Still making baby...this time a boy quilt...

No, we still don't know whether we are having a boy or a girl (but, let's face it, chances are it is a girl, grin).  Nevertheless, as I said here, when it comes to a personalized baby quilt I am making one for each gender just in case.  You can see my "girl quilt" here and the "boy quilt" is below!

[Excuse the slight creases in the quilt.  I folded it up before our guests came and well, I wasn't going to dig out the iron again.  I know - LAZY.]

Boy Quilt

Unlike the "girl quilt" I didn't plan this one out at all.  As some of you know, I always buy all my fabric from shops online and in this case I bought from different collections and different shops.  So, to coordinate my fabric I used my usual computer layout method to match up the designs and colors but I didn't work on a layout...I totally winged it.  There came a point at the end where I was completely stuck and the Mr. stepped in and helped me get over my issues.  I literally made this in a few hours Saturday afternoon...and still had time to clean the house and cook dinner for guests.  Um, I'm gonna say it, amazing.

Fabrics:

Sheep Park (Laurie Wisbrun)

Ta Dot - lime and teal (Michael Miller)

Wooden Horses Royal (Michael Miller)

Chick Chick - the lime dots, blue dots, and the chicks themselves (Robert Kaufman)

Blue Solid and Dots from the Maman collection (Anne Marie Murphy for Cloud 9)

When I thought about it later I realized that if I do have a boy that is kind of how things are going to go.  I really planned things out with both of my girls...but when it comes to a boy I have no idea!  So honestly, like this quilt design, I will be winging it.  Winging it or not, I really do love it.  It is better than I expected and every time I look at it I find new things I adore about it.  Simple, fun, a tad loud, easy-going but still interesting - just how I'd imagine a little boy raised by me and the Mr. to be.

Chick Chick, Ta Dot, and the Dots from La Maman

The Sheep that started it all the those horses...L-O-V-E

This fabric FEELS amazing.  It is So Soft.

Miss E saw her Daddy taking all the please hold the quilt for me while I take photos glory and begged to be included.  She got so caught up in doing in a good job that she didn't smile until I reminded her to smile and look like she liked the quilt.  This face was her compromise to that request below:

Vana White - the Next Generation

I plan on backing this with the Sheep Park - I contemplated the Wooden Horses but I have a green theme going on at the moment.  Before then I will be starting two more baby quilt tops this week for a friend of mine who is having twins.  I think I shall have plenty of scraps and am thinking of gifting them away so do stay tuned as that will probably happen over the next week or two.

I hope you all had as productive a weekend as I did!  Get anything finished?  I'd love to see...  

- rebecca lynne