Quilt Finish: Strawberry Hotcakes

Molli Sparkles

Quilt maker to the stars. Spiller of truth tea.

18 Responses

  1. Janelle says:

    Just gorgeous! I love love love the colours! I totally agree that the Joel Dewberry fabrics really went well with the Noteworthy.
    Where did you put the seam in the backing fabric? Middle, to one side? Horizontally or vertically? I’m a beginning quilter and these types of small but artsy questions are tricky!

  2. Little Black Cat Quilting says:

    Everything about these little baby quilts is scrumptious! I’m not normally a huge pink fan, but with quilts like these, even I can convert. 😊 Thanks for sharing the story of the design and making the best of a oops in the studio, it’s always comforting for a novice to hear others goof up too! Lol.

  3. Rachael says:

    Just love these! The pink is the perfect compliment and your design disaster save completely makes the quilts.

  4. Alison Hingston says:

    At hey look fantastic Molli. And what design disaster, creativity to the fore!

  5. Cass says:

    They are stunning quilts, very lucky babies Molli. And your ‘mistake’ couldn’t be more perfect

  6. Jayne says:

    Having ‘make it work’ moments are maddening, but when they do work…perfect! How many times have we all made a simple math mistake?!

  7. Love these quilts! There is something so soul satisfying about simple patchwork. The new labels are perfect!

  8. Kathleen says:

    Very pretty! I have a small quilt I lay on the floor for my granddaughter. It was fun when she was much younger and beginning to see better, to watch her grab at the shapes and prints, thinking they were something to pick up.

  9. Lesley Gilbert says:

    I’m glad you made the mistake – that pink border finishes it off so sweetly 🙂

  10. Sarah says:

    These are fabulous! You’ve made the other fabrics come alive with that pink… and I appreciate the quilt math explanations. I’m learning, but still quite poor at it, and especially appreciated your explanation about the border stripes. Good job!

  11. Bravo on both beautiful finishes! Hot cakes is right! Your creativity came through in rainbow colours.

  12. Kate says:

    Gorgeous quilts, genius with the hot pink. Notting Hill is my favourite JD range too 🙂
    And your cutting ‘error’ is one of my favourite things about them – that pink border is a triumph, it sets them off beautifully.

  13. Tiffany says:

    It must have been fate of something, because I think the extra border is what MAKES the quilt. 😊

  14. LINDA says:

    MY MY! I’m not sure which is more attractive the Front or the Back! Just so pretty!

  15. Sue says:

    Two beautiful quilts, love the colours and well done on the creative correction with the maths.

  16. Anita Sharp says:

    I simply love those quilts! You took a seemingly simple concept and elevated it with your fabric choices and the ‘make it work’ moment that inspired those great borders!
    You really inspire me to think more outside my usual box…Just so you know, because of you I recently bought several fat quarter assortments WAY out of my usual comfort zone in both colors and patterns! And I can already see them making an appearance in some upcoming projects! (But I’m still resisting mustardy-brown and greenish-brown- what I lovingly call baby poop colors!)
    Anyway- Thanks! I appreciate your blog and the creativity you share!

  17. Brenda says:

    Two great baby quilts. And two comments about washing them. Even though the fabrics aren’t likely to run, and even though they end up with that wonderful quilty feeling, a good reason to wash quilts before giving them, especially to babies, is that there are fabric finishes, manufacturing residues, miscellaneous exposures to who knows what that fabrics may run into before they reach you, and the like, and we don’t want any of those precious babies to be exposed to that. Or anyone, for that matter. And second. You can say to those recipients who say “oh, it’s too good to be used” that it has already been washed and is therefore considered already used. BTW, one of my traditions with any quilt I make that is large enough (and some that aren’t) is to sleep under it myself before it is gifted. I don’t know if I read somewhere or if I made it up in a dream, but I believe that it is supposed to bring good luck and sweet dreams to the recipient.

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