A Winnie the Pooh Quilt

Apparently July was an unscheduled bloggy-break.

I could say that there was a lot going on,

but really...

summer.

Summer happens.

And in the words of Tolkien,

"Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend, are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway."

As we've had the former, rather than the latter,

I've not been posting much.

You're welcome.

But I do have a quilt to share.

One of our chapel families lives in Tokyo, and were expecting a baby earlier this year.  I didn't know boy or girl, just that mom likes yellow and green,

and teddy bears.

My tomboy side has trouble working with anything that feels too "cutesie",

so when I found a collection of Winnie the Pooh fat quarters in yellow, gray, and turquoise, that seemed like a good compromise!

I went with six-inch blocks to use as much of the fabric as possible.

I'm not used to working with larger prints, and didn't want to cut them into small pieces.  I tried out a few different layouts, and ended up going with the one below.

I probably over-think the whole thing, because the planning seems to take more time than the sewing!  But when I just had the fat quarters, there wasn't a lot of room for error.  Once it's cut, there's no going back!

Anyone else?

Once I got going, it all came together pretty quickly. 

I found a gray and light blue sheet at Walmart that worked perfectly for the back.

Ta-daa :D

Just some simple wavy lines for quilting...

Nate and Tomomi were visiting "home" (Nate's home) for the month of July, so the chapel had a chance to give them a baby shower and meet little Emma.

Tomomi seemed pleased :D

I used a few scraps for bibs and burp cloths.

I even used a few of the Winnie the Pooh scraps in a quilt I made earlier this year for Jim and Breanna - for another chapel baby born overseas... see if you can spot Winnie the Pooh -

(More pics of that quilt here.)

And that's ALL the baby quilts... for now.

Unless someone knows something I don't???