Baby Quilts for ALL THE BABIES
Like a lot of people, I spent the latter half of 2021 feeling incredibly anxious and stir-crazy. Luckily I have this effective outlet for anxiety, which also happens to be my artistic pursuit (and also my business). I really poured myself into making quilts, churning out in particular several versions of a pattern called Ebb & Flow by Penelope Handmade. Sometimes, I followed the pattern, other times I changed up the sizes of the pieces a bit to use more fabric. It was so satisfying and absorbing, I lost track of just how many quilts I was even making.
Anyway, this weekend I took my semi-regular Quiltcation, where I find a local short-term rental, tidy and light-filled, to stage a photo shoot for all my beautiful quilts for sale. This is not a hardship. It is a lot of hard work, spending all the daylight hours of my stay taking photographs and transporting quilts around to stage them, and spending night hours editing photos and taking measurements. But it is not a hardship. When you live in San Diego, a city that a lot of people consider a dream vacation spot, a staycation is quite a luxury. And because it’s such a travel destination, there are heaps of lovely, well-appointed rental homes to choose from.
So on my quiltcation, I started pulling out quilts, and man, did it feel like a lot. I am a fairly prolific quilter, but I impressed even me. I had 25 quilts all told, and at least 10 of those were baby quilts. So get them while they are hot. My Handmade Shop is currently CHOCKABLOCK with baby quilts for all of the impending arrivals in your life.
Do you know some twins? I’ve got the Coastal Views quilts, which are identical and a very generous size for a baby quilt (they would make lovely lap quilts for a grownup, frankly). And the Green Brook baby quilt and Pink Brook baby quilt are not identical, but they’re definitely related; fraternal quilts, if you will.
These pint-sized pretties were really so fun and rewarding to make so I will definitely be putting a greater focus on smaller quilts in 2022. It makes me wish I knew more babies! They make such lovely and treasured baby shower gifts. Nothing says “Welcome to the world!” better than a handmade quilt. Soft, squishy, cuddly and colorful.
Check the Handmade Shop to see which baby quilts are available currently.