So. Sweet. Sophie.

No sweeter finish for me than this...

Sophia Annabelle

Born: June 1, 2011

7lb. 2oz, 19in.

When my neice, Erica, first told me the name she and Brian had chosen for their little baby girl was Sophia, I thought it was so pretty, so original, so vintage.  I decided the quilt I would make for Sophie should reflect that vintage feel.  I found this pattern, called Baby's Little Goslings, in a book I'd picked up a while ago knowing someday it would be perfect for a very special baby. 

Instead of more contemporary pastels, I decided to go with the dotted fabric from Fig Tree I'd been holding onto for just the right moment.  The soft creamy, peachy, orange florals surrounding the dotted flying geese was also used for the backing.

Since I always name my quilts, this one became "So Sweet Sophie" and I created a label (that was not yet sewn on during my photo shoot) in keeping with the vintage theme. You can click the pic for a close up.

But my very favorite part of this quilt is the prairie point border.  Partly because I've been wanting to try something with prairie points, but mostly because I think it's the perfect finish as a reflection of the larger flying geese blocks.

For my non-quilting friends, prairie points are those little folded triangles around the edge. 

(I like folding fabric just as much as folding paper...fabric origami.)

I had such a fun time photographing the final project, hence

 the So Sweet Sophie parade that follows:

Now it's all washed, warm and comfy...ready to be delivered this weekend to

So Sweet Sophie

Thanks for all your interest and comments throughout this process.

It's so nice to be able to share such sweetness.

Progress? Yes!

Well, I wanted to share the progress I made on my baby goslings quilt but for some reason I'm having a terrible time getting good photographs...day or night...doesn't seem to matter.  Color & lighting are way off and quite frustrating.  Anyway, I'll do my best.

I was able to add the sashing and outside border last night.

In real life the sashing is greener and the white parts are creamier.

But they all blend perfectly.

That's where it pays to have all the fabrics from the same line!

Basically the quilt top is finished. 

Just need to layer with batting and baste it to the backing fabric

 (which is the same fabric as the outside border in the picture). 

I'm not looking forward to crawling around on the floor

for the basting process. 

My back has been bothering me this week,

as well as my wrist.  (Yeah, I'm falling apart!).

Anyway, before I start that, I wanted to see how the prairie point border was gonna look so I pinned a small section and tucked them under the outside border.

Aren't they the cutest?

I think they'll be the perfect finishing touch.

Hopefully my next post will be the big FINISH!