Well this post is looong overdue. To be honest, it's sat in my drafts box for so long that I actually forgot that it existed. So I think it's time to release it unto the world.
Now, the reason as to why I've waited so long to share this post is because I've been waiting on some photos of the completed project. However, any one of you out there who has had a baby under the age of a year will know that taking photos of a baby quilt and sending them to your friend is likely to be as far down on your priority list as this blog post ultimately became, and I really can't blame the parents (my friends) for that. So, despite my hope of showing off this little quilt with its infant owner, I have some non-baby-featuring photos to share instead.
I keep thinking of this quilt as the cow that jumped over the moon but strangely, these are giraffes, not cows. I'm willing to argue that it could still pass with the nursery rhyme title, though.
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| Giraffes & Moon Baby Quilt |
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| Giraffes & Moon Baby Quilt |
This adorable quilt was bought as a kit in the States and given to friends (as a kit) for their baby shower, with the promise that it would magically turn into a quilt by the time the baby was born. It features soft cottons, flannels and super cosy chenille fabrics, although I discovered just how frustrating chenille can be to quilt on, as it has a tendency to snap the quilting thread. The Heat n'Bond piecing for the characters helped everything come together quickly and easily, with just a wee bit of block piecing afterwards.
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| Moon & Meander Quilting |
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| Giraffe & Hand Blanket Stitching |
The blanket stitching is done by hand and the rest of the sewing and quilting were done by machine. A combination of traditional straight and free motion meander quilting were used with a variegated blue cotton quilt thread.
The project came together very quickly with two people working on it together. Needless to say, the parents were thrilled and baby Max loves his quilt.
