Many moons ago I bought 3 fat quarters from the October Afternoon's Seaside line -- I did not have a plan and just bought a few. Wish I would have bought more. I love the beach print. The beach print is SO cute. Anyway, lately we have been watching Blue Bloods reruns and I noticed this mug the Commissioner drinks out of. I figured if he likes it, it must be cool. ;)
So I made baby quilt using those colors. And then I loved it so much I had to make a second quilt with the same fabric. :)
I have a friend who is expecting her 10th child (Yes, that's right...her tenth child. She is amazing.) I decided this little boy deserved a new quilt. (Really, I probably should have made the Mom and Dad a quilt! :) If I didn't have to mail the quilt, I just may have done it.)
The pattern on the left is one in Amy Smart's book, Fabulously Fast Quilts -- it is much smaller than her original. The pattern on the right is from Growing Up Modern by Allison Harris.
The first quilt I made is the one with the sashing (above.) The sashing is actually made from corduroy. I backed it in flannel. My original plan was to give this to my friend. But then I made the second one and backed it in a shot cotton. It is much lighter and so now I'm wondering if I should send this one to them. After all, today in their neck of the desert it is 100 degrees (and that is NOT the hottest it will get this summer.)
I wish I could say these are on my finish-along list, but they aren't! I did get some good machine quilting practice in, though. It is getting better.
I am linking up to Quilt Story's Fabric Tuesday.
