Teddy Bear Baby Quilt

I still haven't tackled a bed-size quilt, but wanted to make another baby quilt for my neighbor's first child, a girl. She did not want to use pink or frou-frou designs in the nursery. Instead, she chose neutral colors tending to gold and brown. I was inspired by the small collection of Teddy Bears she had ready for Emma. The Teddy Bear print is Bear Lake Honey Bears by Blank Quilting which I ordered from a great resource for all animal/bug related fabrics. The design was inspired by this quick strippie.

My Second Quilt

This was an adaptation of a quilt pattern I downloaded from e-PatternsCentral.com. The e-pattern was originally published in The Best Baby Animal Quilts Ever. The original quilt had 12 animal blocks. I cut it down to six and added the heart triangle blocks.  The technique was new to me and is called "stitch & flip."  I "stitched in the ditch" and also outlined the animals.  The backing was a Minky fabric. This was for my greatgranddaughter Sophia in California.

My First Quilt

This was my first attempt at a real quilt. I decided to first try a Stroller Quilt, approximately 34"x34." I purchased a "Bunny Hop" Kit featuring Bunny's Day Out by Lisa McCue, which I found at Creative Sewing in San Antonio. For the backing, I substituted Minky fabric. I "stitched in the ditch," but also outlined the bunnies and did a free-hand daisy on the back of the flower blocks. This was for my granddaughter Myla in California.