{if it's a boy...}

there is a quilt ready.  :)

i just finished the "official" if-it's-a-boy quilt...

lots of aqua + green + grey.  yum.

but honestly i love the color scheme so much that if it's a girl, she's getting it too!

there is probably a much easier way to go about making a quilt like this, but this is the way my brain figured it out...

i started by cutting 6x6 inch blocks of a BIG stack of fabrics.  then i cut each in half diagonally.  i arranged how i liked then sewed together square blocks, so that i was sewing the diagonal back together between two triangle "halfs" - to make a block again.  after sewing the block together, press seam in one direction, then trim each block down to 5x5 inches.  Assemble quilt top and quilt quilt-lines as you like.

i tried so so SO hard not to buy anything new for this quilt - bc really my stash of fabric is PLENTY....

(...& bc i know someone will ask - fabrics are a HUGE range from my collection, lots of flea market fancy, some wee play pez monotone prints, japanese import elephants, katie jump rope, amy butler prints, kona solids, some liberty of london that i've been hoarding, and more!)

the backing was pieced with big chunks that i had in my stash...

...and i pretty much succeeded in not buying anything until i ran out of the aqua thread that i was using to quilt the quilt-lines with.  and not wanting to randomly change thread colors mid-quilt, i broke down and bought another spool ;) - still i consider it a success at making something with what i had ;)

:)

ps - the binding is a Kona shade of aqua that i had extra from bc i'm using it throughout the nursery...

and just for the record - i am still thinking that this baby is a boy!

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pps - been cleaning out my closet of 1/2 finished craft projects and added a BUNCH TO MY ETSY STORE - check it out here - lots of CUTE QUILTED PATCHWORK BIBS TOO!!!  (the link is now in my sidebar too!)

:)

Comments

[Lisa Dickinson]

so do we have time before this baby arrives to teach ME to quilt?? I am drooling over all your quilt-y goodness lately! ;)

[Keshet]

This is so gorgeous! Makes me want to quilt so bad!

[Colleen S]

I love this quilt. ANd what an accomplishment to use your stash! I give you props for that one. :) The baby will love it, boy or girl.

[Samara]

Gasp! That's beautiful. Totally works for a girl, too. I agree. Goodness, you're a talented little thing, aren't you?

[Ang]

Out of all the quilts you've posted, this is my fave. Love the colors and the patterns of the fabrics you've chosen! You have def found your calling!

[gina f.]

Great job !!I love it.. you totally rocked the gender neutral thing without even trying and used up stash so you can buy more fabric guilt-free!! What happened to the orange and aqua quilt??

[Susan Weinroth]

thanks gina!  planning on blogging the yellow and aqua wonky stars next week - stay tuned ;)

[Anna]

oh I never would have picked those colors to go together, they look AMAZING though! I love it!

[Stephanie]

Cute!! Even if it's a girl, she will certainly love it because it's so great!

[lisa truesdell]

this = awesome.

[melanie]

*swoon* that's absolutely gorgeous! love, love, love!

[Megan Hoeppner]

This is absolutely stunning, Susan! Your baby, boy or girl, is very lucky!

[Alyssa B]

Quite possibly the prettiest quilt in the history of the world!

[gabby]

love
love
LOVE.
xo.

[Cathy]

I love it! You inspired me to make my first quilt and it's almost ready just in time for my little one's 1st birthday. What size did you make this quilt? It looks a bit larger than the others.

[Janna]

Wow! This is so beautiful! I agree, doesn't matter the gender of your baby, it's perfect either way. I don't know how you find the time to accomplish this. Reading your description of how you made it makes me think you must be one organized mom to get it done along with everything else you gotta do.

[Angie]

Absolutely fab-u-lous quilt!!! I do not know how you accomplish all you do.....so in awe! I did a gender neutral nursery in primary colors (many years ago) for all three of my children since we didn't know the gender. Just so happened I had all girls but I loved their first room being bright and colorful.

[kristina]

What a beautiful quilt, girl! You are SO talented! I wish I could quilt like that! My baby needs one!

[Winter]

So cute! I LOVe the colors! :)

[Jennifer]

Just perfect, all go together so well!

[jamie]

LOVE this quilt. I have a little girl on the way & I'm dying to find enough time & energy to whip up a quilt for her.... problem is, I've never quilted! But you are totally inspiring me. I've ordered the fabrics.... now I just have to actually do something with them! :) Thanks for the constant inspiration to create!

[MaraMay]

Ugh! It's so beautiful!!!!
I keep telling myself I need to learn how to quilt. I adore them. Yours are exceptional. <3

[kathleen p.]

Good Lord, this is gorgeous!!!!!!! Makes me want to learn how to quilt!! I guess I should learn to sew first : )

[gina f.]

p.s. do you read the blog called In Color Order (its a great blog). Your quilt was one of her flicker faves on Wed. (i think). It was fun seeing your quilt there!

[Dawn McVey (dawnsing)]

Susan, I LOVE this! Seriously, the colors are scrumptious! Could you make me one in a King Size?? LOL!

Smooches, Dearie!
~Dawn