Baby Puffy Quilt

A dear friends daughter is going to have a baby.   

And all is good with the world!  

This news has been a long time waiting.

When she called and told me and I immediately ran up to my studio to make her this quilt. 

 She doesn't know if it is a little boy or girl,

so yellow it is! 

Not the typical baby colors and 

some may not like the black,

but it makes all the colors pop. 
And I'm told black stimulates the baby, 
yea, what ever!

I cut a bunch of squares, top 1" larger than the bottom, these are 5 and 6 inches.
 Sewed three sides together pleating in the center, 

and stuffed them, then finished sewing the last side.

I then played with them, until I was happy with the lay out.

Now it's time to sew them together.

I couldn't wait for this part!

The minky (the fabric with the bumps) fabric gives it the baby look.  

It's like feeling butter.

HERE THE BORDER IS ON. 

ALL LEFT TO DO IS THE BACK AND THE BINDING.

BELOW SHOWS TRUER COLOR, BUT THE BORDER DOESN'T STAND OUT.

I think the yellow binding makes it!

That's Grandma holding it up in the background.

It's on it's way to mommy.

CONGRATULATIONS 

TORY AND JACKIE!!!!
on your little bun in the oven

I framed this poem years ago for a customer and have never forgotten it, words to live by when you have children.

Cooking and Cleaning can wait till tomorrow,
Children grow up, we've learned to our sorrow.
So quiet down cob webs, dust go to sleep.
I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep.