My Baby's Growing Up

by Heather at brownrobin.blogspot.com
(near Asheville, NC)

I made this quilt for my daughter to use for naptime at school. I combined some of my favorite fabrics with pieces from many of her baby clothes, and even a piece of corduroy from a well loved shirt of mine. There's some thrifted vintage fabric tucked in there as well.

The pattern is from Aardvark Quilts and is called "Squares Squared." This pattern is not a baby quilt pattern but is for a 40" x52" quilt which seems the perfect size for young ones to continue to use as they grow. I loved working with it and it's great fun to create. There are many opportunities for tiny pieces of scrap that you may have been holding onto for a while, plus favorite fat quarters from your stash. This quilt is machine pieced and I free motion quilted it with lots of flowers, hearts, and scrolls in a periwinkle thread. It was satisfying because it came together so rapidly. I worked on it for several naptimes, but I work quickly. The straight line cutting and flexible design options make it an enjoyable pattern for beginner and intermediate.