a quilt for baby Hazel

Hazel's quilt

My good friend RaeLyn had her 5th baby last month.  I’m so hit or miss with baby gifts– sometimes not getting them done until the baby is 8 months old, or 1 year old, but this time I delivered the gift to a 3 week old baby!  Pretty good, huh?

up close

I love the painterly style of Laura Gunn’s fabrics.  You can tell they’re made straight from her paintings with the texture of the paint and canvas right there on the fabric.  I’ve had a half yard of these two prints staring at me from a shelf for a LONG time and finally had the right idea coincide with the right time to make a quilt, so I cut into it.

a quilt for baby Hazel

I had a fun time with my design– making the border echo the shape of the blocks.  I quilted the middle part in swirls and then went around the outside a few times with straight lines.  I really like how it turned out.  It’s especially fun to sew for someone you know will appreciate the thought and time and be just as giddy about the pretty fabric as I am.

Hazel's quilt back

The back is another Laura Gunn print– lots of dots in the perfect colors.

Baby quilts are such a good size to play with and FINISH.  I need to find some fabric I love to make a few for this little girl kicking my ribs.

3 thoughts on “a quilt for baby Hazel

  1. I love the use of Laura Gunn’s fabric in this quilt it is sure to age beautifully with bub. Lovely quilting too those swirls are just right. Did you put a label on the back?

  2. I love, love, love it!! We’ve used it DAILY since your brought it over, and when Hazel is not stretching out on it, I’m admiring it and thinking about the love that went it to it. Thanks for being such a great friend!

  3. I just bought a sewing machine and am wanting to begin making quilts. This may be a silly question, but what machine do you use to make the quilt lines on the quilt? You know, instead of tieing (sp?) the quilt, you quilt it. How do I do that?

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