Quilts for Boys

You know how I like to make baby quilts, right?  Well, my baby girl quilts are plentiful while the baby boy quilts were non-existent.  I had to fix this problem and quickly.  One of Erin's good friends was having a boy and I needed to get a quilt completed for her.  Instead of making just one, I made two quilts.  One to give to Baby A and one quilt to have for the next little guy.

Here is the one that went to Baby A at the end of January.  I found the pattern doing a search on Pinterest but guess who didn't pin the pattern.  Yep, me and now I cannot find the exact pattern. 

You can check out a closer view of the patchwork and the quilting design.  Here is something similar to my quilt and a free download from Daisy Jane

How I created this quilt was to cut a the 5" squares in half, which are also known as a charm pack.  I then chain stitched them to a 2-1/2" WOF white solid.  After completing all the chain stitching, I used my rotary cutter to make the white strips 2-1/2" wide.  All that is left is stitching the 2-1/2" strips together in rows, alternating the white square to opposite sides.  These rows have another 2-1/2" strip between them and a colorful border added to complete the quilt.

 One thing I do like to do when making a baby quilt is to make sure it does not get wider than 41 inches.  Keeping this under this measurement mark keeps me from piecing the back of the quilt.  I can just buy straight yardage in a fun print for the back.  Usually I can purchase less than 1-1/2 yards for the back.  Thanks to Meredith, my local quilt shop owner for this handy tip.

The next quilt is in my gift closet waiting for the arrival of another little baby boy.  I do have a pattern for you and it is called Storytime Squares Quilt which I did make one change.  Her pattern calls for 5-1/2" squares, I used another charm pack (5" squares).   I did have to adjust the length of the white borders.

My draping on the chair, doesn't give a clear picture of this quilt but you get the idea.

And a close-up of the quilting on this one.

You will be seeing more of this fabric in future baby boy quilts.  I had a friend give me quite a bit of it in the form of charm packs and layer cakes, which was so sweet of her.  I do think I better get busy on a couple more boy quilts, one in the closet will not be enough! Do you have a quick quilt you like to make?  Any suggestions for a pattern for me?   Thanks to Chrissy Crafts the here is the tutorial for the first quilt - The Zipper Quilt
The fabric is Mixed Bag by Moda
My local quilt shop has some yardage and a bit of precuts left -