Carli The Quilter

I have fallen in love with this technique again. Three Hour Block Magic.   I decided not to crop my photos of these because I wanted you to see the potential folks! This block is so simple but wild and crazy, my two favorite combinations in quilts.  The colors chosen by the new Mom were cream and brown. I pulled a bunch of brownish and cream fabrics.  I'm not sure this works for me as a Baby quilt? What do you think?   Now, just to be clear, this post is using the instructions from my wee tutorial of my Three Hour Table Runner  from back in 2011. This has been a real fast check up on the instructions from the Three Hour Table Runner tutorial, so please refer back to this post for these reminders. Stay tuned for these changes and the results. Today I'm linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict and A Quilted Passion. Its chilly -6 C. today, I'd say some sort of a winter is yet to come! ...

It was a hard choice to make, deciding to go with Hourglass Baby Quilt pattern done with Sujata Shah's versions of craziness in piecing. I've used her book, Cultural Fusion Quilts- A Melting Pot of Traditions. I totally recommend it if you are looking for a way to make your own original looking quilt. This book is to provide quilters with reasonable guidelines for those wanting to explore playing with fabric. This baby quilt is by far the most interesting version of a baby quilt in my opinion. I'm always seeking something inspiring in a pattern. I see lots of new versions of blocks from this book which anyone can play with and it will not look just like Sujata's, it will be your own. I chose to use lightweight denim with 100% cotton prints from Dr. Suess collection from Robert Koffman I love the free spirited way these blocks go together and hoping that my family will like its modern way. This little quilt was hand quilted with #5 Per...