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A quilt for my Midwife

I finished this quilt just before Christmas and hope to give it to my midwife this week. The grey/green colour combo comes from the new birth center that she is opening and I love it! They grey is Kona charcoal and the prints are a variety of fabrics from my local quilt store and stash.
This was such a nice project to tinker away at after coming home from the hospital with Sebastian. A little bit here and there while letting my thoughts go back to his beautiful birth and hospital stay.  Many prayers were thought and even a few tears shed while making this one!
I made the label fit into the quilting on the back and I love it almost as much as the front! :)  The backing is a sheet I got from a friend a couple years ago - makes for a nice soft quilt!
This picture is a little more true to colour.


Progress posts are here, here and here.
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  1. NanJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:04 PM

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  2. NanJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:06 PM

    That is SO beautiful! It really glows.
    Did you design the pattern? Also, please tell me how you made the label.

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  3. Stevens FamilyJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    that is beyond stunning. I love the triangle label on the back. The colors. The pattern. Everything: WOW! This would make a really nice quilt kit ;-)

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  4. SuzanneJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    It is made up of half square triangles and the layout was inspired by many quilts on flickr :)
    For the label I just wrote with a fine line permanent pen on a triangular piece of fabric, added the border (with my first mitered corner!) and hand stitched the two sides to the quilt. The third side is in the binding.

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  5. HollyJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:42 PM

    What an amazing gift for your midwife! I love the colours, the design, and the thoughtfulness behind the gift.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    I love it! The colors are gorgeous!
    Karen Marie

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  7. AlisaJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    As I got a preview, I'll repeat what I already said - It's a fabulous quilt. I'd have a hard time giving that one away!

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  8. CherieJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    What a special gift for such a special person, and it is so wonderful to acknowledge that relationship. There are few events where we remember the smallest details, but our birth experiences are part of those. And it's a gorgeous quilt, too!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    LOve the colors. I'm sure your midwife will be very happy.
    M

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  10. LeslieJanuary 11, 2012 at 4:57 AM

    this is gorgeous. what a special gift

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  11. CindyJanuary 11, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    This is a stunning quilt and what a special gift to give your midwife. I love the colors, the quilting, absolutely everything about it!

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  12. Average ScrapperJanuary 11, 2012 at 6:11 AM

    This is so pretty! I love the layout you chose. What a sweet way to remember your midwife. I am sure it will be treasured. :)

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  13. RachelJanuary 11, 2012 at 8:46 AM

    It's beautiful! Love the colors together!

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  14. KarenKJanuary 11, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    I love the colors and I love the squares on point. Excellent job and I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated by your midwife.

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  15. AnneJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:14 AM

    Beautiful quilt! I really like how you did the lable.
    anne

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  16. SuzanneJanuary 13, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    Thank you everyone! I gave it to her today and she loved it :)

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  17. Richard HealeyJanuary 14, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    That is a pretty quilt. I love grays.

    http://richardquilts.blogspot.com

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  18. Mike and EstherJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    This is stunning! I love the pattern and I'd love to make a quilt like this for my sister who's getting married...would you happen to know of any tutorials that you could share for a pattern like this? Thanks!

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    1. SuzanneJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:27 PM

      I looked around for a pattern but just found lots of finished quilts as inspiration on flickr :) It's made up completely of half square triangles. Maybe I'll do a post in a few days with the process...

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  19. NanJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    YES YES please do!!!!

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  20. Mike and EstherJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    I actually did come across a tutorial after finding yours...http://quiltstory.blogspot.com/2010/12/hst-quilt-finish.html...
    I love getting inspired by others' beautiful projects...Thanks so much for sharing!

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  21. SuzanneJanuary 16, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    Thanks for the link Esther! I did mine just like that but square obviously :) I also started with 5 inch squares and trimmed them all to 41/2 so mine ended up 48" square.

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  22. Very ShannonJanuary 19, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    Oh my gosh...drooling! That is stunning!!!!

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  23. marilynApril 16, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    beautiful quilt. Love the colors and pattern the half square triangles make.

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  24. DashaMay 28, 2013 at 5:34 AM

    Such a gorgeous quilt Suzanne. Love the colours, love the psalm. If I were your midwife, and received that as a gift I would have cried!

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