Hello! Today is Week 6 and FINAL week of the Charming Baby Sew Along with Fat Quarter Shop. This week we are sewing together our quilt top and backing - yay!!! I just love sewing together sampler quilts! It's so fun to create a quilt with lots of block sizes!
The Charming Baby Quilts Sampler Quilt is HUGE at 66.5" x 88.5" (a very generous twin size)...perfect for snuggling! Luckily I was able to take a photo on stairs so you could see the full quilt!
Farm Charm Collection:
For my Charming Baby Sew Along Quilt, I used the Farm Charm Collection by Gingiber for Moda Fabrics. I love her illustrations and these farm animals are just too cute! Seriously look at the horses, sheep, and chickens!!!! Total cuteness overload :)
Quilt Front:
I just love all the different blocks and sizes! The quilt has so much interest and is fun to look at! Plus you can search for the cute farm animals!
Quilt Backing:
I used a layer cake of Farm Fresh by Gingiber (an older collection, but coordinates so well with Farm Charm) to create a pieced backing! It's a double sided quilt now PLUS I used my stash so BONUS!
Charming Baby Sew Along Suplies:
Click on links below
- Charming Baby Quilts Book by Melissa Corry
- (5) Charm Packs - I chose Farm Charm by Gingiber
- 5 3/4 yards Background fabric - Moda Fabrics Silky Bella Zen Grey
- 7/8 yard Binding - I chose Farm Charm by Gingiber
- 5 1/4 yards Backing - OR I used Farm Fresh Layer Cake plus extra Moda Fabrics Silky Bella Zen Grey
- Fat Quarter Shop Blog to download this week's pattern (here)
Sewing Tips for the Charming Baby Quilts blocks:
- When using directional fabrics, make sure your fabric pattern is the correct direction before cutting!
- For perfect half-square triangles - I used my AccuQuilt GO! Qube Half-Square Triangle die (which I love as no trimming is needed).
- Other options for half-square triangles: Bloc-loc Ruler and Half-Square Triangle Paper on a Roll
- I love using Diagonal Seam Tape by Cluck Cluck Sew. It is such a time saver as you do not need to draw the corner to corner sewing line on the backside of the fabric.
- Don't forget to use pins for perfect points! I love the Magic pins!
- Press, press, press these blocks!
Just look at all the crinkly goodness!!! Time for snuggling with my Charming Baby Quilts Sampler Quilt. I will be making more of the quilts in the Charming Baby Quilts book - they are so fabulous!
Below is a peek of one of my favorite quilts in the book! Of course, I love a good star quilt!
From Fat Quarter Shop and It's Sew Emma, "Charming Baby Quilts brings 10 original baby quilts to life, featuring the classic 5” square Charm Pack precut. Each design uses one, two or three Charm Packs, making this an essential book to have on hand for gifts and celebrations." Charming Baby Quilts book available HERE.
PS - I loved sewing with Farm Charm that I purchased more fabric to make the black and white version of the Lucky Charm Quilt...it will be the perfect matching quilt for my Charming Baby Quilts Sampler!
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Have a great day and happy quilting!
Melanie
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This is beautiful Melanie - perfect background colour for these prints. Love what you did with the backing!
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