Cartwheeling Quilt Finish

I’m so excited to finally reveal this quilt! It’s been something I’ve been sharing along the way on Instagram, and at last, it’s finished and ready to share. Although I was given a crash lesson in Melbourne weather, and I had to resort to a quick photo right before it got packed and taken to the airport to get hand-delivered to its precious recipient…

A few weeks ago, my sister mentioned to me that my nephew’s ninja baby quilt was a bit small on his big boy bed. Which of course I took as the perfect opportunity to make him a bigger one. Well, to be more precise, use my Cartwheeling quilt top design. May I just say how nice it is to have a beautiful quilt, for which I chose the fabrics for, but didn’t have to piece? Just baste, quilt and bind!

I used a super adorable and cosy flannel for the backing. The colours work beautifully with the front, and when I showed my nephew on Facetime, he greatly approved. It’s important to get a nearly-3 year old’s approval!

I wanted to keep it soft and cosy, so kept the quilting light and soft too. I outlined the leafy square feature print, and then free-motion quilted around the diamond-shaped negative space between the navy triangles. I added a dark blue Carolyn Friedlander print for the binding, and this quilt (at 52″ square) is ready for many makings of tents and forts and snuggling under.

Gotta say, lucky I love that little man so much! This is one cosy, cosy quilt. We had the biggest tease of spring this week, and then as I mentioned before, crashed back into cold and wet weather. This was very lovely to have across my lap while I was quilting it!

Don’t forget that this week you can get 20% off all products at Pattern Jam using the code BLOSSOMHEART until the 15th. Maybe you’d like to try Cartwheeling for yourself!