• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Nifty Foodie

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Breads/Muffins
    • Breakfast
    • Canning
    • Desserts
    • Dog Treats
    • Entertaining/Parties
    • Fruit
    • Holiday Recipes
    • Louisiana Cuisine
    • Main Dishes
    • Mexican
    • Nifty Foodie Original
    • Nifty Tricks
    • Project Food Blog
    • Pumpkin
    • Salads
    • Sauces/Dips
    • Side Dishes
    • Skinny
    • Slow Cooker
    • Spices
    • Stews/Soups
    • The Disasters
  • My Weight Loss Journey
    • Races
    • Running
    • Weight Loss Milestones
  • Crafts
  • Contact Me
You are here: Home / Crafts / Circle (Unisex) Baby Quilt

Circle (Unisex) Baby Quilt

August 22, 2014 by Amy 4 Comments

Circle Baby Quilt

It has been quite a while since I used my sewing machine. It’s really sad. I tend to only sew when I either need to hem pants or make a baby quilt. I use to be SO into random crafting, but lately..I’ve been a bit uninspired. Womp wah…

When I started making baby quilts a few years ago, I promised my best friend that when she was pregnant, I would absolutely make a quiltΒ for her baby. Since this is my best friend, I felt like I needed to try a more challenging pattern than my usual charm pack or strip quilts. I’ve had this pattern from Bijou Lovely bookmarked for a couple of years now (here is her updated pattern that I used), so I figured now was the time to give it a shot!

Since I wasn’t in the mood to cut out perfect circles, I purchased a Go Baby circle dieΒ (which is a cartridge for the Go Baby fabric cutter). I swear, that machine makes quilting so much easier. I really don’t like cutting lol!

Circle Baby Quilt

For the quilt, I used 7 different fabrics for the circles. My friend is team green, so I stuck to a palette of blues/greens/yellows/oranges. I tried to make everything have hints of her nursery decor in there, from the green gingham binding (which matched her basket liners in the nursery) to the ABC fabric (which was similar to her nursery bedding). I’m always a bit worried when it comes to ordering fabric online, but the colors worked so well together!

I also loved using this Essex Putty fabric for the background. I really think this fabric makes colors on a quilt pop! It’s so great…I’m actually kind of bummed that I waited so long to finally use this fabric, actually. πŸ™‚

Circle Baby Quilt

I will say that this pattern is definitely worth making again. I loved making this quilt, and I feel like the pattern wasn’t bad at all (I’d like to think I’m an advanced beginner at quilting, just to give you an idea…). However, I did use a die cutter for the circles, so that part was a breeze.

Here’s the finished quilt. I ended up cutting it a bit in size (not using the full circles), because I stupidly ran out of quilt backing fabric. I still think it looks great, though! πŸ™‚

Circle Baby Quilt

And here’s the back of the quilt, where I really highlighted the ABC fabric. πŸ™‚
Circle Baby Quilt

I think it’s SO adorable!Β πŸ™‚ Also, you can see it a lot better on the back side of the quilt, but all I did for the quilting was “stitch in the ditch”. The actual quilting really didn’t take much time at all, since I did it this way. πŸ™‚

And…I had to include this picture. The mom-to-be has a dog herself, and didn’t mind that Millie snuggled up to this blanket before it was done. πŸ™‚ She’s such a good helper haha! Thank goodness for lint rollers. πŸ˜‰

Circle Quilt

Filed Under: Crafts

Previous Post: « Cinnamon Sugar Roasted Almonds
Next Post: Layered Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. christy says

    August 22, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    I am impressed. I wish I knew how to sew.

    Reply
    • Amy says

      September 1, 2014 at 7:13 pm

      Thank you!! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. Jenna says

    August 22, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    My quilt!!! I love, love, love it and I love, love, love you! Thank you so much for such a personal and thoughtful gift. It has a special spot in the nursery. πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Amy says

      September 1, 2014 at 7:13 pm

      <3 So glad you love it!!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hey Y’all!

Image Credit: Leslie Pendleton Photography

 

Hey y’all!

Thanks so much for reading! I’m Amy, and I live in south Louisiana with my husband and our rescue dog. I enjoy sharing my love for cooking, baking, crafts & more! Follow my daily adventures on social media!

Follow my Daily Adventures

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Footer

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Archives

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress