little no name

Thanks for the the naming suggestions.

They were all good, but none were just right.

So you know what?

I didn't name the quilt.

I figured, 

since the baby does not yet have a name either,

it was totally acceptable ;-)

Let's see,

not a whole lot more to say about this one....

woah!! bright light, and an idiot behind the lens....

Ya'll already know I pieced it super fast,

and was pretty speedy with the quilting and binding, too.

Turns out, when a quilt is 1/4 the size of your last quilt,

and it's simple patchwork,

everything is easier / faster.

I used bamboo batting again;

it's so much nicer than Warm and White for adding hand-quilting,

but it has a similar weight and feel.

The antimicrobial properties are just a nice bonus :-)

As you can see, I machine quilted diagonally across all squares, 

except for 2 in each direction,

which were hand quilted with navy perle cotton.

I'd looked at etsy for the thread, 

thinking if I bought it from a seller I knew was a speedy shipper,

I'd be more likely to get it in time,

but I didn't find a color that looked just right.

I did find a set of several blues

and thought perhaps one of them might work,

but I wasn't real keen on spending $20 for such a risky chance.

Which meant I'd need to buy local.

I figured I'd have to settle on using regular embroidery floss (ugh -tangles!)

or maybe I'd find some cotton crochet thread that would work, 

but it turns out,

there was one spool of navy perle cotton, size 8

at Joann's!

(which isn't 'local', but it was my turn with Gramma, 

so the boys and I popped in to the Roger's store while we up there)

The backing is a super soft organic double gauze.

It was quite pricey, so it's not something I'd use often,

but I really wanted something soft

with elephants

(that I'd get quickly!)

and this fit the bill perfectly.

Since my backing didn't exactly match my quilt top

(a first for me!)

I had a little bit of trouble settling on a binding.

I decided on a solid gray

and added just a little pop of print.

You already know how I sewed it down on the back ;-)

After a quick wash (gentle cycle, warm water)

and a thorough tumble in the dryer (med heat)

it crinkled scrumptiously.

Now all we need is the baby :-)

(but he needs to cook a bit longer. No rush job there...)

(if you missed the (coordinating) gifts the kids made, go here to take a look. 

Pretty amazing stuff, I think)

We sure love you, precious little un-named baby boy!

linking up with crazy Amanda