FIRST GRANDBABY QUILT

I recently spent some time looking at my old blog and walking down “memory lane” of quilts that I did years ago. I thought this quilt “First Grandbaby Quilt” would be a fun one to share. It was simple and made with a lot of love for a wonderful surprise.
Our first (and to date only) grandbaby was a wonderful surprise. Our daughter was and is a planner, and as far as we knew babies were not part of the her life’s plan.
So being a quilter, my mind went into “quilting mode” and what kind of quilt to make for the expected precious little person. The daughter refused to have a sex test done on the baby so any quilt would have to be for either gender.
After much sorting through the stash, I finally decided on cheerful and bright. Some bright scraps, some flower fabrics, some cat fabrics, and a newly purchased piece of Winnie the Pooh fabric for the border.
The grand-daughter arrived as scheduled in March 2015. She was (and is) a precious addition to our family. We are so glad to live only a short distance away which means we are able to babysit a few hours weekly. The years slip by so fast and she is now in kindergarten. She is beautiful just like her mom.

The First Grandbaby quilt is faded and well used, which is exactly what it should be.
See another easy quilt on this blog.
Completed quilt:

Remember these are the sizes I used and feel free to adjust to suit your needs.
Finished size is 54″ square.
Center 9 blocks are 10″ square. The strip blocks are 2.5″ wide strips sewn together side to side. Trim to the size you want.
Inside border of cat fabric is 6″ wide.
The outside Winnie the Pooh border is 8″ wide.
Machine quilting by RLM is a medium size stipple.
Binding is self bound with the gray flannel backing being pulled to the front and machine sewn down.
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL PHOTOS AND WRITTEN CONTENT ARE MY OWN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

6 thoughts on “FIRST GRANDBABY QUILT”
Beautiful. Bet that grandbaby loves the quilt – even these years later.
Thank you for the kind words. That quilt is pretty faded and ragged looking at this point, but it is very much loved. Comfy quilts are great for the babies in our lives.
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Thank you so much for the kind words. Readers like you are what keep me blogging about my quilt passion. Happy quilting.
Beautiful quilt and great idea. Your blog has so many wonderful ideas. Thanx so much.
Thank you for the kind words. Enjoy the ideas and happy quilting.