Saturday, September 12, 2009

Keep it simple

My dear girlfriend had a baby boy yesterday.

It took her quite a while to find her Mr Right, but when she finally met him, everything quickly fell into place ... except falling pregnant ... which took longer than expected.

So you can imagine my excitement at the arrival of little Jonah.

I wanted to make her something QUICKLY!!! So I put together a simple little quilt (about 35 inches square .... just the right size for a pram cover or a portable play mat) with a matching carry bag.

With less than a 24 hour turn around, I think that it is a sweet little quilt. It reminds me that 'simple' can sometimes be just what you need!!






I'm off to meet him now!!

Hope your weekend has started as happily as mine.

Andi :-)

17 comments:

Kali said...

It's absolutely fab, I'm sure little Jonah will be all snuggly either on or under it, and his Mummy will just love it too!
Great job :)

Sarah - Red Gingham said...

It is a sweet quilt and the letter makes it special just for Jonah. The bag to keep it in is just lovely and almost as nice as the quilt. What a lucky new mum. I wish her luck and lots of lovely times ahead with her baby.

Jodie said...

What a great start to the weekend -

dutchcomfort said...

A very sweet babyquilt for Jonah! Love the appliqued J.

Enjoy these happy times with your friend and her baby!

Julie said...

A perfect little gift.

alobsiger said...

Adorable and festive! That stripe binding is so much fun! Congratulations to all involved. :-)

beth said...

very cute! I just love baby quilts!

MichelleB said...

It is darling! Love that bag - and the striped binding is perfect.

Heather said...

This absolutely lovely. So cute!! Also, thanks for linking to my little blog :) I've put yours in my RSS feed, you've made some gorgeous stuff!

Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodge said...

Supersweet! Love that it comes in its own carry bag, and that the quilt carries Jonah's initial. Really nice details!

Rita

Kate said...

Oh how exciting! She must have been overwhelmed with your beautiful and personal gift. Jonah is such a great boy's name. Have a great Sunday. X ps I haven't forgotten the hat pattern, the boy and the scanner have been impossible to connect.

One Flew Over said...

Congratulations to your friend! What an amazing gift, I love the quilting!!

Marit said...

That is such a lovely gift!

; )

Cathy said...

beautiful as always Andi - just perfect.

Cath said...

lucky Jonah having such a gun on the sewing machine for him. How's married life??

Janet said...

It's just right and I love the carry bag, that's a great gift.

randi said...

Very cute! I am sure the gift will be well-loved!