Jeanette's Baby Quilt

So my longest close friend, Jeanette, was due to have her first baby December 30th. I made her a quilt for her wedding in July (7/11) and then I sewed like the wind to finish my brother's wedding quilt for October (10/3). I had always planned to make her a baby quilt for her first baby, so even though I had already just made 2 quilts I hurried to get this one done too.

She didn't find out gender until birth, so I had to go as gender neutral as a mother of 3 boys can go. I worked on it all of November hoping to get it done before the holiday rush. She had a "surprise I'm early" baby December 2nd. Eltaes Rue Delaney was 6 lbs. 5 oz. and healthy in every way. They were taken by total surprise and were not completely prepared. Instead of sewing on the binding for the shower December 6th (which was cancelled) I scrambled together an assortment of newborn baby boy hand me downs and cleaned up our baby car carrier so they could safely take him home from the hospital.

I finally got out to see Jeanette last week. She lives 2 lakes away which may seem far but really it's not, traffic is really the issue. 520 bridge traffic is awful. I finished the binding and was able to give her the quilt along with a few of my baby favorites, finally she received her baby shower gift.


The fabric is Moda, "Recess" by American Jane. I used a charm pack for half the squares and then fussy cut a border print the for the other half. The corners are a border print that went with the center block. It was easy to pick the fabrics since they are all from the same designer and the colors all match perfectly. They also match her nursery, which isn't completely finished as I'm sure you can imagine. ( =

I made it kind of big so it should last him through his preschool years, if he still likes it. I love the various toys and games being played on it. I think he will enjoy the bright colors now and looking at and identifying the toys and activities on it later.

Congratulations Jeanette and Matt!