i *heart* baby girls

A baby quilt top that I made a while ago finally became a gift for a little darling.

It all started when I bought a pack of 36 - 6" squares of Joel Dewberry fabrics from a random but nice person in Australia (gotta love the web!).

Because I wanted to showcase the dynamic fabric designs, I constructed 4 simple nine patch blocks.  I then cut through the centers to make 16 split/sliced/disappearing nine patches (Missouri Star Quilt Co. has a nice tutorial here).  The blocks are sashed with 1" strips of fabric (cut at 1.5") and the outer border is 5" (cut at 5.5").

Let me pause here to give a thank you to the sun for hiding so respectfully behind the clouds so that I could snap a decent photo or two!

 I had my friend quilt her darling loops to soften the hard edges of the squares.

Washed and dried, it measures about 37"x37".  Perfect for a stroller or car seat.

For the backing, I simply pieced together some leftover cuts of the fabric line that I had in my stash.

There's that tell-tale photo showing the quilt all rolled up and tied.  It always means one thing and one thing only.... the quilt is ready for a box and a label.  It will now become a belated happy birthday gift for a sweet little one-year-old girl.