When Roo and Jamie decided on a giraffe theme for Jam's nursery, I was super excited to discover this cute quilt pattern - Giraffes in a Row, by Sew Fresh Quilts! Roo and Jamester loved it too, so it was off to the races. Roo selected the fabric for the ROYBGIV giraffes to match a quilt from her childhood that she will also be using in the nursery.
The pattern for the quilt top went together well - once I figured out the heads! A couple of the giraffes had too many blocks for their necks per the pattern. Or perhaps the error was mine. I didn't put in the work to recalculate, as the fix was super simple - just leave them out!
The batting is Quilter's Cream 80/20. There is a baby blanket sized option, but I made the 60X60 throw as you could include more giraffe cuteness with that size!
I was tempted to quilt it using rainbow colored thread, but feared that would distract from the design. I ended up using a cream color that matched the background and backing - outlining the giraffes and using parallel and diagonal lines in the negative space. In the end, I think it was the best decision. The binding is made from material also used in the yellow giraffe and actually has a giraffe pattern on it!
Here is a sneak peek of it in place in the nursery along the rainbow quilt and pillowcase. Sew much fun, indeed!! Sew Chaotically!!! ~ les
Very cute but arn't you sticking your neck out?
ReplyDeleteThat's how I roll!!!!
DeleteThey are spot on! Lol.
ReplyDeleteThere were a LOT of spots!! BAHAHA!
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