My sweet and talented mother made this lovely quilt for my baby boy. Isn’t it great? What I really love about the pattern she created is that it is completely made with half square triangles just like my herringbone quilts. She used the same technique I explain here to make her squares and then just arranged them in a different way. Her pattern is basically made up of four-square units that form an arrow shape:
These are then twisted to face opposite directions. My mom chose to quilt a quarter inch around the outside and inside of these arrows to form a diamond shape.
She started out with four inch squares that got down to little three inch squares after piecing the whole top.
She chose a tonal navy blue fabric for the backing (which matches the nursery) and used a wide yellow ric rac for the edging.
I just love it. What do you all think?
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Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says
September 6, 2013 at 3:17 amOh that's so pretty, nice job!
ChristaQuilts says
September 6, 2013 at 4:12 amWow! It is simply amazing. Be sure to see all the quilting linkups in my blog sidebar and link this puppy up wherever you can!<br />Nice job, mom 🙂
Alicia says
September 6, 2013 at 9:46 amAdorable! I love the colour combination.
Alexis Middleton says
September 6, 2013 at 4:35 pmThanks, Alicia! Me too! 🙂
Paula @ Sewy Stuff says
September 6, 2013 at 12:54 pmWhat a great pattern. It's lovely!
Alexis Middleton says
September 6, 2013 at 4:35 pmI think so too, Paula. Thanks for stopping by!
Richard Healey says
September 6, 2013 at 10:57 pmThank you for Linking Up to LAFF.<br /><br /><a href="http://richardquilts.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Richard and Tanya Quilts</a><br /><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=773694&b=403311&m=29190&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Ecraftsy%2Ecom%2Fuser%2F1278870%2Fpattern%2Dstore" rel="nofollow">Richard and Tanya Quilts on Craftsy</a><br />
Aimee G says
September 6, 2013 at 11:18 pmVery nice. Your mom did a great job. Love it
Kelly Young says
September 6, 2013 at 11:33 pmwow! that's a really great layout of the HST's! It creates a great illusion!<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this at Needle and Thread Thursday!<br /><br />:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Jen @ de Jong Dream House says
September 7, 2013 at 3:34 amI love this! I've pinned this for my quilt to-do list!
Kathy Penney says
September 7, 2013 at 9:33 pmThis is just gorgeous! Shared it on my fan page this morning. Thanks for sharing at All Things Pretty.
LisaK says
September 8, 2013 at 6:45 pmI have never used ric rac on a quilt before, it looks just gorgeous! Would definitely be interested in knowing how to do this – it doesn't look like there is traditional binding on the quilt? Lisa @ Sweet Benanna & Sam
Live a Colorful Life says
September 8, 2013 at 7:37 pmThis is SUCH a cute quilt–the ricrac is an awesome touch! Wow, do I love the chalkboard art over the crib.
oneenglishteacher says
September 9, 2013 at 5:29 amI love it! I've been obsessed with HST projects lately, and this is so unique. The quilting pattern, while simple, adds so much to the quilt too. And to top it off, I love the colors, especially with the cute polka dot sheets, the cheerful crib skirt, and the great rug. This is one great looking nursery! And, I'm definitely pinning the picture so I remember this quilt in my HST obsession
Navy Wifey Peters says
September 9, 2013 at 10:26 pmNice quilt! I love the yellow and gray together. <br /><br />Navy Wifey Peters @ <a href="http://www.usscrafty.com/2013/09/submarine-sunday-48.html" rel="nofollow">Submarine Sunday Link Party</a>
Ana Lopes says
September 15, 2013 at 9:43 pmGreat project! Love it! Thanks for sharing!<br />Enjoy your day!<br />Hugs and love from Portugal, <br /><br />Ana Love Craft<br />www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com<br />