Sewing a Baby Quilt

You might remember I had a blast sewing a kitty baby quilt for my niece Kenedee last winter. I had ambitions of sewing a quilt for my baby boy as well but between pregnancy-fatigue, baby preparations, and a full-time work schedule I just don't think it's going to happen before he gets here. I love the look of the hand sewn quilts pictured above designed by Seattle quilter extraordinaire Katie Pederson, she calls them half-square triangle quilts. I love how modern and bright they are-- maybe I'll get ambitious and do some sewing on my maternity leave --ha! 

Kitty Quilt for Kenedee

I've been working on this quilt for my baby niece, Kenedee, who will be making her debut in the next couple of weeks. My sister-in-law Kasi and I both love cats so I was inspired by this wonderful vintage pattern originally done by Tammis Keefe that Michael Miller recently brought back into his line. This was my first quilting project since high school so it took me a little while to get back into the swing of things (hours trying to wind and insert the bobbin!) but I'm so glad that I got back behind the sewing machine. Special shout-out to the ladies at The Quilting Loft in Ballard who were so incredibly helpful and did a fabulous job with the circular quilt design. 

ps. A brief history of quilting, worth a read. 

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