I know you're thinking I already posted about this quilt, right? Actually this is a second, slightly smaller version of the Scrappy Squares Baby Quilt.
You can see I varied slightly from the first quilt by using different fabrics for the border, binding and back.
I got to see my original vision of a red striped border come to life. Pretty fun! Love a stripe, when used in a skinny border like this.
Even after making a second quilt, I still had some squares remaining, so I made this matching quilted pillow. I also could not resist making a small string of bunting.
Update: The bunting is still available in
my shop.
It ended up about 68" x 83" after washing and drying it.
I bound the quilt in an American Jane rulers print.
I made an extra bit of matching bunting for fun. Here's the quilt on big brother's bed (still a crib for the guy who will get this quilt eventually).
Improvised log cabins were the perfect use for scraps. The red alphabet print on the back is from American Jane's Punctuation line.
Here is a closeup of my swirly quilting. I almost quit after my first attempt because the free motion was wonky, and maneuvering the quilt under the needle on a quilt this size is exhausting. I'm glad I stuck it out. All the wobbles sort of disappear in a quilt this big and busy, and I definitely got better by the end. I'm really happy with the results, and this can be an example, in the future, of my "before" quilting! All that to say don't let big quilts intimidate you. Give it a go.
Although I enlarged the blocks, the original tutorial can be found here.
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And finally, a hostess gift for a party I'm attending tomorrow night. I had another item in mind originally, but once again 
And some bunting for fall decorating. I'm not much of a seasonal decorator, but I admire those who dress their homes accordingly. This string is for a special lady who really does it up right.