This is my first baby quilt made for Sophia, my first great-grandbaby. She is due Oct. 12 and I hope and pray she makes a safe arrival into the world.
The front of the quilt is made with a cream colored flannel, with flannel for the tree trunk and the monkey. The butterfly and palm fronds are made from scrap fabric I had on hand. The monkey does have ears that flopped over after I washed the quilt. I think I'm going to tack them down.
The monkey is from Simplicity pattern #2428. The tree was my own design. I cut the butterfly using my Cricut Expression using the Storybook cartridge.
The backing fabric is Urban Zoologie by Robert Kaufman. I purchased it on Ebay from
nauvooquiltcompany.
She was a terrific seller and I love the soft fabric.
I don't know if you can see my "leaf shape" quilting but I wanted to do something unique and I'm fairly happy with it. What I don't like if how the flannel got all nubby when I washed it. I washed it alone and it already looks old. I hope it will look okay after more washings.
I hope you like my first baby quilt. I did finally understand how to make my mitered corners. It took me to about the third corner, but it finally clicked as to what to do.
Let me know what you think of my first baby quilt.
Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!
Debbie
2 comments:
I love the quilt....especially the monkey. By now your new little one shoudl be here. I hope every one is doing ok. Congrats on being a GREAT grandma. Love the kitten story, too.
I love your first baby quilt! It will be a treasure for your great-grandbaby!
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