The end of 2013 heralded the arrival of a new baby boy! My husband's cousin had her little man a few weeks early, a few days before Christmas. So I pulled every single blue fabric I owned off the shelf and then edited myself. I also grabbed a couple of divine Bella & Boo prints (the pirates, indians and cowboys), and made a very simple patchwork quilt. This is pram/bassinet size, and I can't remember the dimensions! I also forgot to take photos of it before I took it around to deliver to little Archie! So I have to give cudos to his clever Mummy, Larissa, for these fabulous photos!
I backed it in these gorgeous little blue elephants. They came all the way from Japan from my Tokyo BFF.
I kept with the simple look by quilting it 1/4" either side of the seams using Aurifil 50wt #2810 which is a divine bright turquoise/aqua. And possibly my favourite part of this quilt is the binding and the few grey/white squares used. I got out the scraps of Paloma from my Isosceles Triangle quilt - because this little man is the brother of Georgia, who sleeps under the triangle quilt! Make sense? Hahah....
So this was my final finish for 2013 - and today heralds the start of the school year - for 3 out of 4 kids anyway. My littlest starts tomorrow - boohooo! Which heralds the start of new quilts and the finishing of WIP's! Hoorah!
I'm linking up wherever they will have me - You can too!
Oh the elephants were an excellent decision and the prints on the front are all so fun and well picked!
ReplyDeletethis is such a sweet little boy's quilt. All of the prints are fantastic!
ReplyDelete:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
and, of course, thanks so much for linking up with Needle and Thread Thursday!
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gorgeous patchwork quilt for a boy!! congrats!!!
ReplyDeletethis is my favorite type of quilt and i love all the sweet prints you have in there!! so fun to have a little bit of his big sis in there!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt for a new little boy, Melissa. I just love quilts made with simple squares. My lot don't start school until next Monday so I've still got them home for a few more days.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! I love a square patch quilt. What size are the squares?
ReplyDeleteabsolutely gorgeous and a fun plan for the binding to match his sisters quilt :-)
ReplyDeleteI have made a few quilts over my 3 years of quilting but nothing ever gets my heart to racing more than a charm square quilt. I just love how you can see each and every fabric. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! The Belle & Boo fabric was a very nice touch - I love the little lad flying on his paper plane :)
ReplyDeleteSo very precious! I just love the simplicity of patchwork.
ReplyDeleteI love how the piecing and quilting let the fun fabric shine. I am sure this will be much loved.
ReplyDeleteI love this! I'm on a 'keep it simple' mission at the moment, and this is affirming!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely quilt! I love the mix of prints and colours. Did it take you long to lay it out?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt! So many fun prints and I love the elephants.
ReplyDeleteGreat combination of fabrics. A gorgeous quilt!!!
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