Hi friends!  Today I'm excited to share a sweet little baby quilt that I made recently.

I made this quilt for one of my nieces who just had the most darling baby boy!

Her mom told me she likes "earthy" colors so I picked out this color palette of

blues, greens, blacks, browns, and oranges.  The prints are masculine and

geometric.  There are even some wovens and a chambray to add a little texture.

All of the fabrics came from my stash!  I love when I can do that!

 I used my Every Which Way pattern, which was one of the very first patterns I ever designed!

It needed an update though, so I rewrote the instructions, fixed the diagrams and added

a second size option!  Feels so good to offer a higher quality pattern

(I hate to have anything less than the best for you guys!)

This is a beginner-friendly pattern.  

I used my stash for this one but the instructions are fat-eighth and fat-quarter friendly.

I've made a few Every Which Way quilts over the years.

It's one of my favorite boy patterns but could be cute for a girl too!

One of my favorite things about this quilt is that the tan and white woven

plaid fabric on the back was my grandmother's fabric.  So that means the baby will

be snuggled in fabric from his great, great-grandmother!  Isn't that sweet!?!

It was quilted by my girl, Jen Ostler of Dry Creek Quilting.

She used the Domestic Squared Panto by Leisha Farnsworth.

I love the modern feel of it and liked that it went along with the angle of the arrowheads.

Jen always includes a hidden object in the quilting, which I think is such

a fun, personal touch.  This time it was a little star.  Can you see it below?

I always like to attach one of the simple labels I get from Ever Emblem.

They're so easy to sew into the binding so I don't have an excuse to not label my quilts!

I get the 2" cotton, fold-over, sew-in labels.  If you want to get some for yourself,

you will just have to pick one of their basic cotton labels and customize it from there.

This was a really fun make and I hope my niece loves it!

I hope to make another one soon because

I've given all of my Every Which Way quilts away!

If you'd like to grab the paper version of the updated Every Which Way pattern

click HERE.  Or you can click HERE for the updated pdf version.

That's it for now.  I'd love to hear what you think of this simple baby quilt.

What do you think of these colors for a baby boy?

Thank you for stopping by today!

Half-Square Triangle Baby Quilts

Hi friends!  Today, I have two more really simple baby quilts that I want to share with you!  Last week I shared a simple patchwork quilt.  And this week, I have two Half-Square Triangle quilts that I recently gifted to two new mommas in my neighborhood.  Both had baby girls!  It's such a joy to spread the {quilty} love!

(Sidenote: I finished all 3 of these quilts a few months ago and I'm just now getting around to blogging about them.  Just wanted you to know that I didn't whip all of them up this past week or two. :))

First up is this super simple gingham quilt.  I had some leftover HST's from another project that I didn't end up using, and decided to put them to good use and make a baby quilt with them!  Since it was so simple on the front, I decided to jazz things up a bit with a fun floral on the back.  This quilt was wider than your standard 40" - 42" wide fabric, so I tried to find a wide-back fabric that matched.  Do you know it's really hard to find a cute wide-back!?!  I finally landed on this teal and taupe floral by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs.  It was perfect for the look I was going for!

My blocks finished at 6" and I did an 8 x 9 layout, so it finished at about 48" x 54".

Jen Ostler in Highland, Utah, quilted it with the Cartwheel panto, 

which I think added some nice movement to this quilt.

I added one of my usual labels from Ever Emblem that has my name, city, and year on it, plus a fun floral tag that I got from Sarah Hearts.  It looks like she's out of that particular label, but she has so many other cute options, including this one that's pretty similar.  They're all so cute and I think they add a little whimsy to every quilt!

This pattern would be perfect for anyone who loves a simple, cottagey aesthetic!

Or, if you did it in solid fabrics, it would give it a simple, modern aesthetic!

[ I love wrapping gifts with beautiful ribbons that match!]

The second HST quilt I made was this one, which is a bit more colorful!

Again, I used some cutoffs from another project to make these HST's.  They have a more earthy color palette but there's plenty of florals in there to make it somewhat girly.

Do you think the days of girly = pink are gone?  I think moms these days are going

a little more modern and thinking outside the box.  Anything goes!

These blocks finish at 3" and I did a 12 x 15 layout.

Then I added a 3" finished border so it finishes at about 42" x 51".

Jen Ostler quilted this one too (she pretty much does all my quilting unless I need custom quilting).

The panto she used is called Golden Curls and I love it!

I think it has a modern, organic vibe, just like my fabrics.

Again, I used a label from Ever Emblem.  They're so handy!

I finished this quilt at the end of last year but didn't get pictures of it until today.

I can't remember what the backing fabric is called but it has a little texture, which I think is fun.

I washed this one before I gifted it.  I don't usually prewash my fabrics but this was a high-contrast quilt so I wanted to make sure the colors didn't bleed.  I threw about 4 Shout Color Catchers

into the wash and had no bleeding!  Yay!

I dropped it off at my neighbor's today.  The mom couldn't talk long (new baby she had to attend to).  But as I was walking back to my house, she called to me from her porch - so shocked that it was a quilt inside the bag.  She thought it was just diapers or something!  I love surprising people with handmade quilts!  Don't you?!?

I hope you found a little inspiration here today!  Use what you have and keep it simple if you want!

Quilts don't have to be intricate.  Cute fabrics and a simple pattern is all you need!  Oh, and be sure to check out my tutorial on how to square up HST's if you're new to quilting!  This will give you perfect points every time!

Happy quilting!