Baby Boy Geometric Quilt

Maybe it's just me, but sometimes I feel like it's hard to find cute patterns for little boys. It was over a year ago that I searched far and wide for a pattern to make a quilt for my new grandson. His mamma doesn't love traditional baby prints and I wanted to do something simple. This pattern by Missy Mack Creations on Etsy was the perfect choice.

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It's versatile and simple and would work with many different solids or prints. I used 100% cotton solids in complimentary white, grays and blues. The back is a dark gray. I had a quilt shop do the quilting, but apparently it's hard to stitch straight lines with a quilting machine. Honestly, I tried to make myself leave it, but some of the crooked stitching got the best of me and I ended up taking most of it out and doing it myself, stitching the width of the pressure foot on either side of the seams, vertically and horizontally.

The pattern is well-done and the designer offers a great way to cut and sew the squares that simplified things so much. I can only imagine how frustrated I might have made myself if I had made the quilt the way I had planned by cutting all the squares and then triangles individually. The hardest part for me was the layout and getting various colors and angles where I wanted them. After it was quilted, I noticed a few squares I wish I'd put somewhere else, but you live and you sew and you learn, right? I'm happy with the result and more than happy with our sweet grandson!

Pretty Princess Throw Blanket

When I found this Riley Blake princess fabric on sale, I had to buy it. Like so many other impulsive fabric purchases, I just wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. 

I had several yards, so I finally decided on some throw blankets for my darling granddaughters. I used the "Charming Baby Log Cabin" pattern by Threaded Pear. I bought it at a local quilt store, but it's also available at shops online. It's any easy pattern. If you aren't familiar with how to bind a scalloped edge, never fear. The instructions aren't very clear, but there are some good tutorials online. The scallops are my favorite part of the blankets.

I adore the fabric and the finished quilt is a good size for children. I had the blankets machine quilted at a local shop and I'm not crazy about how they chose to quilt it. I should have been more specific and would have preferred something more simple like hearts and swirls or swirls alone, but my granddaughters don't know that and they love using their blankets when they watch their favorite princess movies.