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20 September 2013

Broken Herringbone, Baby!

I have made great progress and finished enough blocks for a great sized baby boy quilt.  These prints are from Kate Spain's new line Sunnyside.

Here is my finished top.....


And here is the pieced backing.
I used two half yards and a strip I created using some of the scraps from making the blocks....

If you are interested in making your own Broken Herringbone blocks, you can find the tutorial here....
http://www.play-crafts.com/blog/tutorials/broken-herringbone-block/

Now to decide on the quilting!  Any suggestions?




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18 comments:

  1. Anonymous20 September 2013 at 06:53

    Beautiful quilt Lorna. Love those herringbone blocks. Thanks for sharing. Marie (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)

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  2. Jessica20 September 2013 at 07:06

    Sooo pretty! Any baby would love it :) You could trace the herringbones, or you could do circle quilting - that would be a cool contrast from all the angles!

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  3. John Main20 September 2013 at 07:16

    Great job! I agree with Jessica trace the herringbone pattern or circle as a contrast. Maybe even zig zags??

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  4. Gemma@prettybobbins20 September 2013 at 08:10

    I love the fabrics that you've chosen! It's really beautiful :)

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  5. Vera20 September 2013 at 08:12

    Looks good. Well done. I'm making top only and I leave the quilting issue to someone else, lol. Good luck with yours.

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  6. Janet @ Simply Pieced20 September 2013 at 10:14

    This looks amazing! I love how you came up with such a great back as well. I'm lost on the quilting part. I've been thinking about what I'm going to do as well and I have no idea. Good Luck!

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  7. Stacey Napier20 September 2013 at 15:58

    Absolutely love this quilt top - it's just fantastic!!

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  8. Glinda ♥20 September 2013 at 17:26

    Deliciously delightful, Lorna - great colours :)

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  9. Cloud CouCou20 September 2013 at 17:55

    I knew this was going to look gorgeous and I was right! Interested to see how you decide to quilt it. I would offer some suggestions, but as my experience is so limited I'm not sure I can come up with anything useful!!

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  10. Jessica Hadden20 September 2013 at 18:56

    So beautiful!

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  11. Susan at TheBoredZombie.com20 September 2013 at 20:33

    Oh how I love the sashing. I think that might be one of my favorite colors ever. :)

    Looks fantastic!

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  12. Karin21 September 2013 at 04:57

    Love this, particularly the light green sashing. Not sure re the quilting. Sometimes, I think, it's best to just quilt in-the-ditch so as to not overpower the quilt.

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  13. Kristy @ Quiet Play21 September 2013 at 05:41

    It looks gorgeous! Perfect choice of fabrics!

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  14. JB21 September 2013 at 06:02

    Looks great Lorna!

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  15. Allison21 September 2013 at 15:37

    So beautiful! I really like the pieced strip you did on the backing--it really ties into the front.

    I'm just starting to learn FMQ, so I haven't a clue what to suggest as far as quilting it. But, I'm excited to see the final results.

    It this block a difficult block to make?

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  16. Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation21 September 2013 at 20:54

    This is such a beautiful quilt Lorna! I like the variation that you have in the sashing. I think it adds a lot of interest.

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  17. Vicki22 September 2013 at 14:02

    LOVE!!!! this is so much fun. As far as quilting...linear.

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  18. Vicki22 September 2013 at 23:27

    You know I love this top!!

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Your kind comments certainly make my day!