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Monday 9 February 2015

Time Flies...

Just over 3 years ago, I tried my hand for the first time at curved piecing and made a Drunkards Path panel using a charm pack of Kate Spain's Central Park. It was a success but it was small.

Over the years....don't ask me when....I added some white sashing and a scrappy border of some of my favourite fabrics.





Back in to the WiP wilderness it went before I rescued it and added some more sashing and a last scrappy border of Central Park and some of Anna Maria Horner's True Colors.


I did a pieced back using some Amy Butler and Anna Maria Horner fabrics which I picked up at bargain prices over the holidays....


....quilted it with some organic straight lines about 1" apart and bound it with some more True Colors.


Et voila! A baby/girl quilt for this little sweetie - my niece, Amina. She is my youngest sister-in-law's baby who I first met when she was just nine year's old and here she is all grown up 16 years later with her own baby.


I hope she'll enjoy kicking her legs while lying in the centre and later sitting and playing with her toys on it. I hope she'll drag it around and it will be a quilt she can grow in to. For me, well it's a first finish in a long time and a first finish for 2015.


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29 comments:

  1. ipatchandquilt9 February 2015 at 10:47

    Two beauties!
    Esther

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  2. Lucy | Charm About You9 February 2015 at 11:18

    Adorable new addition to the family! I love the borders you added and the dp blocks are gorgeous, beautiful quilt!

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  3. Catherine9 February 2015 at 11:27

    So nice to see this pop up in my reader. Recognisably an Annabella quilt and another beauty.

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  4. Kate9 February 2015 at 12:27

    A beautiful quilt for beautiful Amina!

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  5. Charlotte9 February 2015 at 12:34

    what a cutie! (and the baby)

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  6. dutchcomfort9 February 2015 at 13:18

    A beautiful qullt and baby!!

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  7. DeborahGun9 February 2015 at 13:21

    Beautiful all around. Central Park still is one of my favourite fabric lines ever!

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  8. pennydog9 February 2015 at 13:31

    The quilt had a longer gestation period than the baby :D It's lovely though, lucky Amina.

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  9. Sarah9 February 2015 at 16:22

    hahaha love kerrys comment! bubs is a wee cutie, and her quilt is lovely.

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  10. Carla9 February 2015 at 19:13

    Curves are still on my list to try. Good for you! It's beautiful.
    Kate Spain is always a favourite

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  11. Jenelle9 February 2015 at 19:45

    Congrats on the beautiful finish! I'm sure your niece will love having such a fun, cheerful quilt to grow-up with. I'm mesmerized by the drunkards path design with the lush prints, so I can imagine Amina will also find it endlessly fun to explore and look at. :)

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  12. QuiltCandy9 February 2015 at 20:00

    Oh my goodness this quilt is just so gorgeous! I love everything about it. The colours, the design, the quilting. She is one lucky little girl x

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  13. Tamie9 February 2015 at 20:32

    A beautiful quilt and beautiful baby. That is my sister in law's middle name. I've never heard anyone else that had it.

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  14. Susan9 February 2015 at 20:44

    I love the wide white border! It is the perfect balance to the beautiful AMH centre!

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  15. Camilla9 February 2015 at 20:52

    What a lovely quilt in your usual fresh and colourful style. So good to see your post pop up in my reader. Happy 2015!

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  16. CJ9 February 2015 at 21:43

    How lovely to see a post from you, and with such a beautiful quilt. And what a gorgeous baby. CJ xx

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  17. Katy Cameron9 February 2015 at 21:52

    Glad it finally got its day in the sun, and hope the new recipient has a ball with it

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  18. Judith, Belfast9 February 2015 at 22:35

    Oh what a cutie she is!! And a gorgeous wee quilt to go with her too! jxo

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  19. Fran10 February 2015 at 12:38

    What a beautiful quilt, the fabrics and the design are gorgeous!

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  20. Flo @ Butterfly Quilting10 February 2015 at 21:16

    I love this! It is so pretty, and what a great finish from something you had put away unfinished.

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  21. Janine @ Rainbow Hare11 February 2015 at 08:18

    Your niece is adorable and your quilt is stunning - I love the combination of fabrics and you've put them all together beautifully :)

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  22. maria11 February 2015 at 23:17

    I love the colours, the white background sets them off so well. The baby is a real cutie

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  23. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com12 February 2015 at 18:16

    In this case baby trumps quilt. What a gorgeous infant. So sweet and perfect. Ps. The quilt is lovely too. ❤️

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  24. Archie The Wonder Dog14 February 2015 at 18:51

    It's beautiful!

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  25. Leanne28 February 2015 at 15:49

    A beautiful quilt for the cutest baby!

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  26. Sarah1 March 2015 at 13:20

    Great quilt! I still haven't tackled curved blocks after thirteen years of quilting. I know how hopeless I am at keeping an even seam allowance as I go around curves! Cute baby niece too. I hope you get to see her often and have lots of cuddles.

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  27. liniecat22 March 2015 at 18:01

    What a little treasure and the quilts really pretty too!
    I really like the mixed patterns in your drunkards path, its much more interesting that way.
    Such a lovely name too - Amina, as pretty as she is : )

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  28. Laura6 April 2015 at 11:11

    Oh it's lovely. but I do love Kate Spain! :)

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  29. QuiltCandy26 June 2015 at 19:18

    Oh this quilt is just stunning! What a fantastic job you've done, I'm sure it will be loved and appreciated for many years to come.

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