AYOQ: Baby Braids

This little quilt was made with a charm pack and some 5" squares plus about a yard or less of grey fabric. The pattern is cut with a 5" half hexie template, then arranged braid style in 4 columns. I loved the ultra modern stylish colors and I like this braid style.

Smug baby!

Baby Girl Braids

This design is pretty interesting: a template to be used with 5inch charms or 2 1/2 inch strips.  The pieces can be pieced together to make hexagons, or I like them a lot as braids! In this quilt, I made 4 braid strips.  Instead of placing them side by side as in other quilts, I decided to make them chase around the quilt.  I machine quilted in the ditch around each shape, then free-motion swirls in the center.

This quilt is for the baby daughter of one of my son's childhood friends. Congratulations!

Autumn Braids

Bought the fabrics for this orange/browns wall quilt on a foray to my favorite fabric warehouse in Anaheim.  had my friend Sharon with me who went CRAZY at one of the fabric selections.  Sharon felt it was "spring" not "autumn" and therefore did NOT belong.  I loved the color, and the idea of a little bit of Spring peeking forward (or back?) in my fall quilt.

The braids were a bit challenging; the vertical rows got "wavy" and I had to do streching and pulling to make them fit.  It all came together when I quilted it by machine.  I do not particularly like autumn, since I LOVE summer, but this bright quilt is a consolation prize since I really find it bright and cheerful.

Sold to Kendra

Cheerful Hexies

I bought a great bright charm pack and a new template; a half hexagon that cuts 2 half-hexies from each charm.  Then I saw a magazine ad in a catalog that was a pattern and template for about $20, and I realized my half hexies would be perfect, I didn't need to buy another pattern or template!

So, 42 charms, some white muslin, and an afternoon later, here is the darling bright quilt I made!

Updat3: SOLD on etsy