Just when I think all the babies in my life have a Michelle-made quilt, another one comes into the world!
The quilt you see here was made for the 4-month-old of a very special teacher. This project is the sixth time I’ve sewn this particular pattern. It’s Little Man, an oldie but a goodie by Camille Roskelley from her book Simplify (Stash Books, 2010).
What makes a baby quilt pattern worthy of sewing a half-dozen times? Well, Little Man is super cute, and its fabric requirements are easily fulfilled by my stash. Although I opened a layer cake for Little Man #6, I usually cut into the suggested four fat quarters. That’s an easy bill to fill for a gal who doesn’t invest in many baby-friendly prints.
Little Man is also a fast sew and measures in at about 40" x 50", so the recipient can use it well into his toddler years and beyond (and I can squeak by without piecing a back!). Gah—it’s the best baby quilt pattern!
My only regret with this quilt is that I didn’t get pictures of the quilted-and-bound finish. With my usual machine in the shop, my backup machine and I struggled to finish much of anything before Christmas. This beauty was completed the night before it was delivered, and it went straight from being bound by my humble backup machine to being wrapped up for gifting. To see my past versions of this pattern, including more than one I’ve dubbed a “Little Lady,” click here.
For those of you who fall in love with this project’s turtles and crabs and whales, they’re from Ahoy! by Gingiber. Could that have been Stacie Bloomfield’s first collection for Moda way back when? One way or another, the collection is long out of print. I can cut another (my seventh!) Little Man out of what remains from my layer cake, and then that will be the end of my fun with Ahoy!
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I'm so glad people keep having babies! Baby quilts are the most fun to make!!! What cute fabrics from Gingiber! Love the finished quilt, Michelle!!!
ReplyDeleteBaby quilts are so fun to make and I love this size so you don't have to take time to piece the back.
ReplyDeleteA baby quilt that can use a sing WOF backing is a gem indeed! I am sure it will be loved and treasured. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great pattern. I've realized that I have missed a few babies. Now to try to figure out who and how many. Baby quilts make me feel good because they're quick finishes. LOL
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