Completed March 2004 |
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 This quilt was made for my sweet baby girl, Annaliese Richelle. When I found out I was pregnant, I started searching for the perfect pattern to use for a baby quilt. I had chosen the Blue Jean Teddy Balloon Ride nursery theme, but I did not want to use the fabrics from that line in the quilt. I wanted it to coordinate with the nursery theme, but not be too "baby" looking so that she will still use it when she is older. |
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I knew that I wanted to use pinks, yellows, greens and blues, so when I found this "Salt Water Taffy" quilt pattern I immediately fell in love with it.
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I scaled down the pattern to crib size, slightly altered the color arrangment, and emphasized the pink a bit more. This is my original design in EQ5:
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| I used the patchwork fabric from the BJT line to find coordinating lights and darks of the four colors, and then used it for the backing. I also found a cute white fabric printed with little pastel letters to use as the background.
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I pieced this quilt over Christmas break (5.5 months pregnant) and quilted it even later. Consequently, it isn't my best work. But that's ok -- if it was perfect then I wouldn't feel comfortable letting Annaliese use it!
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We took the quilt to the hospital with us. Annaliese is one day old here.
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We snuggled together under the quilt as soon as we got home.
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Now we use it often when she plays on the floor.
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