A quilt for Norge

Another dear friend is having a baby! They live in Norway so this is the furthest I've ever sent a quilt. I'm pretty excited about having a well-traveled quilt in my repertoire. 

This is the first baby girl I've ever had the pleasure of making a quilt for. All my other friends appear to breed only boys. Which, I mean, I love baby boys, of course, but as one of four daughters there is a special place in my heart for little girls. I don't know. Can't explain it. I'm just plain excited for them!

Audrey has an awesome color scheme going for the baby's room. Unfortunately, I knew the room was going to feature lots of color but I had to buy the fabric before I knew exactly what her color palette was going to be (I guessed off of those camping prints that I had seen her post previously). Oh well, the backing of this quilt is neutral so it won't be a big deal and it can always be used for picnics and laps and whatever. 

I just loved making this quilt. It was the first time I'd ever used triangles. Not triangles made out of squares. I think the colors turned out nice with each other (that was a crapshoot too because I ordered the fabric on fabric.com and couldn't see it all in my hand before the fact). This was my inspiration for color and style though I chose isoscoles triangles instead. I love the binding. I went with a stripe and I think it is a nice contrast. 

It's pretty large. Measuring at about 45x60+ inches (if I remember correctly). The largest one I've quilted myself, for sure. I'm hoping the Hazelnut gets use out of it for years to come!

Also, my cats helped: 

Gray & Gold

More friends are having a baby! These are some of our best friends from our time in Wilmington so I couldn't miss the chance to celebrate their first baby with them. They are waiting til birth to know the gender and they chose gold and gray for the nursery colors.

This is actually perfect because I chose a really dark gray which looks almost black but they are Mizzou fans - huge fans, the biggest - so if the baby doesn't take to it they can use it for games - Gold and Black! Double duty. It was the plan the whole time... Or at least that's my story.

on point

Sometimes you just need to procrastinate. So, I made a quilt. A dear friend of mine that I met in Oregon just had her first baby - a boy! It seems everyone I know makes boys.

I should have made this quilt over the summer before school started. I mean, I knew the baby was coming in October, which is right in the middle of everything, but I kept holding off on it and finally, the baby came and I was like, shoot! I need to make this blanket!

So, I went fabric shopping - this is arguably my favorite set of fabrics that I've assembled so far (except for the quilt I made for my bed). I've gotten a little more comfortable with picking fabrics out and parring down the ones that I love but I don't think fit.

Then I found this great little tutorial. My friend, Mrs. Dent, who helped me make my first quilt ever, always talks about quilting on point (essentially putting the squares on the diagonal, as seen above) and this was my first attempt. I love it! It just looks great (if I do say so myself).

I quickly cut, pieced, and sewed this little quilt up and sent it to Wendy, Mark and their new, beautiful son Samuel. I love giving these quilts as baby gifts to my friends. It's such a personal way to say I care about them and their new family member.

Here is the first baby quilt I ever made that went to my bff Brandilyn and a penguin quilt I made for my manager at American Eagle.