Quilt-to-Be: Krista's Baby Quilt

 Tangerine         +          Lavender         

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My friend Krista, who is expecting a baby girl in September, told me that she likes "tangerine and lavender - no pink!"   ...How do you think I did?

These are destined to be another rag quilt - my first for a baby girl!

Blue Owl Baby Quilt

On Monday Seattle got its first snowstorm of the year, so I've had two snow days to quilt and sew to my heart's content!  I finally finished the quilt that I bought fabric for back in September. When I finished the quilt, I still had blocks left over (although not enough to add a row and still keep the pattern of the quilt), so I made a little matching pillow.

I really do love these colors together!!

Jungle Baby Quilt

My wonderful friend Rosann is having a baby boy in March, which was the perfect excuse for me to make another rag baby quilt!  I tried, with increasing obviousness, to find out what colors/themes/whatever she was planning for her son, so that I could get started on a quilt. 

Here's how the conversation went:

Me:  So, have you started buying things for the baby?

Rosann:  No, not really!

Me:  Well, have you done any window shopping?  Maybe you've seen some blankets or bumpers or something that you thought were cute?

Rosann:  Not yet!

Me:  Well, if you were to start thinking about it, what colors do you think you'd be drawn to?

Rosann:  I don't really know... maybe nothing too bright?

Me:  So like, pastels?  Neutrals?

Rosann:  Ha ha, I'm so not a visual person!  I don't really know!  I like monkeys!

Me:  (giving up)

So I went to the fabric store with "nothing too bright, monkeys" as my criteria, and amazingly, I found the perfect fabric!

Not too bright!  Monkeys!  Hooray!!

From there, it was easy to find some coordinating fabric, and I love the way the quilt turned out:

Now the plan is to maybe make a pacifier clip or embellish a onesie with the same fabric to create a little gift set.  I'm super inspired by the ones sold at The Red Pistachio:



I have several quilt projects nearing completion, so hopefully more posts very soon!