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Sunday, September 2, 2018

Quilt #12 :: Olivia's Elephants


I made this baby quilt back in 2013--five years ago! I am happy to report that with this post, I will have (finally!) shared all fourteen quilts I made the first year I started quilting. You can check out my 2013 virtual trunk show here, and you can find links to all my quilts here.

Back to 2013, I had a 4-year-old and attended MOPs at a local church. In my group that year was a young mom expecting her second child, a girl. I had just started building my stash, and was itching to use the adorable elephant fabric I bought at Joann.


When Olivia told us about her baby, I got to work. I started playing around in PowerPoint to come up with a pattern. 


I was pretty knew to matching seams so it seems like matches to have block that looked like this.


I didn't yet know how to make custom labels, and clearly binding was still my nemesis! But it was indeed, handmade with love.


6 comments:

  1. You made this when you started quilting. Nice work. Cute quit!

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  2. Fourteen quilts the first year?!?!? That's amazing! (I did 2) LOL It's wonderful that you have documented all of them. Those elephants are adorable!

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  3. I love the soft pink and greys together. And the elephants too, of course!

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  4. Love the pretty pastel colours in this quilt. Pink and grey are always the best of friends, aren't they. The elephant fabric is beautifully whimsical. Such a beautiful baby quilt.

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  5. So cute! And a perfect quilt for a beginner to try. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss!

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  6. Love the colors and those elephants! Very pretty.

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