Sunday, August 28, 2011

Sweet Baby Boy (version 1 and 2)


Back in December-ish I created this quilt which I called “sweet baby boy.”  (The finished quilt measured about 45” x 45”)  I listed it in my shop but apparently failed to blog about it – which is no big deal until I want to write a blog post that refers BACK to this quilt… which didn’t exist on my blog.  Y’all with me still?






Fast forward to August 2011.  I was digging through my closet and found some leftover blocks from the Sweet Baby Boy quilt.  There were maybe 10 or so blocks, and then a stack of scraps as well.  I was able to piece the scraps together to get a few more blocks, add some Kona snow as sashing and came up with this:
humanitarian quilt 2


I know it doesn’t photograph well – it really looks SO much better in person.  This second quilt measures about 45” x 60” – yes…. bigger than the original quilt.  A yard or so of solid fabric can do amazing things when you combine it with a pile of scraps.  (side note:  Please don’t throw out your scraps.  If you don’t care to hang on to them, send them to me and I’ll put them to good use!)


humanitarian quilt 2 hanging


humanitarian quilt 2 binding


This second quilt is going to find a new home at the Center for Women and Children in Crisis. 

2 comments:

  1. They are both so sweet- love the soft tones :)

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  2. I love the colors of that quilt. Or should I say, both of those quilts. I'm going to rummage through my ginormous stash and see if I can find something in that color range. Thanks for the inspiration!

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