Buckaroo Baby Quilt

Just after quilting McKenzie Mae’s quilt which I previously shared, I immediately loaded the other baby quilt waiting to be quilted. Buckaroo is going to another January baby, a little boy born to high school friends of DDEmma. 

 

I'll tell you what - a properly working long arm machine is an absolute dream, and I will have another one loaded on ASAP. I know now to change my needle, do a thorough cleaning of lint from all working parts, and then give it a good drink of oil. I do these things faithfully after two big quilts or three small quilts.

So, now Buckaroo is finished. As I did with McKenzie's quilt, I machine-stitched the binding. It just makes sense when gifting a baby quilt. It is my hope that the parents will use these quilts often and therefore be laundering often, so make them sturdy! And machine-stitched bindings are sturdy, to be sure.

In that link I posted at the top, you will find cutting instructions for making this quilt from a layer cake (10-inch squares) and have very little waste as a result. I have made three of these in the last year, and I am running low on layer cakes. That's all right. I have other options. *wink*

I always try to add a label to the back corner; and I have been making pieced backs on these last two quilts. It really helps to use up the stash. I have at least two more of baby quilts to make, so more pieced backing will be in my future. 

Since I've run low on layer cakes, maybe my next baby quilt will feature pinwheels. I think those are fun for babies.

Hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday! It's gonna be a hot one here today, and I will be stitching up a storm!

Happy Quilting, Friends! 

Jayne

Buckaroo Baby Quilt

A few months ago, several members of our quilting group (The Frankfort Girls) were on a clearing out and giving away sort of mood. Completely unplanned and independent of each other, several went through closets, drawers, and/or storage tubs and came away with a few things they knew they no longer wanted or needed. I was a lucky in this paring down phase as I nabbed a layer cake of Sasparilla which Terry was relinquishing. Seems as though I almost immediately knew I needed yet another baby quilt, and this would be perfect.

I have now made 3 baby quilts using this same design from layer cakes. And it doesn't get much more basic than this - from a 10" square (layer cake size) cut 1-5.5" square, 2-2.5"x5.5" rectangles, and 2-9.5"x2.5" rectangles. That leaves only a bitty piece as waste - 1"x5.5" for the trash. 

I cut this quilt out on Sunday, and had it all stitched up on Monday. A full layer cake will make a quilt 6 blocks by 7 blocks. The blocks will be 9.5" square, and thus the quilt should measure 57"x66.5".

The first quilt I made like this has been gifted to baby Henry L. I made the quilt kit in January for stitching while we were in Florida. That worked out so well. When I learned of these 2 upcoming births - both in January - I knew exactly what I would make. One is for my nephew and his wife who will welcome baby #2, a little girl. 

I don't seem to be able to find a post on my nephew's quilt; maybe I was holding off until I quilted it. Anyway, here's a picture of the blocks. I do have the top sewn together, and most likely, it will be on the longarm this week.

This third quilt, Buckaroo, is for daughter Emma's long-time friend Laura and her hubby. They will become first-time parents.

I am attempting to find suitable backing fabrics for these two quilts from my existing stash. I have every hope that I can come up with something.

Happy Quilting, Friends!