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Unisex Baby Quilt

July 11, 2011 by Amy 13 Comments

I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I’ve updated on here. So much has been going on, which I’ll definitely blog about, but the biggest project lately has been another baby quilt.

My cousin and his wife are expecting their first baby and since they’re waiting to find out the gender, I had to make the quilt for either gender. I can’t tell you how hard it is to find unisex. I know green/yellow, but I wanted to find a cute print to feature on the quilt that screamed “baby”.

I found a few, but ultimately, I went with Michael Miller’s Zoology in Lagoon. Sadly, this line has been discontinued, from what I could see, but I found an Etsy seller who carried the fabric. 🙂 Another reason why I love Etsy! 🙂 I also purchased some Hoopla Dot in Lagoon, to add to the quilt and also to bind the quilt with. It worked out perfectly.

Baby Quilt

I will admit, this is not your standard pastel quilt. I went a little bold here, because I thought it would look a little more fun, and I didn’t want this to look like any ordinary baby quilt. 🙂 You might recognize the pattern, since I used it before for a baby girl (it’s from Oh, Fransson!).

This time, I cut my own charm pack using the Go! Baby cutter that I splurged on. They have the perfect charm pack sized die. 🙂

Unisex Baby Quilt

The rest of the fabrics were purchased at Hancock Fabrics. I wasn’t quite comfortable with ordering online, since I wanted to make sure the colors were pretty similar to the colors in the Zoology fabric, and I think I did pretty well here. Bundling fabrics together isn’t my strong point, but I’m learning. 🙂

Unisex Quilt (back)

The back of the quilt is fairly simple. I really loved this gray polka dot fabric, so I wanted to make it the backing fabric, but I also wanted to once again feature the super cute Zoology fabric. Gosh, I love that print!

I also tried something new….machine binding. I had a few hiccups here and there (ahh…learning curve), but I definitely think I’ll bind my quilts this way from now on. It’s a lot quicker this way, and it doesn’t really look that bad on the front side of the fabric. I read multiple tutorials on blogs to get an idea of what I was doing, so if you’re interested in machine quilting, just check out the tutorials out there!

 

 

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  1. Angi says

    July 12, 2011 at 7:08 am

    I LOVE this quilt!! Awesome job!

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  2. Lauren C says

    July 12, 2011 at 7:36 am

    Oh I love that pattern! Great choice. Looks good!

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  3. spiceblogger says

    July 12, 2011 at 7:48 am

    OHMYGOODNESS! This is toooo precious! I love the choice of fabrics. I’m impressed and jealous all at once! 😉

    Lucky baby… 😀

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  4. Jill says

    July 12, 2011 at 8:05 am

    Super cute quilt! You did a fantastic job!

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  5. Michelle says

    July 12, 2011 at 10:25 am

    Great choice in fabrics, Amy. It really is perfect for a boy or a girl. I can’t get over how great you have become at sewing. You are more than welcome to make me a new quilt, you know, in case you need more practice 😉 Ha.

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  6. Stephanie Michele says

    July 13, 2011 at 8:03 pm

    You are so talented! I love the material you picked!

    Reply
  7. CraftyMummy says

    July 16, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Gorgeous quilt! Love the fabrics and the simple quilting

    Found you via Craftgawker

    Reply
  8. Jessika @ Secret Pie Shoppe says

    July 19, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    I love it! The fabric choice and colours are amazing.

    Reply
  9. NYCitified says

    July 20, 2011 at 12:50 am

    Wow! I wish I knew how to quilt, that is so cute. My roommate in college had a handmade quilt on her bed that she sewed in high school and it was amazing!

    Reply
  10. SLS says

    August 10, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    Just awesome! I love the colors- gender neutral but still stunning!

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  11. Amanda says

    October 16, 2011 at 5:24 am

    Gorgeous! I love the colours you’ve used with this design.

    Reply
  12. Suzanne says

    February 13, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    Awesome Quilt! I love it!

    Reply

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  1. Circle (Unisex) Baby Quilt says:
    August 22, 2014 at 5:02 am

    […] 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 […]

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