"Q" is for Quilt

Sew: Monogrammed baby quilt

Made with all pink fabrics around the border:

And the cutest alphabet print as the backing:

Inspired by the Harper applique nursery bedding from Pottery Barn:

I beefed up the border and moved the letter to the center.

"A" is for Ariana:

Here's how I made the quilt:

1. Find all pink scraps at least 4"wide:

2. Sew pink scraps together into long strips, trim at 4" wide.

Lay out large center white piece and sew strips to center:

3. For the monogram, iron on fusible interfacing to wrong side of fabric.

Print out letter to size

4. Using a lightbox trace letter outline onto fabric, cut out and pin in center of white piece:

5. Zig zag stitch around edge of letter:

6. For the backing I used Zoo Babies by Whistler Studios:

(it does come in blue as well)

7. Make the quilt sandwich: backing face down, batting, then quilt top face up.

Safety pin every 4":

8. Quilt around the letter first, then on the diagonal every 4", then in gutter of border.

Trim edges all flush:

9. Add white binding, miter the corners:

10. Press binding down and around to create edge, straight stitch in gutter:

11. Don't forget to add your label:

12. Roll and tie with matching ribbon:

A washable, user friendly gift for a new baby girl.

Welcome to the world Ariana!

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