This sunny quilt was made to welcome a new baby into the world and was born of multiple inspirations.
I guess it’s plain from the photo that I gravitate towards these colors. Those four pitchers are favorites among my collection. And I guess you can also see that my walls are painted yellow.
I started the construction of the blocks after returning from our summer vacation in August. It’s hard not to be inspired by the light and the colors on Martha’s Vineyard.
Our favorite way to spend the evenings there is to watch the sunset over Menemsha Bay.
I hope Baby Miles spends many sunny moments wrapped in it’s colors.
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Wow – the quilting on this is just amazing – and I love the colors…what a fantastic quilt!
I really love this. I know I say this about all of your quilts, but it’s true. I especially love the quilting – totally communicates the sunset.
How beautiful!
what a lovely quilt! baby Miles will be happy with it!
beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing!
I’m totally losing my shit right now. I’m a mess of tears and…a million other hormonally fueled and lovely emotions. It’s so beautiful. In fact, until I got to the end I was thinking what a lucky baby to get wrapped in something so lovely. And your inspiration is just breathtaking. No kidding, Amy, I’m speechless with gratitude and awe. I can’t wait to take a picture of him snuggled in something so gorgeous and made with so much love. You are amazing, truly amazing.
Yours,
Steph
Beautiful quilt and thanks so much for the Martha’s Vineyard pictures–I feel like I just had a teeny vacation!
So beautiful. I loved the quilting before I even read your story, and now, it all just sings. It’s so lovely that you made it for a special little baby too. See, with the time saved on food prep (aren’t chicken nuggets easy?) you can pursue more rewarding projects.
I love the quilt–and isn’t Menemsha just magical? I knitted a blanket for my mom over the summer that I called Menemsha Sunset–she had come joined us on our vacation there. Makes me yearn for lobster and wine…and sand and sunsets!
This is really a beautiful quilt! I really like the quilting! Do you do it yourself?
Such perfect inspiration against finished quilt photos. So very perfect.
I saw this on Flikr first and had to dash rightover. Such beautiful colours1 So lovely.
I’m on the summer holidays at the moment so quite a bit of quilting is being done. The holidays seem to be the only times I get the time and space to quilt in.
a lovely quilt,
very beautiful photos,
what a lucky babe!
(haiku!)
this is heavenly, what a gorgeous combination of colours!
So beautiful, and so beautifully connected to the landscape. Someday I hope I can make it to Martha’s Vineyard… K x
amazing!!
I’m glad I get to see it in person
This is so beautiful – I love the combination of colors… I really do. And as I’m struggling with finding the right golden yellow for my hallway (already tried two shades…) can you tell me the color of the paint on your wall behind the quilt??
It really is a beautiful quilt. I love the colours and the texture in it and it’s so perfectly linked to your inspiration!!
I love the colors, and I really like the quilting… like sunrises…
This is so beautiful is so many ways. I love the colors and the simplicity of it. I would love to hear more detailed information about how you did the quilting.
It’s beautiful. I love how the quilting is like one of the classic japanese designs and at the same time like a sun setting.
Happy new year to you.
Love it, love it, love it!!! It is so fun to see how colors and themes and life come together like that!
Oh Amy! Love this quilt. I love your inspiration, I get it! Love it! The beauty is in the simplicity and the quilting takes me to the moon and back!
Love!
Simply gorgeous. And I’m happy to see that I’m not the only one who gravitates towards those colours…
such a beautiful quilt! and a wonderful picture – now i can understand why you were thinking of aperture and depth of focus. well done. the binding fabric is right on!
I love the way you showed your color choices for the quilt against the photos of your vacation. It encourages me to look more closely to what’s around me for inspiration. Thanks for that.
I’m guessing Stephanie is the new mama of miles?
funny comment…
It’s lovely and the love is felt all the way over here…. good job amy!
I love, love, love this quilt. And I don’t say that often. What a lucky little baby. And you are a very generous friend.
Lovely lovely lovely! Blue and orange are always great pals in my book! Lucky Baby!
So pretty, Amy!
Mile’s quilt is a beauty. I love the quilting and the colours are perfect for a little man! Well done!
I meant Miles’s!
totally beautiful!!
love love love the colors and quilting on this one! Beautiful job!
Beautiful quilt and awesome photos!
this quilt is absolutely perfect! and showing the beautiful things which lead to it’s inspiration makes it even more lovely. GORGEOUS work!
A perfectly lovely quilt – with perfectly wonderful colors. I’m sorry about the health scare – I hope that your father is doing better.
i love the way you tie the quilt shapes and colors in with the martha’s vineyard photos. as if we needed proof that your quilts are works of art, that is it. like abstract paintings.
Is it weird that I’m really pleased that even though I may never see this quilt in person that it at least lives in my town now?
Hope not. It is gorgeous!
And this is a beautiful quilt Amy!
Beautiful. I love the way you quilted it. And gorgeous photos!
What a wonderful day we spent there with you guys.
Amy,
This quilt looks stunning! I love the color combination and the pattern. Happy New Year!
Caroline
I love this quit and did you hand quilt it? It is so simple and so effective. An artistic triumph! Lucky baby/ Lucky friend.
Your quilt makes me want to get quilting again. Love this.
So lovely!!!!