Now that a certain special lady has had her baby shower, and she has seen the quilt I made for her, it's safe to post it on my blog. Since she's a Pinterest fan, I didn't want to spoil the surprise by posting on my blog about her quilt. Since she was decorating her baby boy's room with Pottery Barn Kids
insect themed sheets, I used one pillow case from the sheeting set to start the idea train. From there, I went to my go to fabric guru, Janice Shoup at
Quilters Haven, and the "Bugs on the Nine Patch" was born. The pattern comes from "Quilts for Babies & Kids", which can be purchased
here. It was a fairly simple project, which was quite a change after the Hollow Cubed Block quilt I finished in March. Hope you like it!
Here are the fabrics I used, including the pillow case:
The finished front:
and the finished back:
Now, there's one more little boy about to be born that needs a quilt. I've purchased the pattern and fabric, but am struggling with trying to size the pattern down to a baby quilt size. I'll get it, but the math is challenging. Does someone know an easy way to convert patterns to smaller sizes without changing the basic layout? Once I finish the upcoming quilt (assuming I figure out the math), I would really love for someone to have a girl!!! Enough boy projects...I miss pink! :)
