April 29 ~ Quilt of the Day

Square in Squares Baby Quilt by Alissa, Handmade by Alissa

We love the fussy cut centers of Alissa’s baby quilt. Here’s a view of the full front, and you can see other examples of the technique in Alissa’s completed quilts set. What’s fussy cutting?! Download Lisa’s Mini-Book Glossary of Quilt Terms!

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74 Responses to “April 29 ~ Quilt of the Day”

1. Lauree Myler responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 9:27 am →

   love this quilt. thanks for sharing!

2. alisha responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 9:30 am →

   I love the block with the chicken. I’ll have to keep my eyes out for fabric that’s good for fussy-cutting.

3. Beth responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 9:45 am →

   I love alyssa’s things! The fussy cut is so fun – but think through the cut! (I know I don’t always do this well!)

4. Jeni responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 9:47 am →

   Great colors!

5. cinzia allocca responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:00 am →

   So cute. Could make for a fun I spy game.

6. Morgan responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:01 am →

   Just lovely.

7. Melissa responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:03 am →

   Very fun for a wee one!

8. Melanie responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:14 am →

   It’s adorable!

9. Rebecca responds:
   Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:14 am →

   Great use of fussy cutting!

10. duff responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:19 am →

    nice choice for quilt-of-the-day! Alissa certainly has a keen eye for color and placement! Hurrah for quality quilts to emulate!

11. Fawn responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:20 am →

    Wow I really like this quilt! Thanks for sharing.

12. Lynne responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:23 am →

    Beautiful! I love this quilt!

13. Melissa responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:39 am →

    I love quilts that are basic but yet so adorable!

14. Tong responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:55 am →

    Love fussy cut centres of the blocks, such a cute baby quilt!

15. upstatelisa responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:59 am →

    Love it! so bright!

16. karendibee responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 11:03 am →

    I really like this quilt. I like quilts with lots of white space, and actually in white!

17. Kimberly responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 11:08 am →

    Alissa’s work is always amazing.

18. Katie responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 11:11 am →

    I love Alissa’s quilts!

19. Elizabeth responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 11:15 am →

    So cute! Thanks for the inspiration!

20. Kristin D. responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 11:18 am →

    So simple, but so beautiful. I really love the cut outs in the middle of the squares!

21. ~Helena~ responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 11:22 am →

    That is a nice baby quilt.

22. Jessica responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 11:27 am →

    Thanks for introducing me to a new great blog!

23. Betsy responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 11:53 am →

    Really precious.

24. Rachel responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 12:01 pm →

    Fun!

25. Krystina responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 12:01 pm →

    Really cute!

26. Sorahart responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 12:08 pm →

    Cute fabric choices!

27. Andi responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 12:15 pm →

    I love the fabrics in this quilt!

28. qsogirl responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 12:23 pm →

    so cute!! love these fussy-cut blocks– so much work, but so worth it!

29. Maeve responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 12:29 pm →

    Cute quilt!

30. Leah responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 1:08 pm →

    It is very nice indeed.

31. Kelli responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 1:32 pm →

    ooh, very cute! What a lucky baby!!

32. StephanieS responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 1:48 pm →

    It is lovely.

33. Susan responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 2:16 pm →

    Great to visually look at and capture one’s imagination – both as a sewer and as a recipient of this quilt.

34. Elizabeth responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 2:48 pm →

    Cute! I love the fussy cutting

35. Linda responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 2:50 pm →

    Love this quilt. I am trying something like it right now.

36. Laura L. responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 3:11 pm →

    Very cute quilt!

37. sewlindaann responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 3:18 pm →

    I love the quilt. It’s great fussy cutting to have cute pics to entertain the kiddies.

38. Melissa responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 3:27 pm →

    It’s like a little story book! I love it!

39. Kristi Van Os responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 4:15 pm →

    Cute quilt! Great Inspiration

40. Trish Boese responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 4:20 pm →

    I’m inspired to do it! Thanks

41. Margaret responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 4:36 pm →

    Very cute, love the fussy cut centers.

42. Claire responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 5:07 pm →

    I love the quilt. The centers are so cute!

43. Thea responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 6:56 pm →

    Nice… I must try one of these. Of course I could never attain the perfection you do.

44. Rose L responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 7:13 pm →

    Oh, I have that Alexander Henry with the lions… but I just can’t bring myself to cut it! Very nice.

45. Julia responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 7:16 pm →

    What a sweet, sweet quilt! Georgous and adorable fabric choices, too!

46. Liz responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 7:34 pm →

    cute! one of these days, i’m going to do the pieced back.

47. Southern Gal responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 7:48 pm →

    So pretty. I want one.

48. Ramona responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 7:50 pm →

    I love Alissa’s quilts. There are all so beautiful.

49. Becca responds:
    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 10:53 pm →

    So pretty!

50. Katrina H responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 12:11 am →

    So so Cute! oxox

51. Annabel responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 3:43 am →

    It’s lovely!

52. PeachRainbow responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 4:02 am →

    lovely and cute!

53. Lisa H. responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 4:08 am →

    Absolutely adorable!

54. Wendy D. P. responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 4:35 am →

    So cute! love the fussy cut animals!

55. Aparna Mulgund responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 5:53 am →

    I love it.

56. Nichole responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 6:11 am →

    Wow- love this!

57. Dot responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 6:12 am →

    Another inspiring sharing. Hate to see this month ending

58. Megan Presley responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 6:20 am →

    I love fussy cut squares! This is a neat quilt!

59. Ethne responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 6:38 am →

    Another delight for the eyes

60. Marianne C responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 7:04 am →

    Love this quilt!

61. Christine responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 7:28 am →

    Very pretty. I like the idea of putting quilt squares on both the front and the back.

62. Rebecca responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 8:06 am →

    I LOVE this one! So sweet!

63. Manechka responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 8:34 am →

    What a beauty! Thanks for sharing!

64. Rochelle responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 11:25 am →

    This reminds me of the fabric I’d been collecting for a fussy cut quilt. I’d better get back to that!

65. Erica responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 2:06 pm →

    Love the colours with this white background…

66. Tally responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 2:11 pm →

    Baby quilt – that’s on my mind anyway. Thanks

67. Sara responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 3:47 pm →

    Really enjoy the fussy cut look!

68. sharonj responds:
    Posted: April 30th, 2010 at 6:34 pm →

    A really great little quilt, love the fussy cutting! Sharonj

69. marit responds:
    Posted: May 1st, 2010 at 1:49 am →

    One of my all time favorite designs! Alissa has a wonderful way of combining these small framed “portraits” in lovely, fresh, modern fabrics. Love these cuties!!

70. Melanie responds:
    Posted: May 1st, 2010 at 8:09 am →

    I made a baby quilt using this pattern, and it turned out great! Thanks Alissa

71. Andrea responds:
    Posted: May 1st, 2010 at 9:27 am →

    Sweet, Alissa! Love that it is gender-neutral; I get so tired of pink and blue… This really sings!

72. Marcia W. responds:
    Posted: May 1st, 2010 at 2:52 pm →

    Alissa, really like this baby quilt in fun colors!

73. Tina responds:
    Posted: May 1st, 2010 at 8:46 pm →

    Really cute! I think I’ll try something like this.

74. PioneerValleyGirl responds:
    Posted: May 10th, 2010 at 4:52 pm →

    Great quilt – I love this technique, especially with fussy cuts and fun fabrics for a baby/kids quilt

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