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Thursday, September 24, 2009

brick road baby quilt



I made this baby quilt a few weeks ago, but had to wait until after the shower for the big reveal. This quilt is for our friends who are having a baby boy next month. I based the colors off of their baby bedding, which is a teal, brown and green safari theme.





I knew I wanted to make a brick road quilt, so I cut out rectangular blocks (2.5"x5") and arranged them in this geometric pattern. I used 1/3 yard of each solid and then 1.5 yards of the stripes for the backing and binding. The final quilt is about 32"x38" (but I'm totally guessing because I forgot to measure it when I was finished).





23 comments:

  1. Its darling! I love it. I'm sure it will go perfectly in the baby's room.

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  2. What a simple quilt but it almost looks like it has an optical illusion in it. It looks great and I am sure they will love it!

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  3. Great colors, great design - very graphic.

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  4. Great color combo! Also love the striped binding/backing; I would have been nervous to use it for both, but it turned out great.
    Did you strip piece the top, or sew the individual rectangles?

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  5. It's really great! Love everything about it, and the colors are just perfect!

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  6. Wow - that is wonderful, I love the color combo and the pattern! I'm making a brick road quilt out of repro prints, but so far I've only got the cutting done, lol. Yours is just amazing! Perfect binding and backing.

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  7. So cute! It kind of reminds me of a basketweave if you look at it out of the corner of your eye hehe The stripey back is lovely!

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  8. That is so, so, so perfect. Great!

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  9. wow - it looks great! i love the colors and how they coordinate with the backing fabric.

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  10. So cute....love the brick pattern!

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  11. i'm in love with this quilt!!! the colors and the brick pattern are so perfect! i want make one for me!!

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  12. it's lovely! great colors- what a super lucky baby!

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  13. It's beautiful! I'm sure they'll love your present, I hope I'll be the one to receive it. ^_^

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  14. I love these colors. Awesome quilt. Perfect for boy or girl. Maybe it's because I like non-girly colors.

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  15. Very nice! The colors look perfect together!

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  16. WOW. The graphic quality of this is fantastic. The colors are great too - very sophisticated baby!

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  17. Adorable - I love the colors! And that you are using more solids :)

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  18. I still can't believe how fast you can "whip off" a baby quilt! I LOOOOVE those colours too!! So much more vibrant than typical baby stuff. I agree with everybody above...and I want one for me too!

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  19. your quilting skills are amazing. seriously!!!

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  20. what a wonderful quilt! i love how simple and graphic it is. very very nice!!!

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  21. What a great quilt rebekah! I love it!

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  22. Very creative with the solids. This reminds me a little of basket weaving. Very nice work.

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  23. Holy Cow. I am so envious. Your friend better be worshipping it right now.

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