to get about 3 yards worth of fab. for my sashings and about 2 charm square packages. Would this be correct or did you use more or less for sashings?