The German Bed

Here she is: Baby Sister with her quilt!

Here are Baby Sister´s pictures of the Sister´s Choice quilt I made for her. And a questionaire is attached to it:

1. Which side of the bed is mine?

2. How many red and blue squares are in the picture?

I´m sure she had the answer to one of the questions! G.

A Secret Finish

I've finished my Sister's Choice quilt a few weeks ago, but I did not want to publish it until I could give it to Baby Sister. Baby Sister lives in Germany and visits only sporadically. She's in Holland for two whole days for Christmas! I've worked very hard to finish the quilt for Christmas. I made the following photo's just after I finished the quilt, but I hope to post some of Baby Sister receiving the quilt in her own Baby Sister way.... I miss her already. G.



The fabric for the back (the Delft blue tiles) were chosen by Baby Sister herself, as was the border fabric, which fit surpisingly well with the blocks!

Sister's Choice Continued

These will be my last blocks for the Sister's Choice quilt before I go on holiday. If I leave in one of the kissing farmers-blocks, I have to make six more blocks. I'll have to get some more advice on the block, whether it can stay or not. M. says no, baby sister says yes, so that's not helping yet. G.

4 More Blocks

Two evenings of work results in four more blocks. Sister's Choice is on its way. G.

Another Two

Another two Sister's Choice blocks, and now 11 to go... Bought some great fabrics yesterday, so I can continue behind the sewingmachine. G.

2 Down, 13 To Go....

Finished another two Sister's Choice blocks. However, I dropped another two, so still 13 blocks to go.... Learnt a lot about contrast from these blocks (and how to keep the lines straight). G.

Halfway There and Having Doubts: Sister´s Choice Quilt

Well, here it is, the preview of my Sister´s Choice quilt. I have at least 13 more blocks to go, but this will be the setting and I will put a red border around it (picked out by Baby Sister). At first I wanted to make blocks with small sashings between, but it was way too much, Baby Sister would go to sleep dizzy every night, I suppose. Then there are still some choices to be made. Below are two blocks as they should be; the pattern is very clear in these:

Now I´m having doubts about the following blocks... The fabrics are very cute, but the pattern is hardly visible. What do you think, Baby Sister?

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And then the last one: Just horrible, I´m sorry.

Love to hear some comments, please! G.

Try Out

With my "baby" off to school, I had the afternoon to myself to try out this quiltpattern. It´s a Sister´s Choice block, to be part of a quilt for my sister. I discovered I have to be a bit more precise to make these blocks fit. I love the block, it´s flowery, starry and fun. I ran out of red fabric, so the block will return to the basket until I can visit the quiltshop. G.