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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Florida Fishies Baby Quilt

The fishy quilt top is finished! After many debates and auditions of fabrics for the sashing/framing, I made a decision and got it done!


The finished size is 40.5" wide x 47" long.  The breeze flipped one of the corners under in the outdoor photo. Here's an indoor shot that is squared up better. 


All of the fabrics in this quilt top came from my stash, and many of them are well aged. The featured fish print is called "Mod Fish" by Michael Miller. I originally bought two remnant pieces of that fabric about five years ago for an earlier baby quilt. The checkerboard panels are a mix of old and newer fabrics. 



The real oldies are the two sashing fabrics. The selvage of the green with swirls says "Virginia Robertson for Fabri-Quilt, 1992." I didn't even start quilting until 1995! The light grey stripe is by Country Threads for Benartex, and I bought that piece in 2001.


The next step is to get this top layered and ready for quilting. I bought a great flannel print last week to use on the back, and I've already found a batting in the right size. Everything is ready to go!



Linking up with:
Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation
Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts


Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA 
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11 comments:

  1. JulieroseFebruary 24, 2022 at 1:35 PM

    Lovely finish for the top--I love the fish swimming among those pieced squares...nice work hugs, Julierose

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  2. LIttle Penguin QuiltsFebruary 24, 2022 at 1:57 PM

    That is adorable, Julie! I think all your fabric choices worked out perfectly.

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  3. Libby in TNFebruary 24, 2022 at 8:49 PM

    Your backing is perfect for such an adorable quilt.

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  4. Joy from Days Filled With JoyFebruary 25, 2022 at 6:15 AM

    Well done with the finish and perfect choice of fabric for the backing! xx

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  5. Elizabeth V KelbaughFebruary 25, 2022 at 8:51 AM

    The Mod Fish fabric is so perfect. Great colors all through.

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  6. Alycia~QuiltygirlFebruary 25, 2022 at 10:11 AM

    Mod Fish!!! What a cute quilt and a perfect name for it!!
    All those fabrics were just waiting for their time to be in the spotlight!

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  7. ChantalFebruary 25, 2022 at 12:23 PM

    Fabulous! Love how you solved the border issue. Bravo on this great quilt! ;^)

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  8. grammajudybFebruary 26, 2022 at 11:28 AM

    A great finish! With so much more pizazz than just horizontal strips sewn together! A little extra effort makes a wonderful quilt!

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  9. JennyFebruary 26, 2022 at 3:00 PM

    That looks wonderful! Sometimes we dont want to cut up the feature fabric too much, so you have certainly nailed it with this design.

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  10. KateFebruary 28, 2022 at 7:11 AM

    Such a fun finish!

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  11. LindaMarch 1, 2022 at 10:40 AM

    What a beautiful flimsy and I love the name Florida Fishies! Those sashing pieces are perfect, I love using older "vintage" fabric. :) Is that last photo your flannel print? It almost looks like batik!

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