Painted Window Block Baby Quilt
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Have you been following the blog hop that has been going on by Carla from Creatin’ in the Sticks? She designed 30 quilt blocks in 30 days and each day in this blog hop a quilter is showing what they did with one of the blocks. Thank you Carla for such a fun blog hop!
Today is my day to share a quilt project made with the fun Painted Window block by Carla. It is amazing how such a simple block and create such a beautiful quilt!
I pulled out some of my batiks so I could make a scrappy baby quilt. The background batik is so neat! I found it last fall when we went up to Minnesota to see Builder Bob’s mom…..I bought the whole bolt! You can read about the fabric store SR Harris in this post.
Batiks are perfect for any size quilt
The Painted Window block is a 10½” x 10½” unfinished block and you can find complete directions for this block on Carla’s blog. Carla has great tutorials for each of the 30 quilt blocks.
The Painted Window block uses just 6 pieces of fabric for each block
- 2 – 3″ x 5½” rectangles of a colorful print
- 2 – 3″ x 5½” rectangles of your background fabric
- 2 – 3″ x 10½” rectangles of your background fabric
Just 12 blocks!
Isn’t the baby quilt beautiful! It took no time at all to make this 30″ x 40″ quilt with just 12 blocks.
I used Hobbs Heirloom Premium wool/cotton blend batting and Aurifil thread for the piecing and quilting.
I decided to put flannel on the back of this quilt so it would be soft and cuddly. It has been a big challenge for me to quilt a large meandering free motion stitch. I prefer doing a small, very small meandering but I am trying to make quilts with more loft. I can’t wait to throw this in the washer and dryer and see it turns out.
I always add a Shout Color Catcher to the wash whenever I wash a new quilt. When I put the quilt in the dryer I also throw in the color catcher in also. That isn’t necessary but I figure why not.
Wouldn’t this make a beautiful quilt for outside this summer?
Be sure and stop by Carla’s blog Creatin’ in the Sticks as she is giving away a bundle of All Stars fabrics!
I couldn’t resist using Photoshop and a new filter I just bought. Doesn’t she look cute!
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Here is the full schedule for the Blog Hop and links to tutorials for each block:
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Looks perfect for a sunny spring day.
A perfect baby quilt – so pretty – and the dog too! Lol!
What a surprise to see how easy the blocks are for this prettybquilt. TFS
This is one very sweet little quilt. The background is so pretty. I would have bought the whole bolt, too, and probably looked around to see if they had another one. I need to look at batiks more. I tend to walk past them when fabric shopping but they look so nice here.
Beautiful! I can see why you bought the whole bolt of that batik too. 🙂
That is a beautiful quilt made with a super easy block. Easy is best! Thanks!
Hi Connie,
Really cute quilt and an easy block. Nice! I love your fabric choices, too.
~smile~ Roseanne
Great job with this block. The background color is perfect. It softens the colors in the quilt and enhances them at the same time. Thanks for sharing.
Your quilt looks so cozy and beautiful! Sadie looks gorgeous on your quilt. Love it! I use those wonderful Color Catcher’s when I wash a quilt for the first time, too.
Lovely block and quilt. Backing a baby quilt with flannel makes it soft and cuddly–nice touch. I love the background batik. Think I need to stock up too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I love this quilt and I love batiks!!!
Such a pretty quilt. I agree the background is gorgeous, I would have purchased the bolt also.
That is so pretty and cheery! I love when baby quilts are made using fabric that is not traditionally “babyish” and this fits that description. Way to go, Connie!
Thanks, a great easy quilt!
lol, cute dog!
The simple block made for a stunning quilt.
Beautiful quilt. Thank you for sharing. Have great day! angielovesgary2 atgmail dotcom
Lovely quilt using batik fabric! Love your Photoshop picture!
Sweet Quilt for anybody any age. I have never purchased an entire bolt of fabric however it sure would be fun to do so. Love your Island Batik fabric scraps you have used to create this gorgeous quilt. Sadie looks cute. <3
Beautiful fabric. Looks great.
Perfect background fabric. I can never find any fabric like that. Or maybe it is bought up before I get there. Anyway, great quilt!! Cute pup, too!
Pretty quilt.
I just love the batiks and the flannel back
It’s beautiful and perfect for a baby quilt.
Hello Connie; I adore your quilt! What an amazing block to create so easily that makes a lovely gift! I am definitely pinning another one of your quilt tutorials! Thank you for sharing the tutorial and the information on the blog hop. I love quilt blocks, I have 4 quilt block sections on my Pinterest page! Sadie looks lovely! Have a great day!
How cute!
So pretty! Isn’t it awesome how a simple block can make such a stunning quilt?
Such a beautiful, cheerful baby quilt! And such a quick pattern.
That background fabric is just perfect for these painted windows! What baby wouldn’t love this!
Oh, Connie, your quilt is adorable. I love that background batik! I would have bought the bolt too! Thank you for joining in on my crazy vision for the blog hop. Your post and your quilt are perfection!
Connie, I can see why you bought the whole bolt of that background batik! Gorgeous! Love the quilt. This block will make really quick and cute comfort quilts for our guild. And, of course, Sadie is a little doll. That is an interesting filter!
Very very nice. My daughter is looking for a block to make a baby quilt. I will be sharing this with her for sure. I follow you by email.
Ok, first, the splitis just gorgeous. I love your use of batiks. They just pop with color.
2nd, the filter photo is so cool! I love how the lines in the pale fabrics are all outlined. And puppy is adorbs.
really cute quilt — I definitely think I will be making one.
That is really beautiful, Connie. I love the batiks you used on this quilt. Glad to see Sadie enjoying (?) her photo op too.
Love the baby quilt, can’t get much quicker and easier than that! Ooooh that background batik is sooo pretty, I understand why you bought the whole thing!
Pretty baby quilt … and you got a really good photo of Sadie. Interesting effects with the filter.
I love it! -Jean💟