As usual, I completely forgot to take pictures of the finished product, thanks to my irrational excitement at pulling it out of the dryer and finding it totally intact. Luckily, the new owners kindly took some photos for me.
This is not a color combination I would have come up with on my own. I know browns have been getting popular for nurseries over the years, but I was never much of a fan. I was planning to use a nice bone muslin with the green and blue, but what I bought was too thin for me to work with easily, and it was driving me crazy. In the end, the brown was sturdy, soft and contrasted enough to make the blue and green pop out. I really dig the look.
I ended up quilting a leaf border design on the sashing. I was hoping to add some owl appliques, but it turns out it's much too soon in my skill level to attempt organic shapes. This was a good quilt for me. The quilting itself was very calming, and the piecing only took me a day or two of dedicated machine work. The backing is solid brown, and I turned the edges to the front for the binding. I've become very fond of that binding style. It saves me so much time. No extra cutting, folding, ironing and best of all, no hand-stitching around the back! If only I could get my one sewing foot to cooperate -- it's open-toed, and tends to bunch the fold.
And with the new baby:
I still want to use the muslin. Maybe for a whole-cloth quilt. I like the look of it paired with a nice hand-quilted design.
The third baby quilt of the year has been pieced and basted already. I have just started quilting it today. I think it's going to take me about 3 weeks before it's done, unless I get inspired to add some touches.
