Provençal Fabric Baby Quilt

Strips and blocks

The small new human in the family is the recipient of a glorious little quilt made with Provençal fabrics collected in France. Some were acquired by her grandmother in 2010 and some by her great Grandmother in the 1960’s. In our own homes, we each made “Cobblestone” blocks. They are mostly combinations of red and yellow and green…with the occasional non-provençal fabric added in.

Bound to the Frame

Grandpa arranged them in a pleasing design, and grandma machine-sewed them together. An adjustable quilting frame like a giant embroidery frame was borrowed for the hand quilting. The backing fabric is sewn to the front and back beams, and then bound to the side bars using pins and string to tension it. A layer of batting laid on top of the backing, and the pieced quilt top on the batting . A few pins hold all the layers together, and then it’s an extravaganza of quilting by hand. One hand above the frame and one hand below, alternating so that neither gets too tired.

Green Triangles at the edges

Constance admired the string-tensioning.

Ready to help

The Human Quilter was very glad of the help, and Constance’s stitches are very tiny. After the quilting is done, a bound edge was sewn on. The baby was given the quilt today and seemed transfixed by it.

Constance blends in

Constance was with the human quilter on the 2010 trip when the fabrics were bought in Aix…feeling nostalgic – she put on her Provençal outfit and blended right in!

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Tags: baby quilt, doll, Provençal fabric, quilt, Quimper Hitty, Quimperhitty, weaving, wooden doll

14 thoughts on “Provençal Fabric Baby Quilt”

Melinda Green Harvey on March 11, 2013 at 6:46 am said:

This quilt is lovely – the family’s new human is very lucky to have it!

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- Quimper Hitty on March 11, 2013 at 12:28 pm said:
  
  Thank you, it was a very nice project all-round.
  
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ehpem on March 11, 2013 at 8:24 am said:

Lucky little one to have a quilt made by her grandmother and great grandmother. I expect that she will treasure it in years to come.

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- Quimper Hitty on March 11, 2013 at 8:38 am said:
  
  🙂
  
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Ann S. and the Bonsai Hittys on March 11, 2013 at 9:10 am said:

The quilt is absolutely fabulous! The whole family is very talented and had made a prize-winning quilt for the new human. Constance’s outfit is gorgeous.

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- Quimper Hitty on March 11, 2013 at 9:57 am said:
  
  Constance likes this outfit, and doesn’t get a lot of opportunity to wear it…but maybe one of these days the Quimper Hittys will play hide-and seek on all the quilts!
  
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littleislander on March 11, 2013 at 9:12 am said:

I LOVE IT

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- Quimper Hitty on March 11, 2013 at 9:59 am said:
  
  I loved helping to make it!!! The response of little human and her parents was very gratifying 🙂
  
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laurasey on March 11, 2013 at 7:09 pm said:

This is beautiful, both in thought and product!!! What a lot of work!! Constance looks so cute in her outfit. What a lucky little new human!! Just wonderful. laura

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- Quimper Hitty on March 12, 2013 at 6:59 am said:
  
  Thank you! It was a great project – working with materials that were significant across time and space…and everyone seems pleased with the results! Who could ask for more?
  
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K. Ryan Henisey on March 14, 2013 at 6:49 pm said:

Beautiful quilt. That is a treasure.

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- Quimper Hitty on March 14, 2013 at 7:25 pm said:
  
  We think it is a good quilt with warming colours for a baby born in the Northern hemisphere in January.
  
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  - wrencottagedolls on February 6, 2014 at 11:35 am said:
    
    Absolutely agreed! Glorious quilt, and I love Hitty Constance’s Provencal outfit, the lace headdress really setting it off. That little babe must be coming up to a first birthday soon, maybe walking and talking too!
Quimper Hitty on February 6, 2014 at 5:10 pm said:

Indeed, now toddling and babbling charmingly!

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