I Spy Alternative Baby Quilt

Okay, first you have to notice the little gift I gave to myself.  Check out the tiny little icon up in the address bar for this blog.  Do you see the little quilty star motif?  It is called a favicon and I put one over on my www.QuiltedJoy.com site too.  I love integration!

Today I want to show you a quilt I finished over the summer but I had to keep it a big secret until Christmas.  It is a bright fun baby quilt that is an I Spy alternative.  I used all the fun novelty fabric in my stash and included as many BRIGHT fabrics as I could.

Oh, and I used a blanket stitch to finish the binding from the front.  I hadn’t done it this way before and it looks great, don’t you think?

I used an all over edge to edge quilting pattern for this quilt and it really gives it a nice texture.  My favorite thing is the yummy neon yellow Superior Thread Brytes thread I used on the top.  It is so playful and holds up well to the loud voice from all those fabrics.

This special baby quilt went to my should-have-been-my-sister awesome friend, Juliet.  Her little boy just turned one and is learning Danish and English. She married a fantastic Danish man, Ole, and the three of them will soon be moving back to the states!  LUCKY ME!

This quilt isn’t meant to be an heirloom or a wall hanging.  The thing that would please me most is to get a call from Juliet in a few years to let me know that the quilt has been loved on/slept on/played on with such energy that the quilt just fell apart.  Baby quilts are meant to be used and used up in my humble opinon!

I also had to include a photo of the feet holding up the quilt for the pictures.  My mom gets a huge kick out of spotting the feet sprouting out of quilt photos.  So this picture is for her.  I wonder if she’ll recognize whose toes those are?