Spindrift! ... My "Wake Up With Kona" Blog Hop Project

Hello! 

Welcome to the  "Wake Me Up with Kona Solid" Blog Hop !

"Spindrift"

Hooded Baby Wrap

Designed and Made by Scrapatches

42" square, rounded corners

Kona Solids cotton top

minkee backing and hood

stitched in the ditch 

pieced machine binding

pieced and quilted on my home machine, Janome 6600p
aurifil thread for piecing and quilting

The backing is white minkee for snuggly goodness.

I did not add batting and this wrap has a lovely drape. 

I made a small minkee backed washcloth with an extra  pinwheel block ...

... to complete the bath set!

I am thinking I will make some other baby goodies, like burp cloths and bibs 

with some of the left-over pieces and fabrics.

Tutorial for how I made this hooded baby wrap HERE

Freddy Bear offered to model.

"Ducky" did, too!

This ceramic duck was a baby shower gift made by a friend for me over 30 years ago when I was expecting my first baby and I will soon be passing it down to my daughter.

The quilt top without the finishing border for the hood measures 40" square.

Spindrift Quilt Block

I started HERE with a jelly roll and charm pack in ...

Kona Summer Colors

and

Sandcastle Colors

 My original sketch had a different block design.

This was when I had more of a "beach ball" design in mind.
Nice ... but ...

... this is what happened when I played with the pieces and turned the corner HSTs!
Nicer!

I really liked the movement in this block pattern.

So a new quilt idea was born.

Here is a closeup of how the block creates a secondary design.

Nicest!

I am calling this quilt pattern "Spindrift" 

and am planning to make it again in a larger size and different fabrics

and I have testers who have volunteered to help me turn this into a 

whole quilt pattern.

More info coming soon!

I have turned this lovely Kona Solid quilt top into a very special project

for a very special baby-to-be!

My first grandbaby is due in May!

The Baby Parents have chosen to be surprised
so for now this baby is nicknamed "Sprout"
I am calling 2014, "The Year of the Baby."
I am a sew happy Grandma-To-Be!

Please visit all my blog hop friends today!

January 10th

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Upstairs Hobby Room

Sew Many Yarns

Easy Patchwork

Beaquilter

Thanks to Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt for hosting this colorful blog hop
and
thanks to  Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt for her cheery organizing!

Before you go enjoy all the lovely colorful creations ... 

Giveaway Time!

20 Kona Solid Charms
(Ducky not included!) 

I want to share some of this summery color
so I am giving away 20 extra charms left from my quilt,
10 from each of the Summer and Sandcastle Kona Solids.

I will send these lovely little 5" squares anywhere in the world.

To enter, you only need to leave one comment.
Please be sure I have a way of contacting you by email
to let you know if you are the lucky winner.

My faithful followers, old and new, may have an additional chance to win by telling me how you follow my scrapatch quilty adventures

Giveaway date extended to the end of the last day of this hop!

This Giveaway will close at Midnight EST on January 21st,
the last day of the blog hop.

Winner will be announced and contacted by email on January 22nd.

This giveaway is now closed.
Winner Announced HERE

Thank You for visiting my scrapatch today!

Bye for now!

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