You're Just Ducky Baby Quilt

 We're adding to the family! 

And it's a boy! Let the baby quilt making commence! Our girl said they wanted to decorate the baby's room with a few antique duck decoys so I went on a duck hunt. 😉When I saw this print I was smitten, Alas, it's a spoonflower print and those are pricey, but I simply could not get it out of my head so I splurged.

I decided to recreate a quilt I designed a few years ago

I didn't keep notes so this time I tried to document my process because I really like this design for novelty prints and I'll have something to refer back to when I make it again. 

                                         

I wanted it bigger so I started with 6 1/2" squares  (25). I pulled 3 fabrics from my stash that I thought coordinated well.

I cut 7 1/4" squares: 10 plaid cream

                                   8 green dot

                                   6 brown stitch

Then I made HSTs:  12 cream/green

                                   8 cream/brown

                                   4 green/brown

Next, I turned those into QSTs: 16 of these

And 8 of these:

I added a 1-1/2" brown border and a 5" outer border with cornerstones, resulting in a 50"x50" quilt

I backed it with this minky which is the perfect color, but I'm not going to recommend it because I'm pretty sure it was horrible to quilt. 

Sandy is a saint to have tackled it. I wish she'd of said something though because I would have chosen something else had I known. I felt awful. I use minky on baby quilts a lot and yes, there is some fuzz, but this stuff was EVERYWHERE. It's a Cuddle - so not an off-brand. Once I stitched on the binding I cleaned out my machine. That green fuzz is like glitter and I'll probably be finding poofs of it forever. 

                                                                                     

  And it seems even thicker than regular Minky - I had to cut a 3" binding to insure everything was secured. 

                                              

Horrible stuff to work with, but it will be the cuddliest quilt ever!

    

Sandy worked her magic with a design called Happy Times

                                           

The baby shower was this weekend

And we're counting the days until Baby W's arrival!