A Different Kind of Baby Quilt

This quilt is not quite finished - I finished quilting it yesterday, and still have to get it bound.  That should tame down the wrinkly edges.  This one is for Suzanne's new son-to-be.  I made a very baby-like quilt for the first son with Peter Rabbit fabric.  The second one got a cute quilt with critters of all kinds dancing.   The two older boys have proved to have a profound interest in trucks, tractors, etc. - in other words, all kinds of machines that make noisy sounds, so when I found this Buggy Barn pattern, it seemed like the most logical quilt to make for the third baby boy.

A Quilt for a New Baby

The lady bug baby quilt. This is the center - cute bug. The little quilt is all flannel - I practiced my quilting on this one, and ended up with a little too much quilting, so the quilt will make a good pad, and maybe a cover, too. I hope so. Doing free motion quilting without a pattern is fun, but I'm not good enough to really place things well. Some of the stitches look okay, but there is an occasional glitch - or two - or three.

If you really want to see the glitches, or admire my quilting ;-), click to enlarge. This quilt is for Mandy and John's baby, who is to be born this month. I'm not too worried about them seeing it, because they are so busy that they don't visit this spot too often. Fun to make, though, and successful or not, neat to have made with love for the new baby.