I started making a baby quilt well in advance so that it would be ready in time for the birth. As you can tell from the title the baby is now over 2 months old and I have finally posted it today. Traumatic is the word I want to use for the making of this quilt. It was supposed to be the most basic design I’ve ever done. My only guideline was that it has to be rainbow. Easy right? I thought so too. I got everything cut out and then pieced together. Then i looked at it… Completely hated it. As in, I want to cut you up into tiny, unusable pieces.

I finally had it looking how I wanted it, it was time to quilt. It didnt pucker, move or bunch which is amazing for me because almost every time i’ve attempted whole cloth quilting it has done all those things. I was getting excited at this point because the end was near. That was until i looked closer at the back. Turns out my machine needs servicing and it was making cotton loops where ther weren’t supposed to be any. So do I unpick the lot or do I fudge it. Well, I hate unpicking. Fudging it is. A label and 16 hearts later and I’m finished.

So into the wash it goes with 2 colour catchers. Would you believe that the colour ran in 2 places. Not happy!! I was rescued though. Everyone should have their own Colleen. That person who you call when disaster strikes. I rushed over to her place and 5 painted butterfies later, my world was good again. The quilt has been posted and little Vivienne Rose who was born on September 5th should get it early next week.

Thanks to everyone for who read my long winded post. Have a great weekend and happy crafting!