A friend from College, Frances, approached me not too long ago about commissioning a quilt for her baby. She is expecting a little girl and I could not be happier for her!  She wanted a classic and stylish colour palette and pattern for her quilt.  Frances selected a mostly red and aqua palette for her quilt.  I have always wanted to make a quilt using this palette!  I mean, red and aqua? Can it get more adorably sweet?! Swoon.

Now, I typically name my baby quilts after the babies that receive them.  However in this case, since it will still be awhile before this little lady will make her appearance, I will temporarily name this quilt after the fabric line in which it is made from, Moda's Miss Kate.

I'm thinking that I may need to make a big girl version of this for myself!

A little while ago I was approached to make a baby quilt for a friend who was expecting her first Grandbaby, Silas.  The Parents-to-be wanted a blue/orange colour scheme, but weren't too particular on the design.  

We selected the adorable Riley Blake's One for the Boys and found that the fabric was perfect for the colour scheme.  The majority of the fabrics in this line were pretty subdued.  There was one orange fabric that seemed to pop out.  

During a staff meeting at my day job (I promise I really was paying attention), I sketched out some ideas that would make the orange fabric pop.  The idea was to have the orange fabric "bounce" throughout the quilt.

After a little bit of playing, this was the final design.  

The top was quilted with a navy blue straight line quilting and a soft taupe minky was used on the back.