Two more are complete

Two more baby quilts completed, and now there is news of another baby coming. A July duedate gives me plenty of time to get the next idea formed into reality.

First, to brag:

This is the quilt for my second grandson. His due date is some time in February, though they may not make it that far. He’s getting big and strong enough that his birthdate may come in January instead, so this finish was just in time.

This one, if you are a regular reader you will recall, was pieced one afternoon from an Eleanor Burns quick piecing method. She called it Quick Trip, referencing Trip Around the World that is is based on. It doesn’t look quite as bright in this photo, thanks to the gray skies outside and early morning interior light. The baby this will go to is a pending great-nephew, due in April. With busy days ahead, I’m glad to have this quilt finished as well. There may not be as much time or space for quilting in the early part of 2011.

Have I told you lately….

Have I told you lately how much I love Eleanor Burns? My first experience with her quick piecing method was in 1986. I had a stepdaughter graduating from high school and I naively decided I could make her a quilt. I had read about a quick piecing method by Eleanor Burns and wanted to try it out. I made it a queen size quilt, pattern Trip Around the World, and the directions had been printed in a woman’s magazine. Laurie’s favorite color was purple, so I used shades of lavender and purple for it.

Laurie showing off the quilt

I’ve recently figured out that Eleanor has a show being broadcast on RFD TV cable station and started recording them. A recent broadcast showed a method she called Quick Trip, which is a Trip Around the World pattern, with offset rectangles instead of seam-matching squares.  For a crib quilt, all that’s needed is 1/4 yard of 6 fabrics, and I decided to make a baby quilt using stash fabrics.

I started matching, and came up with these bright fabrics. The checkerboard with bright colors and the dotted fabrics have the exact red and gold that match the other fabrics I found in the bins. I noticed I had enough gold for a wide border as well, but had to introduce a new color, blue, to make an inside narrow border. Overall, I’m very pleased with the result.