Before I even finished The Big Log in the original colors of Black and White, I started to think about what variations could be made to make the look and feel of the quilt completely different. Though I love black and white quilts for babies I thought that in this case the Black and White was too stark of a contrast for a baby. It just wasn’t playful enough. I’ve also been thinking a lot about monotone quilts as well so I decided to try my hand at a monotone lavender quilt. Once again, these are Kona Cottons in the shades of Pansy and Petunia.
The backing once again is a contrasting Kona Cotton this time in Coral. To unify the front and the back, I decided to include a small piece of the Coral backing fabric in the binding. I really like the random yet cohesive affect it has on the quilt. It is just a small touch but it makes the front of the quilt a lot more interesting, I think. The free motion quilting is a simple large meandering.
