Sunday, January 5, 2014

Harmony Grace ~

 First finish of 2014: This is Harmony Grace's Baby quilt!




It's made from a charm pack of --was it called 'Dilly, Dally'? I think so. 



I started with an idea from a quilt book called Three Times the Charm,


but added on until it is hardly recognizable. The pattern I started with is called Dora.

   first, the layout ~  The "faith , hope , love" fabric is for the name background. 











 
To do the name, I choose fonts I like, and have Larry print it as large as needed. We usually choose to only do an outline of the letters, why waste the ink to make them solid black? Then I cut them out, and lay them down in reverse to trace onto the fabric prepared with Heat and Bond lightweight fusible. Cut and iron down onto the background, and I like to sew with the buttonhole stitch on my Bernina.




 I quilted with a loop-de-loop this time, fun, easy loops ~


 

 Then came the binding. Finished last night ~






 







And this dolly is Harmony Grace!








Harmony Grace is the little sister to Steven, remember this quilt?


 

"...we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved...." Acts 15:11




p.s. Thank you to my friends Kim and Gail, who made me smile by responding to my flub up post ~ Hugs all around, girlfriends!

23 comments:

  1. Don't keep us waiting! Who is Harmony Grace????

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  2. Do tell!
    What mystery!

    Happy Sewing

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  3. What a wonderful quilt! I use the same tip about printing only an outline when I print out a large font--I love that you shared it, though, for others. I loved all the photos, too!

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  4. Oh my!!! How lovely! The pattern, the fabrics, the name, the quilting, the backing, the binding! Well. All of it is simply wonderful! Great job, Pokey!! What a great first finish for 2014.

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  5. Yes, I want to know too! Whoever Harmony is, thebquilt is very pretty!

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  6. Oh my, what a wonderful quilt. It is just beautiful, and what a clever idea with the lettering. I'll have to remember that!

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  7. This is just such a fun quilt...perfect for a little girl. Harmony Grace is one lucky kid!

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  8. What a pretty quilt, Pokey! It's great how you took a design and added to it to make it uniquely your own. Putting her name on it makes for such a perfect finish. Good job!

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  9. Oh what a sweet quilt! Love how you added the name! Such pretty fabric and darling quilt block!

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  10. What a lovely quilt! So sweet and special! Having her name on it makes truly her own. Hugs

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  11. That is sooooooooooo stinking adorable!!!

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  12. Adorable baby quilt for Harmony Grace! The colors are scrumptious. I am working on the quilt for my new little great granddaughter to be who is due any minute, so baby quilts are getting my full attention! :-) Carol

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  13. This is just adorable!! And thanks for the tip on letter making!

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  14. Aw, that is so sweet, Pokey! Thanks for the insight as to how you did the lettering, too. I wish I had a blanket stitch on my vintage Singer. Been thinking of a new (inexpensive) machine just for that one stitch (and a better buttonhole). Anyway, what a cute quilt for the little cutie!

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  15. What a darling quilt for such a darling little girl. Harmony Grace is such a beautiful name for that little cutie.

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  16. Love it Pokey!!! The quilt is almost as cute as the cutie pie it was made for ;)

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  17. Beautiful finish! Such a lovely quilt for a lovely little lady! Glad to see I'm not the only one whose inspiration goes awry! Bless your sweet heart!

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  18. what perfect fabric for this sweet project...lovely name too!!

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  19. I love everything about this quilt: Harmony Grace's name, and the background fabric for the letters! Wonderful share.

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  20. I love Harmony Grace's quilt.
    Somebody named a quilt after me???? Oh, wait, it was probably a different Dora!

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  21. An adorable quilt for an adorable girl!

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  22. You are so talented. Such a beautiful and colorful quilt.

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Hello! Thank you for taking time to peek in! If you say hi, I do my best to send back the love :-}pokey