Two Baby Quilts (PIGS and Donation)

I used one PIGS to make 2 neonatal quilts for donation to the quilt guild. The name of the charm packs I used is Monkey Wrench. The fabric has printed monkeys holding wrenches in their tails. The fabric designer is Tula Pink. 

The pattern is simply sewing the charm squares together. I used a stripe print for the binding. I heard at a guild meeting that if you don’t have the perfect fabric for a binding use a striped print. “You can never go wrong with a stripe.” I think the advice was wrong.

Monkey Wrench Quilt A

• 37“ x 46” Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted stitch in a ditch on the Viking Machine and in an diagonal lines. Used off-white 100% cotton thread (Aurifil). Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Light yellow dot print from my stash.
• Batting: 80% Cotton/20% Polyester Comfort Blend from WinLine
• Binding: Multi-colored stripe print from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: 5” charm squares sewn together
• Piecing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine February, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty to keep the dog away from a neonatal quilt.

Monkey Wrench Quilt B

• 37 1/4” x 46 1/4” Neonatal size
• Quilting: Quilted stitch in a ditch on the Viking Machine and in square lines around groups of squares. Used off-white 100% cotton thread (Aurifil). Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Light yellow dot print from my stash.
• Batting: 80% Cotton/20% Polyester Comfort Blend from WinLine
• Binding: Multi-colored stripe print from Patty’s inventory.
• Pattern: 5” charm squares sewn together
• Piecing by Patty.
• Quilting on domestic machine February, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty to keep the dog away from a neonatal quilt.

Star Baby Quilts for Donation

I made 2 baby quilts based on a pattern I saw on the internet “When You Wish….” from Bon Jour Quilts. The quilts were made from half square triangles using fat quarters from my stash. I would have preferred to use all batiks or all regular fabrics, but I didn’t have enough bright fabrics of either kind, so I used a mixture. The quilts were quilted on the domestic machine using the walking foot in close parallel lines as the designer suggested in the pattern. For the second one I used slightly wider spacing because the first quilt seemed too stiff. Both quilts have flannel backs.

First One

• 36 3/4" x 36 3/4" Baby size
• Quilting: Quilted on the domestic, following the pieced design to emphasize the star. Used golden colored 100% cotton thread (Aurifil).  Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Flannel. Yellow Ombré flannel from a Quilt in a Day sale
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine.
• Binding: Golden yellow tonal cotton print from my stash.
• Pattern: "When You Wish …..” by Bon Jour Quilts from the internet.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Quilting on domestic February, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer

Second One

• 36 3/4" x 36 3/4" Baby size
• Quilting: Quilted on the domestic, following the pieced design to emphasize the star. Used yellow colored 100% cotton thread (Aurifil).  Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Flannel. Green Ombré flannel from a Quilt in a Day sale
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. “Comfort Blend” from WinLine.
• Binding: Purple batik cotton print from my stash.
• Pattern: "When You Wish …..” by Bon Jour Quilts from the internet.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Quilting on domestic February, 2023. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Patty