Dino Dudes

Ohhhh another baby quilt - this one was commissioned by my friend Emily, as one of her friends is expecting a baby (she already knows the baby is going to be a little boy!) and so I decided to use this Dino Dudes fabric by Michael Miller that has been lurking in my stash for way too long, (I had originally bought it from a shop in Framlingham, "The Pretty Birdcage", which has since closed down), and I was waiting for the perfect project to use it - and this was it!! I just love the bright colours - orange and red and lime and turquoise and deep chocolate brown.....

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.....this has been embroidered using a chocolate brown DMC embroidery thread shade 801, and I used 3 strands of thread as the letters are quite large. I traced these words from a book called "Winsome Baby" by Nancy Halvorsen. I enjoy adding some stitchery to these baby quilts, as it makes it more personal..... 

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.....to make the sashing, I bought this bright lime green solid from my local quilt shop, Quilters Haven, in Wickham Market. The pattern is called Charm Squares Baby Quilt by Elizabeth Hartman, and is a free download from her blog Oh Fransson - this is one of my favourite baby quilt patterns..... 

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.....It is very quick and simple to piece together, and I've quilted it using straight rows of quilting, ½" apart.  I used a King Tut variegated lime green shade number 924 for the quilt top, and Mettler quilting thread dark brown shade 712  for the quilt back.....

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.....The striped binding fabric is from the same range of fabrics - and the backing fabric is also from the same range - just look at all these little Dino Dudes! As a final little flourish, I've added one of my labels to finish it off.....

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.....it IS rather bright! What do you think Emily? Do you think your friend's baby will like being wrapped up in this quilt?   

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