Hillary is definitely one of my most creative and artistically talented friends. If she and Becky were to embark on a collaborative project, the results would be out of this world! So needless to say, the prospect of making a quilt for her new baby was a little bit intimidating!
Hillary put together a beautiful nursery--cheerful, sweet, sophisticated and contemporary with just the right touch of whimsy. I wanted to try and reflect that in her quilt so that it fit in. I originally wanted to steer away from using the same dinosaur fabric that she used as an accent in the nursery, and think a little more out of the box. However, I kept coming back to the dinosaurs--they're just so cute! So I decided to just go with it.
The last few quilting projects I've done, this one included, were done without a pattern. I had a vague picture of what I was going to do, and bought yardage based on that guess. As I cut and pieced, the design evolved a little bit, which I've really come to enjoy as part of the creative process. This one took longer for me to settle on a layout that I liked, and the extra time was worth it--I love the way it turned out!
I backed it in the impossibly snuggly minkee fabric. It's soooo soft!
3 comments:
This is just gorgeous Jess! Perfect little boy quilt.
We all love it in our house!!! In fact, I'm going to take a picture of Graham on his quilt and post it soon. I'm clearly very behind on my blogging...
Oh, and thank you for the lovely compliments....I'm touched!
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