Baby Girl Quilt

I got busy finally on a new quilt for my nephew's baby girl, expected the first week of July. The shower is next weekend, and although I cannot attend, I thought it would be nice to have a quilt mailed in time. She likes French style, and I have been looking at my stash with this in mind for some time now, but have not really a notion of what that French style might be. There is no color theme, and I noticed her Pinterest board has very muted neutral tones for baby decor. I finally chose to cut into some Amy Butler fabric I have been hoarding. Although the style may be floralish than mom's, I thought it's somewhat monochromaticedness  and traditional pattern may help keep it toned down. It is still pretty busy though, and now I wish it were a bit more babyish ...

Maybe if I'd made the patchwork a bit smaller. I started with 6.5" squares (so I could use my template), then cute the bands 2" wide, (an inch on each side of the center line. This made cutting and piecing a breeze, and the blocks are 5.25 finished. But as I so often do, I am feeling stuck in the process now, and my border options aren't coming together well either...

I'm starting to picture this as the center panel of a large quilt. Maybe with some large applique work around it... 

So, of course I have stopped production altogether to explore a whole new idea. Inspired by the Shower invitation, I pulled some solid brights, and think I may be able to do this little quilt idea in the next couple days with raw edge applique (we'll see). I love the little sheep fabric for the backing,

Yesterday I completed the top of Terry's quilt. I will baste it at Guild on Tuesday. Still deciding on the quilting...

 

And I completed Hello Moon, May BOM. Too cute:-)

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