patchwork, quilting

log cabin baby quilt

I was itching to make another quilt.  One without much of a plan. 

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I love log cabins, I think I could make a million more with all my scraps.
Anyway, I had my little stash of these super cute Sevenberry fabrics (purchased from a local shop that has since gone out of business, wah!) I’d been saving for too long.  They’re just so perfect, calling out for a special baby quilt.
Luckily, our good friends had their 4th baby recently (a girl).  For me, that deserves a special prize in and of itself.  Don’t you think?
This isn’t my usual color palette, not that I know if I really have one, but it’s different from a lot of other things I’ve made.  {Now I’m looking at my pictures and see where the colors came from – my backyard, tan and white and brown – wintery.} So I got a few fat quarters from my local shop, Basic Grey’s Basics by Moda and a few others.
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With the quilting I went for some organic lines and I love the texture it creates.
There’s another component to this gift I just finished up, but that’ll have to wait for another post.
Quilt measures 36″ by 40″.
patchwork

vintage modern door block

Here’s my block for this month’s Ringo Pie {a patchwork bee} theme.  Lisa of Vintage Modern Quilts choose vintage modern doors for her theme.  Isn’t this a really cool idea?  Each door translated into fabric is so amazing, go check it out for yourself in Ringo Pie’s group pool.

I knew I had to get this block done because the ones already finished are just too amazing! 
I used a white linen for the body of the door and a Kaffe Fassett shot cotton (Ikat Streak Pool) for the ‘siding’. 
I had actually attempted to make a different door and ended up scrapping it.  Do you ever have that happen?  I finished it one night and wasn’t super satisfied with how it ended up, slept on it, then the next day still didn’t like it and cut it up!  I’m so glad I did though, this one turned out way better than the first.

Hope you like it Lisa!