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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Textiles.

For this BB, you will sew a quilted baby blanket.

To complete this BB, the requirements are:
 - minimum size: 30" x 30”
 - each “patch” must be 10” x 10” or smaller
 - with an insulating layer (that won’t shift and go lumpy)
 - must be lined

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than two minutes):
- Your fabric cut out and a description of the quilt pattern you will use.
- Sewing the quilt patches and assembling the quilt.
- Your completed baby quilt.

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Here’s my submission for the quilted baby blanket bb.
Finished out, it’s just a bit over 30”x30.” Made from cotton- the back is vintage cotton print from a hand-me-down stash, the yellow prints are cotton fat quarters, and the batting is cotton as well. My blocks are 4 rectangles laid in alternating directions, and then all assembled together in rows, then the rows sewn together diagonally. I wish I knew what this pattern is called. I know I’ve seen it before.
I decided to go the bindless route for finishing and I really love the structure it gave the finished product.
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The basic square
The basic square
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More squares, filling out the pattern
More squares, filling out the pattern
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All squares assembled
All squares assembled
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Sewing the back, batting, and front together, right sides together
Sewing the back, batting, and front together, right sides together
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Turned right side out
Turned right side out
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Finishing the edges
Finishing the edges
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Quilting in the ditch
Quilting in the ditch
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Complete! With measurement.
Complete! With measurement.
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Measuring the other side
Measuring the other side
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The back, complete
The back, complete
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Showing off the hand embroidery
Showing off the hand embroidery
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This is the first quilt I have ever made of all natural fiber materials!
I make all my kids a quilted denim blanket made from their pants and baby blankets.
My baby, 2 years old now, is ready for hers. Only I didn't have baby blankets to incorporate. So I used bamboo fleece for the backing and merino wool for the insulating layer, and harvested denim pants for the quilt top.
The squares of denim are 8 inches. No special pattern, just 6 squares by 6 squares, making about a 45 inch finished length/width (when all the seams were made.)
The bamboo fleece was purchased from wazoodle fabrics. The merino wool was waste from carding. Shorter fibers and chunky bits that didn't become yarn. The waste from processing an entire fleece! I carded it into tiny bats, then basted it with my sewing machiene to keep it from shifting. Finally, I also tied the quilt so the bats wouldn't move around. I tied it with naturally died mohair yarn, which fell apart when I cut it. So I switched to alpaca yarn for the finished quilt.
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The squares all cut, along with the bamboo fleece and yarn. (This was the mohair)
The squares all cut, along with the bamboo fleece and yarn. (This was the mohair)
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Lining out squares
Lining out squares
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Surging squares together
Surging squares together
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The quilt top, assembled
The quilt top, assembled
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Rolling the wool bats
Rolling the wool bats
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A heaps of bats piling up
A heap of bats piling up
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Basted bats set in place before tying
Basted bats set in place before tying
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Tying the quilt with alpaca wool
Tying the quilt with alpaca wool
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Edging the quilt
Edging the quilt
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Finished measurement on quilt
Finished measurement on quilt
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Up close of quilt width, over 30 inches
Up close of quilt width, over 30 inches
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