Two things that I absolutely love are stripes and chambray. They’re perfect for girls, boys, kids, adults, and they go with basically everything! I wanted to make a modern baby girl quilt that would never go out of style; something that Kate could use in her room as a baby, but also fold up across the foot of her bed as a teenager and hopefully take with her to college. (That’s really way too far away for this mama to think about though…)
I ended up choosing several different greys and this lovely light pink (apricot, actually) Dear Stella fabric. Of course, I had to throw in something from Carolyn Friedlander (Crosshatch in Grey from her Widescreen collection) and the super great Add it Up fabric in bone from Cotton and Steel.
I loved the idea of piecing huge squares together instead of smaller squares to create a less traditional look. The long hand stitched rows gave the quilt such a cozy feel because when washed, the quilt batting had more room to “fluff up” between the fabric layers. This was my first time to hand stitch a quilt, and I expected it to take forever, but it ended up being such a relaxing project. It was just what I needed while I waited for baby girl to arrive. It kept my hands busy, but didn’t take too much brain power!
The soft, neutral look of the quilt is perfect. This is a pattern that you could easily alter to create a much larger quilt that would be great for a bedspread. The finished size of this quilt is about 40 inches by 50 inches.
This modern baby girl quilt is perfect for baby Kate’s room/guest room! It lays across the foot of the bed and works great as a play mat for baby girl too!
Sweetness!
So beautiful!