Cute baby on a quilt, part 2

I started this flying geese quilt in May, and finished it four weeks later

just in time for the birth of its owner in late June.

This baby was born in Germany to a Canadian dad

and American mom, so I thought a flying geese quilt might represent something of his heritage.

I used a set of indigo and neutral prints, and made dark geese and light geese.

But I'm not one for using just matching fabrics,

so I threw in some solids to brighten it up, as well as other blue prints.

Four of the columns of geese fly north, 

representing baby's Canadian dad (my cousin)

and the others fly south, representing his mom.

I backed it with what appears to be a knock off of a Heather Ross gold fish print,

(not that I knew it was a knock-off when I purchased it.)

I'm a pragmatic quiltmaker,

and this fabric was wide enough and lends a juvenile feel

to an otherwise unbabyish quilt.

You can see the quilting lines on the back.

I quilted in the ditch using a walking foot,

making chevron patterns by going up and down two rows of geese.

I completed the whole thing in time for family members to take it with them to Germany.

Now I'm happy to give away a quilt but I'm not thrilled about  paying international postage.

Flying North and South

42 by 51 inches

machine pieced and quilted

Click here to see another baby flying geese quilt I finished last fall.

I'm linking up with other Friday finishers

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

A baby on a quilt is the best finish ever

I give away several baby quilts each year

and all I ask for in return is a photo of the baby on the quilt.

Sometimes it takes awhile, and other times it never happens,

but today I have two cute babies on quilts to share.

This is P. who seems  intrigued by his I Spy quilt.

And this is A. as a fresh newborn

on her purple Ripple Effect quilt

made from lots of Kaffe Fassett scraps and Kona solids.

Here's a smiley pix of her.

I gave A.'s mom a choice between this star scrap quilt

and the purple ripple effect quilt.

I think the way we know a quilt is truly finished 

is when the new owner is enjoying the quilt.

I've got lots of other quilts in progress,

but these are the only real finishes this week.

Linking up to other Friday finishers

at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Crazy Mom Quilts