Quick Step for baby P

 I love making baby quilts for friends! There's something so happy about creating a quilt specifically for a brand new soul - choosing colors, fabrics, and design to make a special gift. Usually I'll consider any nursery themes/ideas from the parents, and sometimes I just go for whatever I think would be fun as a surprise.

This one was for the 4th baby of a close friend, so there was an added challenge of not making it the same as any of the quilts I made for the older kiddos! There wasn't much pressure to create this one either, as I waited until she had the baby before making any final decisions on fabrics. I went with a simple herringbone design which I cut with the 60 degree lines on my ruler - so easy.

I used a green texture print as the neutral/background, and then chose a variety of colors to coordinate. The angled edges on the top and bottom were really cool, so I didn't want to just cut them straight across completely. Instead I opted to leave one end angled which gives it a cool, funky look.

Simple back and forth lines in the print sections, and ribbon candy designs in the background pieces meant the quilting zipped along pretty quickly. I found the binding fabric in my stash - a warm-color zig-zag print that was prefect for the finishing off this quilt! It was sent with some goodies for the family and happily received by its new owner - baby P!