l-o-v-e | a quilt for Baby Figuereo

Emily and Steve are our dear friends and when they told us Emily was expecting I knew I had to make a really special quilt. I wasn't sure what I wanted to make for a while but one day when I was texting with Emily and I realized what the perfect quilt would be - the kinfolk baby love quilt by Wren Collective. I had bought the pattern a year or two ago because I loved it but hadn't made it yet. I knew Emily likes neutrals and after pulling lots of creams and tans from my stash I decided to add some green because she's a nature girl and I knew green would give the quilt an outdoorsy feel. I fussy cut a cute mouse family to include and did some stellar pattern matching on a little frog swimming hole party which I'm extremely proud of. I lined it up perfectly on the first try which has never happened before and will likely never happen again! I had so much fun choosing fabric combinations for this quilt and it came together really quickly which was a nice bonus. I finished it off with some smiling moons, jumping frogs, and a simple plaid on the back, and the binding is a scrappy mix of fabrics from the front. If I know Emily then Miles is probably already spending lots of time outside, lying on his back staring up at the clouds so he can wonder and dream, and I hope he's lying on this quilt. 

P.S. Here's the quilt I made for Emily and Steve when they were first married. 

little library | a quilt for Linnea

I’ve wanted to make a quilt using @katebasti’s tall tales quilt block for years and recently I had the perfect opportunity because I learned our favorite local librarian was pregnant with a baby girl. I had so much fun selecting fabrics to feature on the covers of the books, and while I made quite a few mistakes while piecing that I had to rip out and do again (for so many reasons - my paper piecing skills were rusty, I was interrupted because the kids were fighting, I was too absorbed watching @sexeducation on Netflix, I was sewing too late at night to see properly, etc.), this was still a really enjoyable quilt to make. But it will be the only time I make this quilt. I think. I don’t do well with really skinny pieces. I’m really happy with how it turned out, even the back, which I misjudged on one side and ended up having to cover a big piece of selvage that clashed with the rest of the back with a cute star print that matched the binding (photo). I hope Linnea dreams sweet dreams under this quilt, makes forts with it, has picnics on it, and that it keeps her warm and cozy for years to come  Also, big thanks to my friend Steph for taking these photos when I volunteered at her middle school library one day this past school year!