"The negative is just as important as the positive." Ellsworth Kelly

Monday, January 21, 2013

airplane baby quilt

The title kind of says it all.  I had to take the photos in a hurry before gifting this one on a cloudy day, so they are pretty poor.


The airplane blocks are made using this excellent tutorial.


I used some of my stash of Out to Sea on the back.  In hindsight I wish I had centered the map print, but it still looks nice, and matches the recipient's nautical-themed nursery.


8 comments:

Jen said...

I love this quilt Alexis. I really like what you did with the quilting too.

teaginny said...

love the simplicity of the design. so perfect for a boy too!

CitricSugar said...

It's absolutely darling!

alidiza said...

Fiddle, dee, dee!!! I LOVE this quilt and the more I look at it the more things I find to appreciate... the quilting perfectly accentuates the airplanes and the scrappy binding adds another little touch. So glad I got to see it in person!!!

Laurie said...

I am so impressed that you were able to make this since the baby was born! It's adorable.

cinzia said...

Lovely. I made an airplane pillow for my son using he same pattern. Love the map you used on the back.

Kristin said...

I think the not-centered backing makes it more interesting. Cute quilt!

Malini said...

Wow! This is so adorable! Love all the little planes. The back of the quilt is awesome too.

You have really happy baby :-), who lets you sew! Very impressive.