A good friend of mine and her husband are having their first baby in August. They recently moved to California and I thought this color combination was perfect for them. The turquoise, orange, and gray triangles give off the feel of cool ocean breezes and brilliant sunsets.
Last winter I stumbled upon the owl print and fell in love with it. After finding coordinating fabrics I started piecing it together. Cutting and piecing all the small triangles became tedious and I found myself packing it away. Then when I found out they were expecting, I dug it back out to finish it before the baby shower this weekend. Seems I always need a deadline to complete a project.
Upon completing the front I discovered there wasn't enough of the white with gray polka-dot fabric for the backing. Since its been sitting in my closet for over a year, there wasn't a chance to get 1/2 a yard more. That's when I decided to piece together strips of extra fabric from the front. At first I wasn't sure how it would look, but I really love the interest it adds.
Here's a close-up of the quilting.
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