Thursday, December 16, 2021

Sew Chaotically! ~ Quilt #4 - Jam's Giraffes

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

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