9.11.2015

oakshott scandinavia + a bartow baby quilt


The lovely team at Sew Mama Sew recently sent me a bundle of fabrics from Oakshott Fabrics' Scandinavia collection. When they asked that I create something Scandinavian-inspired, I immediately thought of the interiors of Scandinavian homes I'd seen on Pinterest and Design*Sponge, and wanted to create something that would fit into those clean, modern spaces. When I received the stack of shot cottons, I experimented with a few different quilt blocks based on Scandinavian surface patterns---including improv curves and plus signs---but none of them seemed quite right.


While continuing to brainstorm ideas, the Bartow Quilt pattern by Carolyn Friedlander came to mind. The clean lines and simple layout of this free pattern for Robert Kaufman suggested to me that it would be right at home in a modern interior, so I set to work cutting strips from each of the pastel fabrics to create a baby quilt.


I used a combination of cream shot cotton and white cotton for the top's background, and I backed the quilt with a soft Melody Miller linen-cotton print that I picked up in Japan last year, which included many of the colors from the bundle: baby pink, lavender and mint green.


I used cream thread for the cross-hatch quilting, and I machine bound the quilt with leftover Oakshott scraps, using my newest favorite method for binding.


Many thanks to Sew Mama Sew and Oakshott Fabrics for this beautiful fabric bundle! I enjoyed working in a new-to-me color palette and taking on a fun challenge.


Be sure to check out the beautiful projects made from the same bundle of fabric by these other talented makers: 

Jessica Skultety from Quilty Habit
Jennifer Fullerton from Never Just Jennifer
Mary Kolb from Mary on Lake Pulaski
Casey York from The Studiolo
Deborah Fisher from Fish Museum and Circus

P.S. A winner was selected for the Modern Sampler Quilt pattern giveaway and announced in the last post. There's still time to grab a pattern from the Zakka Workshop store for 20% off with the code QUILTALONG, and sew your first block for the Modern Sampler Quilt Along by the end of the month!

24 comments:

  1. This is lovely! I really like how you incorporated the cream into the background.

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  2. Gasp! I love this SO much! I particularly like the use of different colored neutral fabrics between the colors. You are an inspiration, my friend!

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  3. Really lovely! I participated in one of SMS Oakshott challenges last year and enjoyed working with those fabrics SO much! Love the thoughtfulness that went into your creation...

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  4. These are terrific. Really original, cute, and very loveable!

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  5. This does evoke memories of a couple of places int he Aland Islands. Gorgeous. Simple.

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  6. Very pretty, thanks for sharing!
    cork@pa.rr.com

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  7. Oh, wow, I really really love this quilt! And thanks for the binding link - great method.

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  8. How beautiful! I love the little strips of color surrounded by cream. It's calm and beautiful - perfect for a baby quilt!

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  9. Gorgeous Quilt! Perfect planning! Looove it! :)

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  10. Simple and striking quilt! Thanks for sharing your creative process as well. The Oakshot cottons are beautifully refreshing.

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  11. Your quilt is lovely. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. A lovely baby quilt. I really like the simple design, and the contrast with the "striped" back fabric is lots of fun.

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  13. Very soothing, I'd love to wrap up a grandbaby in that quilt and croon til she goes to sleep. So very pretty. Thanks.

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  14. Nice, sweet, soft quilt for a child's rrom.

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  15. Beautiful quilt! I love these colors. Thanks!

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  16. I agree- this desogn is perfect for the Scandinavian aesthetic, and the cream and white background complements the soft tones beautifully!

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  17. Caitlin where can I get the amounts and colours of all the fabrics? I would so love to make it for my coming grandchild! Libby, Canberra Australia

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