SEBASTIEN’S QUILT
When we learned that Angelune was having a baby, a private conversation on Facebook started immediately with the discussion to make a quilt for the baby. A group of friends decided that orange and grey, plus cream would be our colour palette. The block size was to be a 9 inch square finished. Those were the parameters, the rest was up to each individual. That was back in January.
Blocks started being hand & mail delivered to the workroom by April. At the end of June we met up one night to assemble the blocks with sashing for the quilt top and to sew up a pieced backing. Another small meeting to do the basting. The fox block got hand quilting and the rest of the quilt was machine quilted in turns. The binding was sewn on and yesterday, just before we wrapped up the quilt, a little label was hand stitched on.
A gorgeous handmade paper card was made & even a matching pillow to go with the quilt, too!
This is the first time any of us had worked on a group quilt and I think we were all so amazed at how well it all came together. The individual blocks really represent the person who made them and collectively the quilt looks stunning!
Best of all, we gave the quilt yesterday to baby Sebastien and his mom, Angelune & dad, Ian.
Quilt Contributers : Jen Anisef, Debbie Arruda, Rosalyn Faustino, Suzanne French, Amanda Jennings, Becky Johnson, Katrina Kilroy, Michelle Renaud, Jacqueline Sava, Katherine Skene, Karyn Valino
UPDATE : I just posted each of the block individually here.
17 comments
Beautiful! I love the fox. What a wonderful present!
oh my goodness! That is the most gorgeous quilt I’ve seen in a long time. Our Women’s Circle did this for one of our members last year who was expecting, and even though none of us are quilters (or even sew-ers)and we didn’t have a color theme, it turned out beautifully.
I LOVE the colors you all chose– so elegant!
Truly lovely
what a fun project. it turned out stunning! such a lucky little guy 🙂
This quilt is one of the best gifts I’ve ever received in my life! Sebastien and I will cherish it forever and ever, thank you to all the contributors!
i am not the most confident quilter, so working on this project was incredibly exciting on a creative/collective level. and what a joy to share it with the new family! i think it came together beautifully.
What an amazing quilt and a lovely gift! Projects like this are so inspiring. That fox blows my mind! You guys should be so proud of your handiwork!
Really in love with this quilt. Desperately want instructions on that fox block:)
Have a sudden urge to learn to quilt! Really beautiful!
I second the call for instructions on the fox block please! Already picturing a quilt made only of foxes in varying colour palettes.
What an absolutely darling quilt! Love that fox (and would also love to have instructions for it if the lady who made it was willing to share 🙂
What a treasure to behold! What lovely friends!
Nothing says LOVE like a home made baby quilt.
it’s gorgeous!
Wow that is just gorgeous!!
Well, Angelune really likes foxes so when I found out that the colour scheme was orange, cream and grey I knew I had to make one. So I went to the interwebs and found this cute pattern on etsy. It’s paper pieced and she makes some other cute animals as well. http://www.etsy.com/listing/65143747/red-fox-paper-piecing-quilt-pattern-pdf