I started out looking through my fabric stash and found some browns, blues and teals with an overall theme of stripes and polka dots. For the quilt, I decided to incorporate a lot of white and the lighter colors rather than the standard pastel-for-babies route.
Because I don't particularly like patterns, I just cut strips of varying widths and lengths. Then I started laying them out and playing around with the composition.
After sewing the strips together, I added a wide, white border to freshen it up.
After layering the top with 80% cotton/20% polyester batting and the quilt back fabric, I planned out my stitching pattern. I simply 'stitched in the ditch' for the strips in the center, and for the border, I measured out large 'x's to go in the border.
Then I bound the edges in crisp white to finish it off. You can see the stitching pattern a little bit better from the back as well.
This quick and simple project was a great way to get me back into sewing. I haven't made anything in a while and it felt good to be back behind the machine.
