craftgrrl | The Marshall Quilt and the Ramona Quilt (Reply)

I'm currently 34 weeks pregnant with my second child (and on bed rest right now-UGH). I wanted to make a quilt for the new baby (Ramona) and one for my 3 year old son Marshall to be able to share with his new baby sister. Thankfully, I just finished up the second quilt this weekend before being ordered on bed rest for the next three weeks on Monday!

The first one I made was the Marshall quilt. I wanted to try a chevron pattern, since I came across so many of those on pinterest while searching for quilt ideas. I really love the look of them, but couldn't find an exact pattern to go by. I ended up figuring out the process myself and making it up as I went along. I'm very pleased with it!

Here it is, already claimed by Marshall for his bed. It was supposed to be his present for when Ramona arrives, but he is too in love with it already:

Fabrics (the chevron is the backing fabric and the inspiration for the color scheme):

Initial layout test:

Finished product shots:

Ramona's quilt is much smaller, more of a newborn/receiving blanket size that's perfect for tucking into a car seat or draping around us while breastfeeding. I went with a very basic patchwork in pinks, reds, corals, and greys:

Fabrics:

In progress:

Testament to the strength of both my machine and my needle:

All photos link back to either my personal flickr or the companion flickr group to my community

sewalong. There are many more photos there, if you'd like a detailed description of how I made either of the quilts.

sewalong also contains detailed tutorials of my process and a supply list, if anyone is interested. This is in no way intended to be a way of trolling for new members, by the way! I just want to share the projects, if anyone is interested in trying them. My tutorials are all public, so you don't have to join to see them.