Sunbonnet Stella

When I signed up for the Sampler Quilt class at the workroom, I learned 6 different quilting patterns. My favourite was the appliqué. It was so nice to do some handsewing: in front of the tv, at home with my mommy, at a beautiful cottage getaway.

My next project of choice was the Sunbonnet Sue, a popular pattern from the 1930s. When I found out that my good friends Gianni and Shawna were having a baby girl, I abandoned the original (gender neutral) quilt I was working on, and started up a super cute, pink-and-violet sunbonnet sue quilt.

I used a pattern from quilter's cache, picked 4 different fabrics for the bonnets and the dresses, and then used some of the leftover fabric to make some offset squares to add to the quilt.




Besides the machine-piecing of the 12 blocks, the rest of the quilt was done by hand. Four sewing needles later, I had perfected my technique (which I learned mostly from this youtube video). I stitched around every sunbonnet sue, every offset square, all the sashing, and even quilted circles into the border.  My finishing touch was to personalize the back with a personalized appliqué just for baby Stella.

She's totally worth it. TOTALLY.