Little Bunny Quilts: Daisy Chain

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Friday, June 26, 2020

Daisy Chain Baby -- Part II {Finished Quilt}

I realized this week that I had to get this quilt finished -- and quick -- because little lady is likely to arrive any day! So this week I did got a step or two of finishing done every day until I sewed the last stitch yesterday -- washing and pressing the backing, getting the quilt layered and basted, quilting and trimming, and finally binding!

Here is little lady's quilt!

As mentioned previously, this quilt is the Daisy Chain pattern that was our quilt along pattern in 2019 (that will eventually be available as a stand alone pattern) in the baby size with a 2.5" border on all four sides. The fabrics used are from the Painted Meadow line by Robin Pickens which were scraps left over from another quilt that I will finally get to show you in July!

For the quilting, I used a meander with interspersed flowers -- just like the original verison of this quilt that I made!

The backing is an adorable flannel with lady bugs and butterflies. The binding is the same pink floral that I used for the star blocks.

This quilt was delivered yesterday to little lady's parents in case she arrives this weekend!

Quilt Stats:

Name: Daisy Chain baby quilt

Pattern: Daisy Chain by HBD Quilts

Fabrics: scraps of Painted Meadow by Robin Pickens, white solid, flannel backing

Techniques: free motion quilting, strip piecing, scrap quilting

Quilting: Free motion meander with flowers

Batting: Hobbs 80/20 batting

Size: 40" square

Started: April 2020

Finished: June 2020

Future: Baby Quilt, already given as gift

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

Monday, May 11, 2020

Daisy Chain Baby -- Part II {Quilt Top}

Over the weekend, I finished up the quilt top of the Daisy Chain baby quilt I have been working on.

All I had to do was sew the nine blocks together...

... and then add the borders!

I actually just squeaked by with enough green fabric for the borders! I still have plenty of the pink fabric that I used for the stars, so I will be using that for the binding.

On my task list this week is ordering some flannel for the backing!

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Daisy Chain Baby -- Part II {Star Blocks}

The best thing about baby quilt is how quickly they start coming together! This week I have been working on the star blocks of my Daisy Chain baby quilt.

For the stars, I am using the pink large scale floral print.

The star points are all "ribbon blocks" as I like to call them.

Now my five star blocks are all finished and the top of my quilt is ready to be assembled!

I'll need to start thinking about ordering a backing for this as I know I don't have anything on hand at the moment that will work.

Happy Wednesday! What works-in-progress are you working on today?

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

Monday, April 27, 2020

Daisy Chain Baby -- Part II {New Project}

With a bunch of friends having babies in 2020, it's time to start making baby quilts!

The first quilt I have on my list is for a baby girl that's due in July. I made my baby sized Daisy Chain quilt for her older sister two years ago so I thought it would be a perfect choice to make the new baby the same quilt in different colors!

I pulled out a bag of fabrics left over from a quilt that I made last year (that I haven't gotten to show off yet!) that was a mish-mash of yardage and the stubs from jelly roll strips.

The dark teal print will be the four patch "chains", the pink will be the stars, and the green print will be the border and potentially the binding.

I started by working on the different four patches needed for the quilt, starting with the teal four patches and then making the four patches for the cross blocks.

Next, I decided to continue working with my jelly roll stubs and make the linear four patches.

And now I have all four of my cross blocks completed!

Next I will need to do the cutting for the ribbon blocks for the stars, and the star blocks will take slightly more time than the cross blocks, but there's a good chance I could have this quilt top done within a week or two!

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

Monday, June 17, 2019

Daisy Chain QAL {Quilt Parade}

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

It's time to bid so long, farewell to the Daisy Chain QAL! Thank you to everyone who has quilted along with us!

I've been outrageously busy since April, so I have just finally finished my own twin sized quilt top! As a reminder, I used yardage and a strip pack of Flea Market from Island Batik for the main fabrics of the quilt and used Kona Oyster as my background.

Here are some of the lovely quilts that you have made!

From Amanda (aka the Doll of Honey Bunny and Doll):

From Lori (aka the Honey of Honey Bunny and Doll)

Stephanie of Quilt'n Party

Mindy:

Paula S:

Paula M:

Peggy:

Pamela:

Karen:

Ramona:

Gail @ Quilting Gail:

Michelle @ Creative Blonde:

Kallie:

Susan:

Judy:

My original baby quilt version:

Kate @ Life in Pieces:

Gene Black:

Pamela @ PamelaQuilts

Barbara:

This is the biggest QAL we've had and we are so impressed by all of the quilts and quilt tops that we've seen! If for some reason I've missed your quilt in the quilt parade, PLEASE email me (littlebunnyquilts@gmail.com) and I will add it! I will be picking winners this week and will email the winners!

If you loved this quilt, make sure to follow us to stay in the loop on any and everything Honey, Bunny, and Doll!

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

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Have a wonderful Monday! Don't forget to enter to win some red, orange, and yellow Island Batik Fabrics!

Monday, June 3, 2019

Daisy Chain QAL {Link Up!}

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

We want to extend a huge, gigantic, heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who joined in to sew along during the Daisy Chain QAL!

When I designed this quilt, I wasn't necessarily thinking about designing something that would be a mystery quilt. I actually designed the quilt, started thinking about how to break it up for a quilt along, decided that it should be a mystery quilt, and then made changes to make it perfect for both confident beginners and seasoned sewists alike.

And now onto the link up! Please let me know if you have any issues (littlebunnyquilts@gmail.com) and I will do my best to troubleshoot!

I will have some PDF patterns to give away to those who link up!

Friday, May 24, 2019

Daisy Chain Baby Quilt {Finished Quilt}

I hope that you have enjoyed our Daisy Chain mystery QAL! Today I'm going to show the original tester quilt that I made!

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

Remember seeing these pictures from August of last year?

When I was on retreat last year in August, my "secret sewing" was to test the Daisy Chain pattern in baby quilt form!

The quilt is 36" square for the baby size, so I added a border on all four sides to increase the size slightly.

This quilt was actually made as a baby quilt for a sweetheart who was born all the way back in October! I quilted it with a flowery meander and it has a flannel backing, like most of my baby quilts. I had enough of my peachy focal print to bind the quilt too!

Our quilt top parade starts on Monday, June 3rd and I can't wait to see your quilt tops and perhaps a few finished quilts mixed in!

Sharing at Brag about your Beauties!

Monday, May 20, 2019

Daisy Chain QAL {Quilt Top Reveal}

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

It's here -- the big reveal!

This week we are making our cross blocks and revealing the quilt layout. Thank you for participating with us!

Alternate your star blocks and your star blocks as shown in each diagram. Pay attention to the orientation of the “chain” through your star blocks – the chains should run diagonally from upper right to lower left in each block. It is also necessary to pay attention to the orientation of your cross blocks.

Did the quilt turn out the way that you guessed?

Here's the finished top of my baby sized version -- I did add a border to my quilt to make it a little bit larger. Since I finished this quilt quite a while ago, it has already been given to a lovely little lady named Abigail -- I'll share the full finish of this quilt on Friday!