Teddy Bear Quilt - Part 2

Finally got to the shop for some binding fabric for the Teddy Bear quilt and here it is ....




 I had to make bias binding because I had rounded off the corners.

                        

Close up of quilting.



I used a 4oz polyester wadding for this quilt so it would have a nice puffy look and its pretty light wieght for a baby.   It measures 43" x 37".

I did quite a lot of stitching in the ditch with invisible thread.  I'm really        pleased with how it turned out.      

I used a pretty polycotton for the backing.                                     

I usually use a 100% cotton backing but any time I have used a polycotton, I've had no problems with shrinkage, 

       

So that is it for the moment.  I'm working on QAYG project - the blocks measure 20" square so it will make up quickly.  Here's a sneaky peek at the batiks I oredered for the borders.

                    I'm off now to list the Teddy Bear quilt for sale in my Etsy shop.

See you all next time.

Rhianon.

I'm linking up with Connie's blog, Quilting by The River for Linky Party Tuesday.    

Teddy Bear Baby Quilt - Part 1

Sometimes I will be inspired to make a quilt from just one fat quarter of fabric and this is what happened here.

 This is the FQ  and the teddy bear drawing I did for the appliqued center block.

I used Bondaweb to build up my design.....

... then machine appliqued the shapes in place.

I kept the border of the main fabric wide so as not to loose the pretty pattern.

Getting bigger......

I made these blocks for the next round but decided that it didn't look right and I didn't like them.
Onto plan B....

Plain border ?   Nah  didn't like that either.

Finally decided on a stripey border which I think looks nice.

Couldn't resist putting some feathersin the beige border.

To my disgust, after I finished the quilting, I realised  I had nothing suitable for making the binding, which I need to cut on the bias.
So at this point I will leave it here until part 2.   I need to get to the fabric shop pronto.
Hope you come back to see the finished quilt.
Enjoy your day
Rhianon.

Linking up with Connie's blog Quilting By the River.  Why not go and check out the work on display there ?