Happy Scrappy Baby Quilt Made with Half Square Triangles is Complete!
Scrappy Baby Quilt
All done and the finished scrappy baby quilt is just what I had envisioned for a sweet little baby we know. Heads up… this post contains a lot of pictures!
I can say that I truly enjoyed each and every step of this quilt. Sometimes certain steps in the quilt making process can become cumbersome and tedious, but not with this scrappy baby quilt.
I love working with half square triangles (HST) and lots of different, colorful fabrics. Her room colors are turquoise, pink, yellow, and orange. I picked out the fabrics I enjoy the most, which are geometric prints, lots of flowers and roses, and cute little birds.
I am a hand stitcher when it comes to attaching the binding on the back. I started out as a hand quilter and the hand quilter in me gets a little satisfaction that at least one part of the quilt is sewn by hand. If you want to see two quilts I hand quilted… you can find them here (my first post) and here (linen tablecloth quilt).
I quilted a grid pattern throughout the quilt. I didn’t plan it that way, it just developed as I quilted along.
You can find a pattern to make your own version of this scrappy baby quilt in my Etsy shop. It is called the Rainbow Stairs (Half Square Triangles) Quilt because in that version I arranged the colors in a rainbow pattern.
The baby quilt I am making is the same pattern, but a scrappy version.
The finished size is 40″ by 40″. Each half square triangle block is a 4″ square.
Now I have a question for you. Which do you prefer… making a scrappy quilt or a quilt of one fabric collection? I can honestly say, that I don’t know which one I like better. They both make me happy! What about you?
You can find projects and quilt patterns in my Etsy shop.
40 Comments
ipatchandquilt
I like scrappy for a unique look! Love your quilt! I was inspired by the way you have combined the Low Volume with the solids!
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Carla
It's so bright and happy! Well done
Anonymous
Hi Candace! This is a beauty and a sweety! I love the same things as you, triangles make me happy and all these happy colours are so beautiful! I love scrappy quilts and doesn't matter if the fabrics are from one or many collections – often the more the better! Because I don't have any quilt (or real fabric) reachable, I use also many other fabrics, even men's shirts.
Your first blog post is impressive and that quilt very beautiful!
Sunny wishes from other saltwaters! x Teje
Cindy
I rarely use fabric from just one collection without throwing some outsiders in. It's fun to see how different collections can play together. Your little quilt is gorgeous!
Pat
I love your little quilt. It really is very happy. I love the scrappy look but 1) don't really have a super good collection of scraps and 2) don't really trust myself to combine them in the best way. But I'm working on both issues. 😀 Love lots of pictures!!!
Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
I love this little quilt. It's so happy and fun. Your grid quilting looks fantastic, and I'm with you on quilting with stripes- keep it simple and avoid anything looking crooked!
🙂 Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Kiwi Fit
Scrappy is cooler than Scooby!
Ladybug
I love this quilt – it inspires me to go learn how to quilt. My mother was a hand quilter, but I think I would rather machine quilt.
Rachael
this is amazing!! how did you have the patience for all those hst's? the colours are really superb!! 🙂
popping over from quilt story 🙂
Ellie Q
Fantastic quilt! I love your quilting decisions and definitely agree about not trying to quilt along with striped backing. I used to be a collection fan, but I have jumped on the scrap bandwagon in the last year or two. Yours is delicious!
Anonymous
So cute! Scrappy quilts are so fun!
Saltwater Quilts
Thank you everyone for all the lovely compliments!!! I appreciate each and everyone!
Saltwater Quilts
Thank you!! Don't fight the stripe!
Saltwater Quilts
Thank you Rachael! Lots of practice. I have spent many of nights cursing my points for not matching up and pulling seams! 🙂 It has paid off though and now I don't have to use the seam ripper that much anymore… thank goodness!
Saltwater Quilts
YES!!! You should definitely take up quilting, hand or machine, which ever makes you happy!
Saltwater Quilts
Haha crazy!
Connie Kresin Campbell
What a precious quilt and the fabrics are perfect for it! I like both scrappy and working with a collection. Thanks for sharing.
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Anonymous
Seriously – I just LOVE your stuff.
Always have. Probably always will!
Another great finish!
Cherished Handmade Treasures
Love it! It's just fantastic. Thanks for visiting Cherished Handmade Treasures' Whatever Wednesday Linky Party. New follower to your blog.
Sandy
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Amila
its really beautiful & colorful….love it
trish
Your quilt is adorable! :0) I also like to hand stitch the back of my binding. :0)
Like you, I cant decide on scrappy or all from one line, so I say both. :0)
Salsy
Happy and Scrappy for sure. Love the quilt…especially the first photo. Great work Candace.
Anonymous
Love your quilt! I go back and forth between sewing with scraps and sewing with a collection. I always figure that sewing with a collection gives me more scraps, so it's a win-win 🙂
Sara
I was thinking this sort of thing last night when trying to figure out how to quilt my Dancing Stars quilt. Some of the points are off in random areas so I did NOT want to do straight lines on each side of the seam per row.
Although writing that makes me think I should do line all the way across the entire quilt. I was going to do some outline stitching inside each star block. Hmmmmm….decisions,decisions.
To answer your question, though, I always lean toward the scrappy look myself. Probably since I don't have many complete fabric line lying around. FQ galore? Yes!
I love the solids combined with the birdies and other cheery, fun prints you have chosen for this quilt! Soo pretty.
Anonymous
Such a cute quilt! I love the diagonal quilting with the vertical stripes – nice finish 🙂 I'm just starting out so my scrap pile isn't big enough for a scrap quilt yet, but I suppose that's all the more reason to buy more fabric and get through a few more projects!
Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
so cute! thanks for linking up to Needle and Thread Thursday!
🙂 Kelly
AmandaK@whatthebobbin
What a happy little quilt! I love the fun fabrics you chose. Nice job.
hydeeannsews
i don't know which kind of quilt i like better – both! your enjoyment of the process of making this one shines through – it's awesome!
Paula@TheSassyQuilter
Lovely! Shared this on my facebook page the other day. I just think it is so happy and fun, perfect for a baby.
liz
I love this quilt and I love scrappy!
Adrianne @ On the Windy Side
What a gorgeous quilt! I totally agree that it is happy and scrappy!
RobotMomSews
Super cute! I love using new fabric collections and I have yet to make one out of my scraps…which are overflowing. I really need to get on that! Thanks for the inspiration!
legato1958
Love your quilt! It is very happy!!
Susie
Pam
Scrappy all the way for me, i love HST blocks and the Egg timer version and use both in my quilts. I even have an apron with a border of tiny HST blocks, they finish at 2" this used up all the scraps from 3 baby quilts.
Newton Custom Interiors
I love both of the quilts! Great job!
Ren
Such a happy baby quilt! Love that you were able to quilt it yourself too. Beautiful colors and combination of patterns.
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Becky
Very cute baby quilt! The diagonal quilting was a great idea!
Sheri
Love it! Thanks for sharing your talent!
Unknown
Scrappy quilting all the way for me! This is a lovely quilt.