We are one family. One family . . . by blood or marriage or friendship. We live in the same small town in Central Illinois. We are moms and daughters. We are sisters and cousins. We are grandmas and wives and aunties.

We all love to quilt and were raised to believe that a girl should always wear her undershirt. And, on those days when you
wear a dress, a petticoat is always in order. This is where you'll find photos and stories of our quilting adventures.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Traditional AND Contemporary?

A baby quilt.  I want to make a baby quilt.  Hmmmmm?  For a little farm girl.  With a modern Mama.  With a pastel green and yellow nursery.  This is what I pondered for nearly 2 weeks and could not make a decision.  Good Grief!  
Then I joined Main Street Quilt for their anniversary celebration. Still nothing planned, but I spotted these cute little prints just inside the door.  Sometimes I love 50's Retro prints and sometimes I don't.  This time I did and I couldn't go home without a fat quarter of each.  
I started ironing and cutting as soon as I got home and the triangles were all over the quilt studio before too long.  I was stepping over them as I arranged them over and over again on the floor, trying to give the traditional prints a more contemporary look.   Think, think, think...BLACK!  And Pinwheels!  Retro meets New Millenium!  Perfect!   
From the 4 fat quarters, a little bit of moda "snow" and black from my stash, I got not 1 but 2 baby quilts.   Now to quilt and bind before the shower.

Becky
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  1. ShelleyMay 31, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Very hip and retro! Love the farm ducks and bunnies :)

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  2. Petticoats & UndershirtsJune 2, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    I know! Me too. How could I resist, right? BTW...I love what you're doing with summer dresses. I generally wear a dress everyday in the summer and love them. I just haven't figured a way to get dresses into the line-up of other sewing projects on the shelves. Oh well!

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