A Hug and a Kiss Quilt for My Newest Daughter-in-Law, Part II

A Hug and a Kiss Quilt in the Dappled Sunlight

 

This is the quilt I just finished for my newest daughter-in-law, Shea. 

 

Fabrics for the quilt top were purchased from Hancocks of Paducah.  Shea chose the same colors she used for their wedding - pink and gray.

 



Hoffman Bali Batik Watercolors Cotton Candy

 

Hoffman Bali Batik Watercolors Guava

 

Hoffman Bali Solid Watercolor 1895 587 February

 

The pattern was designed by Kathy Brown and is available free online here from mccallsquilting.com.

 

I changed the pattern just a bit.  Shea's quilt is 56" wide X 74" long (12 blocks in all) so is smaller than the 96" X 96" quilt of the pattern (36 blocks in all).  I only used three fabrics so it looks more uniform and less scrappy than the original quilt.

 

When I made a mock-up of the quilt, the "X" blocks formed long diagonal lines with "O's" in the center of the lines.  Since we wanted each "X" and "O" to stand out, I added sashing of the gray (February) along with pink (Cotton Candy) cornerstones to separate each block. 

 

I'll post close-ups next!

 

You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post about this same quilt here.

A Hug and a Kiss Quilt for My Newest Daughter-in-Law, Part I

I just completed a quilt for my newest daughter-in-law, Shea.  The pattern is called "A Hug and a Kiss."  She always signs an "X" and "O" with her name, so I thought this was the perfect pattern for her.  I found a few Hugs and Kisses quilt patterns online, but she chose this one by McCall's Quilting.  This was my favorite, too.  It was a lot of fun to make. 

 I will post more photos tomorrow, including close-ups of the quilting.  Right now, I'm off to more parent-teacher conferences at school! 

You might also enjoy my previous blog post here.