ahhh...pink & polka dots

Pink. Polka Dots.

Needless to say, in a house with 4 guys (5 if you include the dog...) I don't get much of either. 

But this little number satisfied my need for pink in a big way. Here is the Heather Bailey Freshcut quilt all done!

An almost one year old for scale.

 Oh, and you can see what the back looks like, too.

 

I branched out on the quilting with this one trying some stitching resembling vines, lazy eights (the idea came from here), and a repeating pattern in the corners. 

A little random, but I figure a baby likes colors and patterns, right?

This was my first attempt at anything beyond straight lines, stippling, or simply free motion quilting around an existing design on the fabric.

A little of this through the body of the quilt...

a little of that down the sides...

And the corners. I was winging it on these and think it was too much quilting. These areas aren't as pliable as I would like.

 

But considering how little time I have to sew, I rarely bother with practicing on scraps.
So this was my practice quilt.

Is it ok to give a practice quilt as a gift? I guess it will be this time... 

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