Modern Chain Baby Quilt

It's been quite around here lately.....probably because we're busy prepping for baby #2! Any day now!

What I love about sewing and crafting is that it's there when I need it - a creative outlet that helps me feel well rounded - but nothing mandatory. For me, that's what works and makes me happy!

I have spent some time in the craft room lately. I can't stay away for long...

This Modern Chain baby quilt is almost complete. I purchased the pattern several months ago, interested to figure out how something with so many pieces could be pieced quickly. And I'm happy to say, yep, it was quick!

I probably spent more time digging through my scraps, choosing the fabrics, then actually piecing the quilt top. But I realized I loved this process! I think this is  my first quilt top made entirely from scraps. I'll have to do it again! 

After the quilt top was finished, it sat for weeks because I couldn't decide how it should be quilted. I'm such a novice when it comes to free motion quilting. I wanted to try something new, but was hesitant because this quilt has large open background spaces - my less than perfect quilting would be easily seen in those areas.

I decided to try some loose swirls. Since I knew this could get out of hand easily, I marked circles in an offset grid to keep me on track, not only with spacing, but approximate size of each swirl. Glad I did; this was really helpful.

I think it turned out ok for a first try. I'll have to do this again!

Almost done!