Friday, April 12, 2013

Changed forever

What an amazing several weeks it's been!  I left off in late February, only 2 weeks from my due date with our first child, working on a quilt wallhanging for her nursery.  Now I'm a mommy to a healthy baby girl and changed forever.  Kathryn was born on March 14 with a full head of blonde hair (just like Daddy).  We love her lots!
And yes, I did actually finish the pastel orange peel quilt before she arrived - I hung it on the wall just a mere 3 days before and it was the perfect finishing touch to the nursery.

I made each orange peel using this method, then machine-appliqued each one using a blanket stitch.
 I quilted it by machine with a big free motion all over and finished it with a pink polka dot binding.  The original plan was to hand-quilt in the white space with perle cotton, but I got impatient and chose to finish it faster instead :)

To hang it on the wall, I used this tutorial for hiding the hardware.  I like the clean, simple look.

Details
Size: approx. 44" x 44"
Fabrics: Kona snow (background) and an assortment of pastels from my stash
Pattern: Orange Peel
Quilting: free motion meandering
Made for: daughter's nursery

xoxo,
Megan

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23 comments:

  1. What a BEAUTY! She is so precious and a gift from God. Congrats on both finishes ; )

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  2. Congratulations! She is beautiful :) And so is the quilt! Just lovely.

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  3. Your baby is precious! And, yes, you are changed forever once you become a Mommy. Love the quilt. You did a great job on it, and it looks wonderful in her room. Enjoy these "changes."

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  4. Congratulations! What a beautiful baby! And your quilt is lovely too. Changes are good. Don't you think?

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  5. Oh what a beautiful baby. And the quilt you made for her nursery is lovely.

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  6. Happy Motherhood! Kathryn is beautiful and I wish much laughter and happiness! and the quilt is ever so lovely.

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  7. Congratulations on your beautiful Kathryn, from another Catherine who was born on March 14! :-) The quilt is beautiful, but pales, of course, next to your lovely daughter! Hugs, Cat K

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  8. Congratulations! Katherine is just beautiful! And so that quilt! Rejoice!

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  9. Children do change our lives forever--and it's wonderful when it's so joyful. (The quilt turned out so beautiful!)

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  10. Oh wow! I just went to your blog earlier this week & wondered why you hadn't updated in a while. What a beautiful baby you have! I hope she's letting you get some sleep:)

    The quilt is amazing too - very pretty.

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  11. What a sweetie -- I can't get over that hair and those eyes! And I love, love, love your quilt.

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  12. she is way too precious! ♥
    the quilt is beautiful too!

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  13. She is so cute. Love the orange peel quilt. Congrats!

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  14. Congratulations on your sweet baby girl & I adore your wall hanging. Orange peel has got to be one of my all time favorite patterns. It's beautiful...

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  15. Beautiful quilt, beautiful baby !! Congratulations !!

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  16. Gorgeous quilt, gorgeous baby!
    Esther
    ipatchandquilt DOT wordpress DOT com
    esthersipatchandquilt AT yahoo DOT com

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  17. Oh my goodness congratulations! What a precious baby girl and such a perfect quilt! Welcome to mommyhood :)

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  18. Beautiful quilt!! You little girl is precious! So much hair! My little girl turned 1 on March 12th, so it's a good month ;-)

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  19. Gorgeous quilt, gorgeous baby. Congratulations. I just became a grandmother in October and babies are absolutely wonderful! Grandmothers can say this because they get to sleep.

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  20. I resonate with your color preferences and your posts look so fresh. I have just added you to blogs I follow.

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  21. This is Carolina Cotton Company's Favorite Quilt of the Day for May 28th, 2013! Perfect use of pattern, colors and quilting for a celebration of new life! Lovely! Beautiful! Inviting!

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  22. Lovely! It inspires me, thank you for sharing.

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