Sleeping Porch, Diamonds

I know I just introduced you

to the finished Sleeping Porch Series,

but I wanted to give each quilt 

an opportunity to shine, on her own, if you will.

For Diamonds,

I made 80 half rectangles

using

  Heather Ross' silky Sleeping Porch cotton lawn

and Specktakular, in gold, by Art Gallery

and arranged them with Lexi's expert help.

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As I mentioned before,

I wish I would've tested before sewing up all 80,

because my corners did not match up 

about as often as they did.

I let go of some of my perfectionist tendencies, though,

because even with some sawed off points,

I think Diamonds is very striking.

(It'd actually look great hanging on a wall,

but gosh - I'd rather see a quilt getting used and snuggled)

Instead of quilting with a walking foot, 

I used a ruler foot and my add-a-quarter ruler

(which would have been far more enjoyable

 if my machine wasn't so finicky!)

I didn't mark anything, just picked certain 'landmarks'

as quilting guides.

And, of course, 

I added in a bit of hand quilting.

I hope the recipient loves that touch as much as I do....

I used a thrifted sheet as the backing,

to keep costs lower.

The bonus surprise

was the quilting looks really great on the back.

I decided to keep with the soft and silky theme,

and bind it with lawn,

so it's extra nice for little fingers to rub.

I hope the little one that gets this quilt

sleeps well under it,

plays and grows and learns new things on it,

and loves it to bits.

💛

Sleeping Porch Diamonds is for sale in my shop 😊