Throwback Thursday #2: Leo Baby Quilt

Going back to June 2010 for this one to show you a quilt I made for a cousin's baby girl.  It was made from a pattern, Leo Baby Quilt, by Liz at Lady Harvatine.  I remember Liz's blog being one of the first I discovered and started following.  How has she already had three precious children since then? Boy, time flies!

Leo Baby Quilt made by Paige Alexander on the clothesline

The closest thing to a solid in my stash at the time was this bright green batik, most likely a Hoffman 1895 Bali and paired it with other batiks in aquas and purples for the 5 prints needed.  I remember being short on fabric because I pieced the background as you can see in the lower left-hand corner. Once it was quilted the seam was not really noticeable.

Pieced quilt top from Leo Baby Quilt Pattern by Liz Harvatine

The picture of the pieced quilt top was taken on May 22nd and the completed quilt on June 3rd, so this came together rather rather quickly. For the quilting I did an all over loopy meander.

Loopy meander quilting detail on Leo Baby Quilt

Closer shot of the 5 batiks used in the stripes running the length of the quilt

They lived over 600 miles away in Mississippi so I gave it to her when I was going to visit my grandmama.  I remember hand sewing down the bias binding while on the plane.

For the label, I again used a tip from Liz where you create your label content in Word and simply trace over the document using a Micron pen and a lightbox or a window.  The label for the quilt was made from one of the fabrics used for the stripes and fashioned like hers in this post.

Exactly what is the child of a first cousin called?...first cousin one removed. I remembered looking that up to be sure.

Label for Leo Baby Quilt

The backing was pieced with two of the fabrics from the top and two other coordinating fabrics.

Backing of Leo Baby Quilt

Not only does this bring back memories of making the quilt, but when I took the photos, I was standing in the carport of my grandmama's house where she had a clothesline strung between two decorative iron posts.  It was summer and everything was so green.  Here are a few other pictures from her yard and garden I took during the same visit.

Grandmama Hazel's front yard with iris, hydrangea, rose, gardenia, and fern

Bird house and garlic blooming near the fig tree

Grandmama Hazel's vegetable garden

I need to remember the Leo Baby Quilt pattern again when a baby quilt is needed for a gift.  It came together rather quickly and was fun to make.

Leo Baby Quilt made by Paige Alexander

Linking up with Jenn at A Quarter Inch From the Edge for the first Throwback Thursday of 2016. She has the schedule for 2016 posted here.

Jenn has a new link-up, the Year of the Stash 2016, if your New Year's resolutions include a fabric diet like I should be following.