Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Born to be wild

 



This week is the Born to be wild blog hop. Many thanks to Carol for organising the hop. It's such fun to visit everyone and see what they have made.

My plan for this hop was to make a baby quilt which features a panel with applique and picks up on the 'wild' in the choice of fabrics. I already had the fabrics I've used in my stash There are a troop of cheeky frogs. I've had the fabric in my stash for years, left over from a project made many years ago. I had the same fabric but the frogs were all different colours. The frogs are enjoying life on the wild side.

The second fabric has cute birds flying around and the third one has a variety of wild creatures.


The last of the fabrics I used has a woodland scene and reminds me of the animals of Farthing wood. When Lucy was young she loved the Farthing Wood stories. Not that we need to visit a wood to see foxes, they quite happy walk round the streets at night. In fact when I lived in the country I only saw one fox but since moving to London I see them regularly

I posted this photo of a fox cub on my blog quite recently. I took the photo when John and I were getting some exercise in our local cemetery. 


There were two cubs but the second one was rather shy.

So using the fabrics and some scraps of batiks for the applique I put the quilt top together.

In case you think I cut the dark fabric with the owl at an angle, I didn't, the fabric is a full WOF wide but the pattern is a drop pattern. I think it makes the owl look like it's flying.

I used bond a web for the applique and a straight stitch to stitch it down. I matched the thread colour and so there was a fair amount of rethreading the machine involved. The top should have a couple more strips but the fabric I'd chosen didn't give me any joy when I saw it as part of the top so I ripped it out. If I'd left it in I wouldn't have liked the quilt top. The top is currently 42 inches by 48 inches. As I said at the beginning this was meant as a bay quilt. However as often happens, plans have changed. Younger daughter loves the top and wants me to make it slightly bigger for use as a lap quilt. I should have realised as soon as I'd appliqued the hares on that she would want to keep it. I now need to add borders to enlarge the quilt, but I don't have any fabric that will do the job. I'm sure I should be able to find something suitable when I visit a quilt shop this weekend.

Here is the schedule for the other blogs taking part in the hop. Do go and visit to see what everyone has made.

May 17th


Meanwhile I still need to make another baby quilt as the baby this quilt was meant for was born at the weekend. I will probably use the same pattern but the fabric will be different as I only have small pieces left of the fabrics I've used.

Thank you for visiting
Take care

Lyndsey
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29 comments:

  1. Danice G19 May 2021 at 09:33

    Pretty quilt top. Looking forward to seeing it after you make it larger, too.

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  2. Susan 19 May 2021 at 10:47

    What absolute fun those fabrics are! Love those hopping bunnies!

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  3. Stitchin At Home19 May 2021 at 11:54

    The top is lovely and with added borders will make a great lap quilt!

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  4. Carol19 May 2021 at 12:58

    No wonder your daughter liked that quilt--I love that center panel with the bunnies and flowers! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio19 May 2021 at 13:10

    Such a sweet quilt.

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  6. Vicki in MN19 May 2021 at 13:14

    We used to have a fox come prancing through our back yard, but haven't seen him for years. I love seeing the baby one you photographed.

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  7. Sherry19 May 2021 at 13:19

    Such a cute quilt. Love the dancing bunnies. It's such a compliment that your daughter wants to keep it. She has really good taste.

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  8. Elizabeth Coughlin19 May 2021 at 13:32

    Adorable quilt...and fox!

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  9. The Joyful Quilter19 May 2021 at 13:55

    Super cute quilt top for the Hop, Lyndsey!!

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  10. Lori Smanski19 May 2021 at 14:32

    this is so fun and cute. some little one will have fun finding the different animals. kinda like an I Spy quilt. maybe if you have enough scraps from this one you make a small pillow to go with.
    quilting dash lady at comcast dot net

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  11. Carol Swift19 May 2021 at 14:42

    Such a fun quilt with the fabrics you chose. I love the bunnies in the middle! It is always a joy when someone loves what we make and claims it. Thank you for sharing!

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  12. Inflorescencedesigns19 May 2021 at 14:49

    I love that your daughter loved it so much and called dibs on it. It is such a great quilt and to know that someone already cherishes it before it is completed is great. Thank you for sharing!

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  13. Pamela Arbour19 May 2021 at 15:10

    Cute fabrics. Great idea of using your applique. It will be a well-loved quilt.

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  14. Calicojoan19 May 2021 at 16:25

    What fun fabrics, and the applique brings them all together. I love your little baby fox. Such a sweet lil face.

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  15. Charlene McCain19 May 2021 at 18:13

    Beautiful quilt! I love the fabric! The picture of the baby fox was adorable. Thank you for sharing!

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  16. Quilting Gail19 May 2021 at 18:52

    Cute quilt!

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  17. scrapdash19 May 2021 at 19:02

    very clever. I did like the applique in the middle.

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  18. LJ19 May 2021 at 19:51

    Those rabbits make me think we should all be frolicking with them - they might be so happy because things are opening up a bit with the pandemic! Perfect strips of fabric - they are all great.

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  19. Susan Smith19 May 2021 at 22:11

    Love your applique hares & flowers and the large fabrics are gorgeous for the wild theme. Thanks for sharing, take care & hugs.

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  20. Lianne makes stuff19 May 2021 at 22:54

    that is very cute well done

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  21. Leah19 May 2021 at 23:23

    Beautiful quilt, the applique bunnies are lovely.

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  22. Kathleen20 May 2021 at 02:06

    What an adorable quilt! I love the fox, too, your found in your recent blog posts...a really wild thing!

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  23. Anorina @SameliasMum20 May 2021 at 04:13

    It's a beautiful project and oh, what a cute little fox you managed to photograph.

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  24. Sharon20 May 2021 at 21:17

    Beautiful project! I love the variety of wildlife that it includes.

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  25. tink's mom22 May 2021 at 13:40

    Great use of your jungle fabrics to set off your beautiful applique. Your daughter has great taste. Thanks for sharing the photo of the sweet little fox.

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  26. Susan22 May 2021 at 19:42

    Just too cute and a great way to use your animal fabrics

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  27. Carol Andrews23 May 2021 at 22:14

    Sweet quilt! I’m not surprised your daughter wants to keep it! Have fun making your baby quilt 😉

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  28. For the love of geese24 May 2021 at 14:54

    Such an adorable finish, I love all that fabric.

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  29. Joy from Days Filled With Joy25 May 2021 at 04:30

    So so cute! Love how you matched all the elements together! xx

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