I met my friend April at work in Pennsylvania. A year in, she moved to Houston, and I inherited her office. Fast forward a maternity leave, I had to leave when we moved to the new office. We've reunited in Houston, and April is pregnant with her first baby, a girl! For the entire time I've known April, she's wanted to be a mom, and her future daughter would be named after her favorite president. And this girl is hugely liberal and left-leaning, but she also knows what she likes and sticks with it.
I attended her baby shower on Friday, and is it any surprise she was getting a baby quilt? April has decorated Nixon's room in greys and lavenders, definitely more purple than pink for this baby. I don't always center a quilt around a nursery's decor - tastes change, people updated decor as the baby grows up - but I knew April would always favor lavender and grey. The pattern is "Star Gazing" by Soft Day Quilt Patterns. The colors are Kona Pewter and Kona Orchid. I quilted in straight lines 1/4 inch on either side of the seams. In the bottom most right white triangle, I hand-stitched the recipient's name in, no surprise, purple. I'm only apt to personalize a quilt if I know for a fact that the parents won't change their minds!
The backing is Keepsake Calico's "Bird Floral Outline," a beautiful combination of purples, grey, coral, green and turquoise, with a touch of yellow. With such a simple color combo for the front, I wanted to go more bold with the backing. I binded the quilt in Pewter because I didn't have enough Orchid!
Showing the quilting:
Sample from Joanns (to better see the pattern):
Congrats to April and Tracy on the upcoming addition to their family!
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