Wednesday, June 8, 2011

A quilt for my nephew






My nephew recently turned one.  One year old...so heart-breakingly cute and little--still baby but getting bigger.  Its a big one--the first one, and I wanted to do something special.  Ok, honestly, I wanted to give this to him on his actual birth day--but I am averaging about a year per quilt these days, so now, for this birthday--it's right on time!  





His colors are orange and like a bright sky blue.  And a while ago (like a year ago), I came across a photo of a quilt like this on Pinterest...it was love at first sight.  I saw it and I knew my nephew had to have a baby quilt like the photo I saw.  I had no idea how to make it but I did not let that small detail stand in my way...I forged ahead with my low-res color print out in hand and proceeded to make the whole thing up as I went along.  Turns out, (through the magic of google) the pattern is called...

A THOUSAND PYRAMIDS

makes sense, right? 



 Just a bunch of triangles, really...how hard could it be??












Turns out: not too hard! I thoroughly enjoyed making this quilt; I loved the challenge of figuring it out--I was like a quilt detective.  All I had was a photo print out and google--that was it, but I tracked down the pattern, the how-to and figured it out...which was so fun.  I love the bold colors and the simple, graphic nature of the design.  


Kind of perfect for a little boy.












Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!! We love you very much!!





and of course, a HUGE THANK YOU to Dana over at Old Red Barn for her great tutorial on how to make a quilt.  You can find all her links here (this is the quilt I made for Magda).  I referred back to her tutorial for a brush up on how to do the binding and I can't tell you how much I appreciate her, her great sense of humor and her great blog!!  Thanks Dana!!


3 comments:

  1. the pictures don't do it justice. it couldn't be more perfect! cash is already rolling all over it. thanks sissy!!!

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  2. Am so glad...that makes me so happy!! Lots of love!!

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