![A Quilt for Alex](https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-nKjjzWN/0/6ff192c9/M/BBB687B1-C07F-4926-93FA-78F401BE0301-M.jpg)
Grand nephew Alexander made his debut yesterday... breach via Cesarean section!
![Baby Alex](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-SXwjxc7/0/a4fe3d03/M/i-SXwjxc7-M.jpg)
And his dinosaur quilt is now in the mail!
![Fossil Ridge back for Alex](https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-qLpxp4x/2/bda530ee/M/IMG_2236-M.jpg)
Alexander's quilt also is my first finish (of three!!!) for Devoted Quilter's 100-day WIP challenge.
![WIPs-B-Gone 2021](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-S6Q6R55/0/acec6706/M/i-S6Q6R55-M.jpg)
The front panel of the quilt initially was for one of the grandchildren of my neighbors last year who have tirelessly helped with my backyard landscaping project. After I finished one of the three quilts to show my appreciation, I learned two of the kiddos did not want dinosaurs after all. One wanted dragons, and the other wanted sea life.
![star-crossed](https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-Qwk7tPX/0/9c4fd216/M/IMG_2387-M.jpg)
The back of the quilt is the final leftovers of a Fossil Ridge dinosaur quilt I made for one of my grands back in about 2018. (I may have two or three of those Fossil Ridge layer cake blocks left...)
![quilt back](https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-58Z7H3n/0/63f4d261/M/IMG_2386-M.jpg)
Alexander's mom wanted to do a dinosaur theme for her first son's nursery, and I initially planned to quilt baby dinosaurs into the solid blocks of that quilt, but chickened out because my free-motion quilting skills were not too strong. After I finished quilting Alexander's quilt with simple wandering diagonal lines, I realized I could have done dinosaurs or dinosaur tracks. I'm still a bit shaky on the longarm, but practice makes me better and more confident.
This actually was the first time I tried using a ruler to quilt straight lines. That's another skill I'm apparently going to have to practice because the ruler-quilted lines did not look professional or straight at all. I'd rather learn to draw with the longarm than learn how to draw straight lines with it. Next quilt, perhaps...
![quilt roll](https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-quilting-too/i-cGMp9m2/0/12e1588f/M/IMG_2389-M.jpg)
Linking up with Alycia Quilts and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
Looove it!!!! and what a sweet gift for a sweet baby!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alycia! I hope he will grow up loving it!
DeleteCongratulations on your sweet little grand nephew, and on his awesome dinosaur quilt! The fabrics are perfect, both front and back.
ReplyDeleteRemember -- we are our worst critics. Your lines won't make much difference to the baby... he'll just love the dinosaurs and be happy everything stays together! I think it looks great.
ReplyDeleteA quilt that will be enjoyed by Alexander for many years to come.
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