quilt top

one of the satisfying things about making a baby quilt is how fast they go together.  by sheer nature, they are small.  this one did not go together so fast.  now, this has nothing to do with the pattern which was straightforward and easy.  no... it has to do with the fact that i bought material and picked a pattern that turned out to make a rather large lap size quilt.  oops.  which then led me to start from scratch with new and different fabric and a new pattern.

i decided to adjust the pattern a bit by rethinking the outside border.  i also did the crazy thing on this quilt of making it larger.  this is not hard to do.  it is just a matter of using those old algebra skills and making sure that everything adds up.  it never takes long to do.

the second crazy feature of this quilt is in the photo of the ironing board.  you see, i had all of these little 1.5" purple squares leftover.  and of course, i think to myself, wow, those, sewn together, would make the cutest inner border ever.  so, i sewed them together being very careful to not handle them too much since i wasn't sure if i was sewing on the stretch or not.


i like the way the colors come together, and i love how girly it is.  if you couldn't guess already, it is for a girl.  ; )  one of the sweeter features of the quilt is the back ground fabric which features flowers, butterflies and bumblebees.  i didn't fussycut this at all but on an occasion, there is a bumblebee perfectly placed in the square.  this totally tickles my fancy to the nth degree.  (there's that math again!)

i also have to admit.... i love that dark purple with the silver polka dot.  it is going to be the binding in the quilt.