i'll admit, i've been blog slacking a bit, but sadly my list of things i HAVE to do has been overpowering my list of fun things i want to do. finally, here's another one of my little quilts i made back in june!
my coworker brianna announced she was expecting a baby boy, and when i found that out, i knew the perfect backing fabric i wanted to use. i didn't find it when i was in colorado over spring break (yeah, that is how long it has been) so when i got home i ran off to a local quilt shop and swooped up some yardage.
her boyfriend works on cars, and in particular has some fabulous looking old fashioned cars. i'm certain there is a more technical name for it, but it is all foreign to me. this alexander henry car fabric was perfect, and once that was set, i pulled some colors from the cars to create the colors from the front.
i love a gray background (obviously) but it felt very weird using black in a baby quilt. i had to keep reminding myself the car tires on the back pulled it in. plus, using the same for the binding really helped frame it off, tying the front in to the back.
i stitched in the ditch for the quilting in order to not get too overwhelming with the pattern, and i think that helped with the backing also being it's own feature part of the quilt. plus, it is a darker background so no reason to fear it getting dirty forever outside on the ground!
i'm so excited for brianna and her little one who is now two months old!
i know he has a great big sister as well :)
pattern:
pow wow by cluck cluck sew
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