Thursday, March 14, 2013

Libby's Orange Peel Quilt Fabrics

Tasha, Josh and family moved into a new house in January and have turned Libby's room into a princess castle -- what a girly-girl my niece is turning out to be (good thing there is still time for her to outgrow it)! Tasha asked me to make a quilt to match her window seat and curtains (that the best Oma in the world made). Here is Libby in her princess castle...


Tasha sent me a swatch of fabric from the window seat so I could match fabrics for the quilt. After trips to four different fabric shops, I came up with this collection of fabrics. The green/limey-yellow were the hardest to match. They were just a little different hue than most normal greens and yellows, but I think I did OK overall and the quilt won't be immediately next to the window fabric, so it'll look fine (I just have to keep telling myself that). It's a bright, cheery bunch of fabric, I really love the combination of colors!


I am going to make an orange peel quilt, which is an applique quilt. Here's an example of an orange peel quilt...


I have started making some of the peels already. It will be a lengthy process as this is going to be a twin size quilt and I need to make 252 peels. I am about 21 peels in...

1 comment:

Michael Caterino said...

How're those peels coming along, honey?