If you follow me on Twitter of Facebook, you know we had a recent addition to the family. No, this is not my baby, it's my sister-in-law's baby. Introducing my new niece, Raiah (pronounced like Mariah without the 'ma').
Of course this much cuteness deserves a very special gift, so I decided to make a quilt. This is my first completed quilt. I still haven't finished my first pieced quilt which you can see here.
I used fabric from my friend, Bari J's latest line, Paris Apartment. I ordered it from Fat Quarter Shop. This is the second time I'm making a quilt with her fabrics. I think I'm the president of her fan club.
I truly love this line of fabric. It's like she used all of my favorite colors! I also love that it features dressmaker's dummies in one of the fabrics. Perfect for my SIL, Tabi, who's very into fashion. I machined quilted it with random width lines of hot pink thread. I don't have a photo of the back where I used a leftover piece of Bari's Full Bloom Fabric, which worked perfectly.
I made this quilt big for a baby quilt. It's about 48" x 60". They grow out of baby quilts
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By: Laura Zarrin,
on 3/26/2010
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I've had this great old file cabinet forever. It's big and holds everything, but it was so ugly! It was gray and rusted, but with a lot of paint and a cute little decal, it's gorgeous! I bought the decal from Single Stone Studios. They customized it to my specs. Don't you think everything should be beautiful, even something as mundane as a file cabinet? Isn't it just too cute?
Me, Bari, Devon, & Miranda.
Yesterday, I had the great pleasure to meet fabric designer extraordinaire, Bari J. Also joining us was Devon, an amazing muralist and textile designer, and her adorable daughter and my best friend, Beth. We had so much fun! I met Bari and Devon on Twitter. I know a lot of people just don't get the whole Twitter thing, but it's been great for me!
This is my best friend, Beth. She's a fantastic graphic designer and artist. We went to college together. As you know, I love color and she's color phobic, so I never imagined we'd end up both wearing purple. Great minds think alike, I guess.
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By: Laura Zarrin,
on 9/22/2009
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Making progress on my first quilt with Bari's beautiful fabrics.
Here's the base for my current painting. It's a sample for my new custom collage painting. Can't wait to show you the finished piece.
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By: Laura Zarrin,
on 8/8/2009
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We haven't been to the pool much this summer. It probably won't get really hot here until school starts. What a pain!
I went to my mom's quilt group on Thursday. It was a lot of fun. I got to watch quilt design by committee—what a hoot! I'm glad I wasn't involved in that. I also got a lot of help on my first quilt. I really like simple, clean design, so I'll be making a nine patch with a white background.
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what an adorable quilt!!! I wish I had a quilter in the family. Nothing like getting a handmade gift that will become a family heirloom!
It's so cheery and fun!! Great job, love it :o) And I agree with Liz - so special to receive something handmade that will become a treasure. I'm itching to get back into sewing!!