My little 35" square baby tumbler quilt is complete. I am calling it Duck Soup after the children's book by that same name, and of course the fat quarter bundle of Red Letter Day with all its adorable duck prints that inspired this quilt. I started with those fabrics and then added a little of this, a little of that, till I eeked out the 180 tumblers needed to get to baby quilt size.
I used my Go!Baby with the tumbler die to cut the fabrics for this quilt. I have to say that I was a little frustrated because a number of them didn't cut all the way through. Accuquilt suggested that perhaps I needed a new cutting mat but I had only used it to cut enough pieces for my Drunkard's Path pillow so that didn't seem right. I did find that it cut its best with about 4 layers of fabric. Fewer actually didn't cut as well. Even though I needed to snip many pieces after they were cut, the Go!Baby we still a major time saver. Also, the little notches on the edges of the tumblers made them very easy to match up. All my tumbler seams lined up with little effort.
I arranged the tumblers 15 wide and 12 long. I then layered my quilt top and batting with right sides together to the backing and stitched around the perimeter, leaving an opening to turn. Then I quilted with straight lines 1/4" from each seam. It was easy to do with a small quilt but would have been unpleasant on a larger scale!
What's my favorite thing about this quilt? Why this series of pictures...I asked my son to help me by holding the quilt but then his sisters wanted in on it too:
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I wondered what you had been doing! Those pictures are so lovely - I think you should hang them up on the wall, all in a row. I have just made a cushion, and was cutting through 4 layers - which all cut straight through perfectly. I think you are right - 4 layers works the best, and I think it improves as you get the hang of it. Lovely quilt, too!
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Amy it's beautiful, I love that line of fabric and the tumbler blocks look great.
ReplyDeleteI received my Go!Baby yesterday and have a tumbler die, just need to find some time during school holidays...
Adorable photos! Penny in particular is a crack up. The quilt is really great. I've wondered how many baby tumblers it would take to make up a quilt, and now I know!
ReplyDeleteNice quilt! I used to make "duck soup" when I was little. Thank goodness my parents stopped me from actually feeding it to them. :)
ReplyDeleteBwhahahahaaaaa!! That's exactly what I was going to say...those need to be framed!;)
ReplyDeleteThe tumbler is adorable...it is on my long list of things to try!
Right now I am working on a mini using my sewing blocks from the Bitty Block Committee...sew fun!;) Hahahaha!;)
So cute! I love the colors on this!
ReplyDeleteNice quilt -- great pictures of your kids with the quilt!
ReplyDeletethe kids are all so sweet!!! it's so cute to see their little tootsies sticking out!
ReplyDeletethat's a nifty little quilt. one day I'll get my sister's GO and cut me some of those tumblers...
So cute!!! It really makes me want a Go!
ReplyDeleteTOO cute! Your kids are adorable!
ReplyDeleteHelpful and adorable child models to have on hand! Sweet photos and a beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. I was wondering what you were up to. Maybe I am just late on catching up with Reader. Love it and love the pics!
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Too cute...the quilt, but especially the kids!
ReplyDeleteI love that quilt! tumblers are so fun and you did a really good job with those!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness what adorable children!!! The quilt is lovely but is totally out shone by those adorable faces!!!
ReplyDeleteOn the Go Baby front, I found the same thing using my Rose of Sharon die. Even with 2 or 3 layers of fabric there were quite a few areas that didn't cut through. Not a deal breaker but still.... I wonder if putting another cutting mat on the bottom would create a tighter fit?
Adorable! I have the tumbler die for my Go Baby too, and I have the same problem with the shapes not cutting all the way through. But I agree, it's still a time saver! Love the kid photos. How fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat fantastic colors in this tumbler quilt - so vibrant! Thanks for sharing with us at Summer Fair! AnneMarie
ReplyDeletelove it! fantastic fabrics all together! you have some cuties there too:) came over from gen x.
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