We were lucky enough to be visiting with my in laws, Leia and Ben, when she had their beautiful son, Nixon, 2 days after Christmas. You forget how tiny newborns are, even though he was a good size - 9 pounds, 4 ounces. It makes me excited to meet my little one (we don't know if it's a boy or a girl, we're having a surprise.) I finished Nixon's quilt just in time (sewing the binding on while they were in the hospital.)
The idea for this quilt came from the back of my latest Gathered In quilt. It seems that I do that a lot - try out a new idea on the back of a quilt first. Lotta Jansdotta's fabric looks lovely against the white sashing. I'm not sure the exact size of this quilt, but it would be about 100cm by 120cm.
They live by the beach, so quilting waves and pebbles/bubbles in the sashing seemed appropriate. I really enjoyed quilting this because I could use the seams as a guide.
You can see the quilting quite well on the back.
I tried wool wadding for the first time. It was lovely to work with and made the quilt puffier than usual, so the quilting stands out and it's nice and soft.
Here's little baby Nixon...
And here he is being loved by his big sisters and cousins.
How beautiful! It's so light, bright and fresh looking. The quilting is perfect.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was a really fun one to make.
DeleteFabiUlous fresh baby quilt, hope you are safe in the heat!
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt!
ReplyDeletethis is such a lovely quilt and what a gorgeous little boy!
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric choices here .. especially the little birds.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Did you use a jelly roll?
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