tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post3953684730203998377..comments2024-03-28T08:39:05.413-04:00Comments on joy for grace: A Goal Completed, A Pause to ReevaluateNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-77364340805550612352021-03-04T19:53:46.948-05:002021-03-04T19:53:46.948-05:00Thanks, Patty.Thanks, Patty.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-1680397654544776902021-02-28T20:12:37.370-05:002021-02-28T20:12:37.370-05:00 Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One ... Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish.Patty https://www.blogger.com/profile/09158113907316211890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-57508842132123725862021-02-26T23:53:00.815-05:002021-02-26T23:53:00.815-05:00Thank you, Lizzy. I love your enthusiasm. I like...Thank you, Lizzy. I love your enthusiasm. I like the blue stripe sashing, too, but my daughter and I agree on a more pink quilt. I'll have to make more blocks and use the blue sashing for them. (You know I don't like blue very much but there are some that I love and this particular striped fabric has one of those blues.) <br /><br />I'm still considering whether or not to add circles. The quilt will be 5 blocks by 6 blocks but the circles will be 4 x 5 since they go between two blocks. That will make it hard to have symmetrical placement for the circles. I'll have to play a little.<br />I hardly ever think of a baby quilt in a crib. I always imagine swaddling a baby in a quilt and cuddling him or her. Our daughter kept their house pretty cool when their second baby was born. She was an unhappy baby (I personally thought it was because she was cold) so she was wrapped in a quilt all the time I was there except for diaper changes and when I wasn't holding her. That quilt was, and this quilt will also be, big enough for the baby to grow into.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up about Lands End and The Country Store flannel sheets and the link to The Country Store ones. Have you hand quilted the Lands End ones? So many sheets have so many threads/inch that they would be nearly impossible to hand quilt. In general I think of sheets as expensive purchases but I calculated the cost per square inch of both regular quilting fabric and the CS sheets. Guess which was less expensive? The sheets from The Country Store! Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-58908667218101784362021-02-26T22:52:04.456-05:002021-02-26T22:52:04.456-05:00Thank you, Robin. A white border around the pink-...Thank you, Robin. A white border around the pink-ish fabric is a fun idea, though I've never been a fan of rick rack, even as a child. And I have no idea why.... Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-12624430273679252692021-02-26T22:00:03.274-05:002021-02-26T22:00:03.274-05:00Thank you, Karen. I actually did think about mink...Thank you, Karen. I actually did think about minky (even though I'm not a fan of synthetic fibers) because I know it is so soft. I have heard that it's easy to hand quilt and that it's almost unquiltable by hand. I don't think I have time to experiment for this particular quilt. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-68264550119574793892021-02-26T21:56:37.769-05:002021-02-26T21:56:37.769-05:00Thank you, Jennie. I asked about minky on the han...Thank you, Jennie. I asked about minky on the hand quilting Facebook page. Several people said they'd hand quilted with it on the back and had no problem (which really surprised me) and others said don't even try it. And one person told me about the awful qualities of minky fabric including that it was a synthetic, when cut sent out little bits of fiber that bother the nose and lungs, etc. I'm a natural fiber lover anyway so was hesitant to even think about using it except I know it's so very soft. I hope I can find some good flannel. When I went to the quilt shop today they had a bib made out of some wonderful flannel but they didn't have any more. And it would have been perfect. I'll keep looking.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-23447386601780657422021-02-26T21:52:27.034-05:002021-02-26T21:52:27.034-05:00Thank you, Julie. I'm pleased that you and an...Thank you, Julie. I'm pleased that you and and several others give thumbs up to the white cornerstones. They seem just right to me but I may change them if I need to change the sashing fabric (because I don't have enough of Edyta Sitar's Hops).Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-27912054225416469122021-02-26T21:49:02.965-05:002021-02-26T21:49:02.965-05:00Thank you, Pat. I hadn't thought of hearts in...Thank you, Pat. I hadn't thought of hearts instead of circles. I think my daughter might think them too sweet in addition to all the pink in the quilt. It's a great idea I'll have for another time.