Noah's Ark Baby Quilt

This was a really fun, yet challenging, quilt to make.  The focus fabric is a cloth book panel.  When Gramma was pregnant with Mama, I used the same fabric to decorate a bassinet skirt for the new baby.  When she became pregnant, they wanted to do something with the Noah's Ark fabric as the nursery is again going to be Noah's Ark theme, but in blue and gray.  I was able to find another book panel on Etsy, so I bought it and turned it into a quilt.  I trimmed the pages to 8 1/2 " (8" finished) square just to make things easier.  I used the box of Crayola solids fat quarters to make the 4 patch blocks, using all but the pink and red fat quarters.  I decided it needed the sashing as some separation between the pages and fat quarters because it was looking way too busy.  The four patches are 4" finished and the sashing is 1" finished, with the border 2" finished.  The panel across the top was a bit more difficult because of the shape, but I made it work!  I chose a blue and red diagonal stripe for the backing.

The new mama loves it.  That is always a good thing!  It's kinda nice that a "tradition" has been carried on for another generation.  But on my way home from the shower yesterday, I realized I will probably not be around to make something for the next generation.  Ahh, well.