January 18, 2024

TGIFF - Blooming Beautiful

Welcome to this week's TGIFF party! Before I get to my finish, though, I want to let you know that registration is open for my Moments with Jesus QAL and Devotional Journey. This is a 40 day event leading up to Easter, and it's one of my favourite parts of the year 😊 Go to this post or this video for all the details.

And now, on to my most recent finish!
Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com
The Stash Artists pattern for January is Blooming Beautiful. I had so much fun choosing fabrics for this quilt!
Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com
Each flower has seven fabrics for the petals, plus one for the center. A couple of fabrics are featured in two flowers, but most of them are only used once, meaning there are over 120 fabrics in this baby quilt.
Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com
With that many fabrics, it seemed only right to use an abundance of thread colours, too! I used these 12 Aurifil colours, plus a couple more I chose after taking the picture, to zig zag stitch around the applique shapes.
An abundance of thread colours | DevotedQuilter.com
When it came time for the quilting, I chose Aurifil 1125 (medium teal) for a loopy meander. I also stitched around each applique shape once as I came to it. 

Stitching between the flower petals and the centers really showed how inconsistent I was with the space between them when I positioned the applique pieces. No one other than me (and you because I showed you) will ever notice that, though.
Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com

Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com
With a solid white for the backing, the blue quilting shows up so well!
Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com

Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com
With Aiden and Zachary both home for Christmas, sewing was moved back down to the kitchen for a few days, so that's where I attached the binding. My grandmother gave me that white ceramic Christmas tree when I was in high school (the same grandmother I made the Merry Mini quilt for).
Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com
Between the short days, the windy weather, and my own lack of interest in doing it (let's be honest here 🤣), I didn't get outdoor pictures for this post, but I'm really loving this space in our dining room for indoor quilt pictures. It ma not be as inspiring as a beach photography session, but it's much more appropriate for January in Newfoundland!
Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com
If you like scrappy, stash-friendly quilt patterns like Blooming Beautiful, join the Stash Artists waiting list. The membership doors open twice a year, and members get access to 6 new scrappy patterns a year, plus 6 virtual Sew Together Sessions, and more.
Blooming Beautiful quilt pattern | DevotedQuilter.com
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3 comments:

  1. No two flowers in nature are perfect (or the same), either. I think it's a really lovely quilt and it certainly sounds packed full of fabrics and memories.

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  2. A very cute baby quilt! Better to take the picture indoors, this happy looking quilt needs a Spring-time outdoor picture background, LOL!

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