One of my favorite things to sew while traveling this summer was the Baby Wonder quilt top in Wonder Woman colors. With a small break in between projects at the end of November, I eagerly pulled out the quilt top and finished it. Now that the quilt has been gifted/received, I can share about how it came together.
Finished Baby Wonder Quilt in Wonder Woman Colors
A recent change to my quilting workflow has been to use my Hera Marker (non-affiliate link) to mark my quilting lines just after I spread the quilt top onto the batting but before I layer onto the backing and baste. Because I pin baste my quilts, I don’t have to worry about marking around lumpy pins and I can do all the marking on my kitchen table which is at a comfortable standing height for me.
Finished Baby Wonder Quilt in Wonder Woman Colors – Quilting Detail
I used 4 different color coordinating thread colors in 50wt Aurifil for the quilting: 2250 (Red), 2120 (Canary), 2105 (Champagne), and 2740 (Dark Cobalt). I enjoyed the spiral quilting detail on the original Wonder quilt, and I used the same motif on the blue squares for this quilt, too.
Finished Baby Wonder Quilt in Wonder Woman Colors – Backing
Because I use matching bobbin thread, the thread colors help the design come to life on the back of the quilt.
Baby Wonder After First Wash
I washed the quilt and gifted it to friends who are expecting a baby girl in April. (I made the Perspective quilt for their first child.)
The quilt top finished at 33 1/2″ x 42 1/2″ and after first wash measured 32″ x 40″, which means the quilt shrunk about 5%.
Baby Wonder in Wonder Woman Colors – Brooks Range, Alaska
This is the memory I’ll always carry with me about the quilt: finishing it while about 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle in the Brooks Range, Alaska.
If you are interested in making your own version of the Wonder quilt in either baby or twin size, the Wonder digital quilt pattern is available in my pattern shop.
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Yvonne when I first saw the picture in my email Wonder Woman was my first thought. It is so perfect. The picture in Brooks Range is stunning. I could look at those Alaska pictures all day.
Love the photo in Brooks Range, your quilt is adorable! Hera markers are a great tool to have.
What a perfect name for this quilt! And gorgeous to boot! The photo in the great outdoors is so striking! I’m sure this one will be loved just as much as the first quilt you made for the family.
Yvonne, Baby Wonder is a beautiful quilt. The design is gorgeous and so is the quilting. I’m pinning this.
What a fun quilt for a baby girl! I love it and the quilting is just perfect.
That quilt looks as though it belongs in a wild and pristine setting. The primary colors and design make me think of totems.
It’s a beauty!
Such beautiful colors and I absolutely love how precise all the stitching is on this quilt ❤️
This turned out great and I was interested in hearing about your hera-marking pre-pins.
I love this quilt. It’s a great design and fabulous colours.
Gorgeous location photo of the quilt. This is such a happy baby quilt!
I love that you used Wonder Woman colors in the quilt. Very fun!