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Baby Quilt Love and Twice the Fun: Two takes on modern strippy quilt design

My last post about April birthdays reminded me of the fact that two new sweet baby girls have come into our lives this year. My brother and sister-in-law welcomed their bundle of joy in March and our friends just had their baby on April 1. I am so excited to have a new niece, even though she lives far away. I haven’t had a chance to meet her in person just yet; only through pictures and video. I am thankful for the technology that helps us keep in touch. I am a photo hoarder, so I am constantly running out of space on my phone because I find myself saving every photo from text message or email or any little snippet of video that comes my way. These things make me feel like I am not so far away from family, so I treasure each and every one. At least I get to see my friend’s baby, who lives just around the corner. When I learned that there were new babies on the way, and found out the colors of the nurseries, I set to work making some baby quilts. Every baby needs a cuddly soft hand-made quilt. Below are a few pics of the quilts I made for them. I am in love with wonky/modern improvisational quilting and was inspired by this book: Block Party: The Modern Quilting Bee

Baby Hannah’s quilt:

I sewed lots of strips of varying thicknesses and assorted patterns of teal, coral, navy blue and gray fabrics which made a beautiful combination. The white background material really made these colors pop. The back of the quilt is comprised of the softest white minky fabric and teal polka dotted cotton. I also incorporated a hand-stitched quilt label.

Baby Rylie’s quilt:

I loved how Baby Hannah’s quilt came together, so I followed the same pattern with this one for Baby Rylie, except with a wonderful selection of pinks and grays to match her nursery. I’m not sure which color combo I loved more. They are both so fun!