As you can see, this post has been a long time coming. I started on a quilt for Owen in July (when he was about 3 months old). I finished it in November (when he was about 7 months old). I wanted to share some pictures of my progress and the final product, and also share the tutorials I used to make it. It definitely took longer than it would have a couple years ago, since it is hard to get any solid project time with a cute baby to play with (and feed… and generally take care of…), but I got it done!
I used this tutorial in 2016 to make a quilt for my nephew when he was born.
I loved how it turned out, so I made a pretty similar one for Owen, with a few minor changes. First, I made the squares 1/2” larger. This was honestly just due to laziness. The tutorial calls for 5 1/2” squares, but I have a 6”x24” ruler, so cutting 6” squares was much quicker for me. It meant I used slightly more batting and minky fabric, but as I had plenty of both, it wasn’t an issue.
Materials:
- Quilt
- Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
- 1/2 yard of 6 coordinating fabrics
- 1 1/4 yards coordinating Minky fabric
- Cotton batting - Baby Quilt size (34″ x 45″)
- Temporary adhesive/repositionable spray basting (such as Spray N’ Bond)
- Appliqué
- 1/4 yard fabric
- Heat n’ Bond
I assembled my quilt per the instructions in the tutorial linked above.
The other change I made was to use my Cricut to cut out letters to appliqué. I am so happy with how it turned out! I had never cut fabric with my Cricut before, and I used this tutorial as a guide.
The font I used was ‘Hiragino Kaku Gothic Std’. I made the letters right at 3” tall, which made them the perfect size to fit on the squares.
After I used the Heat n’ Bond to adhere the letters where I wanted them, I used an appliqué stitch to stitch them in place.
Once my letters were in place, I finished my quilt using the instructions in the tutorial.
I love how it turned out! The fabric on the backside is so soft, but the quilt itself is a little stiff still. Owen and I snuggle with it at night when we’re getting ready for bed; and the more we use it, the more pliable it gets. I hope it lasts him a very long time!
