Here's one I just finished for my husband's youngest cousin's baby. The baby's room was done in lime green (gender neutral!) so I added lots of pink to girly it up!

I embroidered the butterflies after the top was done. I liked doing it that way. Didn't have to hoop a lot of fabric that was going to be cut off afterwards!

Adorable. I love the bright colors. How did you make the butterflies? :)

Adorable! The butterflies look great!

I have a Janome 350e (embroidery machine). I plan to make a lot of my baby quilts and lap quilts using the embroidery/applique designs that I can find for it!

I like this tip... I, too, hate wasting fabric :) Your quilt is great.

ditto!
dar :thumbup: :mrgreen:

I know from your topic that you embroidered the butterflies. I meant, but didn't ask, did you hand or machine embroider them? :)

Machine embroidered... Would take me moths to hand embroider! I am saving that for my own grandchildren!

Boy I must be more tired than I thought. I checked before I wrote my last post and can't figure out how I didn't see that you had already answered my question. I'm done posting now except to repeat that I love your quilt. :) :) :)

Sweet quilt. I reminds me of cotton candy.

Cute

Love it!

Debs & Hemi

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cute love the bright colors

Precious !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the bright colors and the butterflies - I love butterflies!

It's gorgeous!!! I love to use applique and colorwork on quilts too.

How did you manage to applique the block so close to the border???

The bright colors and butterflies are great!

Very pretty.

So very pretty and feminine. Some little girl is going to look gorgeous wrapped in that!

Well it isn't appliqued. The butterflies are machine embroidered. And for blocks close to the edge, I hooped the stabilizer and used basting spray to hold the quilt down to be embroidered.

How does the back of the quilt look if you are embroidering after the quilt top is complete?
Lovely quilt by the way :thumbup:

I like how the butterflies "girly" it up.

Pretty quilt, perfect for a little girl.

So gurly...and feminine.

What a precious, bright, and cheerful quilt this is. Like the idea of embroidering the butterflies after it was done. This looks wonderful. Great job. Thank you for sharing.

This is so cute!

Very cute!

No, I embroidered the butterflies after the TOP was sewn together. When you use am embroidery machine, you either hoop the fabric or you hoop the stabilizer ( sometimes both together). I hooped the stabilizer and spray basted the completed quilt top to the stabilizer.

Lucky little baby to have such a pretty quilt. I do love the colors. Thanks for sharing.

Bet that will be a favorite of the baby! So sweet and pretty!