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First Birthday Quilt

Zoe's quilt and pillowcase finished April 2019 by Alisa Mom and I made a quilt for my niece Zoe's first birthday. It features Love You! fabrics from Sandy Gervais for Moda and a sweet custom tag from Border City Quilts . I designed and pieced the top and turned it over to Grammy for sashing, custom machine quilting, binding and a matching pillowcase! The quilt is a  modification of the free Criss Cross Quilt pattern by Monique Jacobs for Bluprint  in the Crib/Lap size. There is a great video  tutorial  available from Angela Waters of The Midnight Quilt Show. I really enjoyed making this pattern, it was very forgiving. I had to trim the columns a bit narrower than recommended, but it didn't impact the overall design at all. For the top, I used a jelly roll from Love You! by Sandy Gervais for Moda along with 1 extra 2 1/2" strip from each of  Love You Arrows Aqua and Love You Arrows Multi yardage. The top and bottom borders ...