Anytime I start a quilt, the hardest decision is always color. There are so many combinations out there I want to try! For my Medallion Milestone quilt, the color choices were influenced by my newborn daughter. But I know not everyone will be making this for a baby. So I put together a few color combinations that I think look great on this quilt. I also coordinated it with Kona cotton swatches to give you an instant palette! Below is a muted Southwest inspired color palette. The cinnamon … [Read more...]
Clara Milestone Quilt – Part 2
If you haven't read part 1 of my Milestone Quilt story, you can read it here. Clara's milestone quilt top is now complete! Below is the progression of the quilt, starting with a block each month for the first year (except for month 11, where I didn't finish in time). Above you can see the finished quilt top with Clara at 18 months! I have the quilt basted and ready for quilting. The goal is to be done and ready for her 2 year old pictures! I love that this quilt has grown along with … [Read more...]
Clara Milestone Quilt – Part 1
Milestone quilts are a concept that was first introduced to me by Kitty Wilkin (Night Quilter) at the 2018 QuiltCon in Pasadena, CA. She gave a wonderful lecture about different types of quilts you can make to mark milestones. Her main example was a quilt she made for her son, in which she made one block a month for the first year of his life. Then she would photograph him with the block. It was so fun to look at how her son grew as the quilt grew! A bit before QuiltCon I found out I was … [Read more...]
