My friend, Linda, had her second son just before Christmas and I made this quilt for her new baby.
I searched through my flickr favorites tagged with "baby quilt" and based my quilt on this quilt that I found for inspiration.
Here's the finished quilt. In keeping with my 2010 resolution, everything used in this quilt was in my stash...a little bit of flea market fancy, a little bit of Lush, a few solids and a little bit of fabric bought in Japan. I think this is probably my most favorite color combination and I've got the sudden urge to decorate a room in our house in these colors. But since I'm still recovering from the basement remodel, I think I'll stick to playing with fabric instead!
The quilt is 28" x 38" and has cotton batting and some (new to me) loop-d-loop quilting.
I like it! I'm going to try some loop-di-loop on my next one, too.
Posted by: Louise | 13 January 2010 at 07:07 AM
I love the quilt! The colors are beautiful... Silas is a lucky boy!
Posted by: Debi | 13 January 2010 at 09:02 AM
It's a beautiful quilt. I love the colours.
Posted by: Michelle | 13 January 2010 at 09:43 AM
Love the striping, I'm a huge sucker for stripes. :) The looping quitlting is a nice touch as well!
Posted by: Stephanie | 13 January 2010 at 10:36 AM
I love a simple quilt where the fabric is the star. Such calm colors. What a perfect baby quilt for a little boy.
Posted by: Trisha | 13 January 2010 at 12:09 PM
those are fantastic colors!
Posted by: jenny | 13 January 2010 at 12:34 PM
Love the simplicity of this... and the quilting's perfect for it. And I heart the backing fabric a lot!
Posted by: Audrie | 13 January 2010 at 01:31 PM
lovely quilt. I love the blue/brown combination (is one of my favs. I'm trying to not buy more fabric and using what I already have too.
Posted by: rosamaria | 13 January 2010 at 01:36 PM
Everything Audrie said. I'm really getting into some of the more natural/earthy looking fabrics and I like what you've done with this color palette.
Posted by: Claudia | 13 January 2010 at 01:57 PM
What great color choices -- some people just have an eye for these things. Then there are other people who copy those choices (I'm in the latter group). Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Jodi | 13 January 2010 at 03:04 PM
Nice quilt - the colours are so down-to-earth!
Posted by: Christine | 13 January 2010 at 03:26 PM
Oooh I love those colors! Great job on using up more of your stash. It's very inspiring!
Posted by: cami | 13 January 2010 at 05:11 PM
Beautiful quilt! You always pick the most lovely fabric combinations!
Posted by: jessica | 13 January 2010 at 05:23 PM
How lovely - the quilting is wonderful! I agree with Jessica, you always pick the best fabric combos!
Posted by: Allie | 13 January 2010 at 09:12 PM
Looks great! I need to get better about making quilts just from my stash...I'm glad you were able to hold back! And I think a room in these colors would be awesome...
Posted by: erica | 13 January 2010 at 11:29 PM
Another beauty! Love the whole color combination of the fabrics.
Posted by: Rima Aranha | 14 January 2010 at 02:38 PM
you have such a gift for putting fabrics/patterns/colors together - i love this quilt, it's beautiful!
Posted by: melissa | 15 January 2010 at 07:12 PM
Hi Rebekah, you're one of my nominees for the Lemonade Stand Award, come check out what it’s all about on my blog!
http://cuttingedgequilt.blogspot.com/
Cheers,
Christine
Posted by: Christine | 17 January 2010 at 08:16 AM
it's absolutely wonderful!
Posted by: CMV | 17 January 2010 at 09:46 PM
really rich color combo. lovely baby quilt!
Posted by: jacquie | 18 January 2010 at 05:39 PM
I love the fabric and colors you used in this quilt.
Thanks for your wishes. Melody's birthday party is scheduled for Jan 30th. January has been a busy month and we couldn't coordinate a time until then.
Posted by: Oiyi | 18 January 2010 at 05:52 PM
I love simple strip quilts. You always have a great eye for combining fabric! What's that woodgrain?
Posted by: sew katie did | 21 January 2010 at 06:01 PM
I'm with Jodi! you did an awesome job choosing your colors. it will be cherished!
Posted by: kristyn | 21 January 2010 at 10:05 PM
love, love, LOVE this baby quilt. Baby quilts are the best. So much less intimidating than big quilts, and so gratifying.
Posted by: finger thumb | 23 January 2010 at 02:34 PM
Love, love, love it
Posted by: Catherine | 26 January 2010 at 04:03 PM
gorgeous! and i LOVE your loopy quilting :)
Posted by: susan weinroth | 26 January 2010 at 09:44 PM
Gorgeous colours and fabrics there. What a lucky little fella!
Posted by: Cascade Lily | 30 January 2010 at 06:37 AM