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-72462325294151287142021-02-26T21:40:10.540-05:002021-02-26T21:40:10.540-05:00Thank you, Cynthia. I'm trying out a differen...Thank you, Cynthia. I'm trying out a different sashing fabric since I would have to order more of the Hops and who knows how long it would take to get here! I bought batting today but I still have to find backing. I agree, I think the bigger size will be better and be used longer.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-31999736710457227432021-02-24T16:19:13.569-05:002021-02-24T16:19:13.569-05:00I love everything about this quilt! The blue stri...I love everything about this quilt! The blue stripe, no cornerstones is my fave sashing. <br /><br />I am not totally sure you need the circles, maybe a few scattered circles. Hopefully this will be a much used and washed quilt, much loved---so a beautiful utility quilt. <br /><br />As new moms keep telling me and prob you know, newborn babies cannot use any covers at all! So the larger size is perfect. <br /><br />I use Lands End sheets for flannel backings and so far no pilling but I don t wash my quilts often. I personally use Company Store "velvet" flannel sheets and with many washing over many years not a pill to be seen. Very soft. A twin size would maybe be enuf for two baby quilts. $$$ but so soft. Be sure to only get the Velvet ones. [they aren't velvet, that is just a trade name.] <br /> https://www.thecompanystore.com/legacy-6-oz.-velvet-cotton-flannel-flat-sheet/EA73.html<br /><br />lizzy<br /><br />Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-71857003349979728702021-02-24T14:47:07.932-05:002021-02-24T14:47:07.932-05:00This is so pretty. You can't go wrong no matt...This is so pretty. You can't go wrong no matter what you choose. As I was scrolling through the pictures I wondered about using the first fabric for the circles and surrounding them with white rick rack. I know, it's a bit out of the box. You can tell I was raised in the 50's.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-74594941619303352342021-02-24T10:15:30.847-05:002021-02-24T10:15:30.847-05:00I really like the pink sashing with the white corn...I really like the pink sashing with the white cornerstones! Have you considered Minky or Cuddle for the back? When I was still working at the quilt shop, using Minky for kids quilts was a given. I agree that Kaufman has some nice flannels though. Also, Woolies, if they are still around. Moda has some nice flannels from Primitive Gatherings, but those are probably darker colors. In the end, I know it will be a treasure! Karen in Breezy Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931154097211557249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-91188429570461326622021-02-24T10:07:23.138-05:002021-02-24T10:07:23.138-05:00I LOVE your original choices. Think they are perfe...I LOVE your original choices. Think they are perfect. And you are right about the final size. Minke makes a wonderful soft back but is a bear to work with and I don’t know about hand quilting it, which I assume you will do. It’s going to be beautiful, whatever you decide.Jennie in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266853059892546656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-17633630664704472982021-02-24T09:03:40.009-05:002021-02-24T09:03:40.009-05:00I also like the white cornerstones--and I love the...I also like the white cornerstones--and I love the gentle tonal quality of this one..so comforting..nice work hugs, JulieroseJulierosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079686021190332890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-19294190480084788122021-02-24T08:29:29.125-05:002021-02-24T08:29:29.125-05:00I like the large size you're planning, it make...I like the large size you're planning, it makes the quilt so much more useful for her first several years. Also love the pink sashings with the white cornerstones. Another idea might be to add a few scattered applique hearts in that same sashing fabric instead of circles. Whatever you decide in the end, you're going to have a wonderfully sweet quilt.Quilting Babciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225825007525655805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-46323333547199742982021-02-24T01:45:06.824-05:002021-02-24T01:45:06.824-05:00I think the bigger size is a nice idea, and I real...I think the bigger size is a nice idea, and I really like the white cornerstones. Whatever you decide, it's going to be such a gentle pretty quilt. Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03409769915035855136noreply@blogger.com