I had wanted to try a tumbler type quilt for sometime but had no recipient in mind, let alone fabric colour or design. A good friend of mine had her fourth child a couple of weeks ago - a beautiful baby boy, which after three little girls is a bit of a novelty - so this quilt was made for him.
The fabrics are from the 'Reunion' line by Sweetwater which I have loved since I first cast eyes on it. The colours are bright and, despite a few floral prints, quite boyish. I used two charm packs but did not use all the prints - the floral prints were placed towards the edges of the quilt so aren't too obvious. I think the overall look is quite masculine though. Moda Bakeshop had a great tutorial for a tumbler quilt as written by Crazymomquilts.
The back of the quilt is one piece and is an adorable bunting print from the 'Reunion' line:
Sorry, the picture isn't the best! The binding is also from the 'Reunion' range and is also featured in the quilt top.
And now my favourite part - my experimental quilting! This was a bold move and entirely out of the comfort zone. I tried stippling with some navy thread but it just didn't look right. I bit the bullet and tried a sort of double loopy free-motion design:
It is nowhere near perfect but I absolutely LOVE it! I've gained a little bit of confidence to try some more experimental quilting - could get addictive ;-)
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