A jungle of a quilt

I am so happy with how this quilt turned out! My dear friend Sara had a little baby boy in March and it was so lovely to be able to give her something I made to help celebrate this new chapter in her life.

This quilt took a long time to make. I could have streamlined the process of sewing all the squares together, but wanted each block to look completely different. I love the brightness of all the fabrics and hope that when he's old enough, he can play 'quilt block memory' with his mum (perhaps she can think of a more fun name), searching for all the elephants, zebras, monkeys and lions that grace the quilt top!

I got a little creative on the back of this quilt - must be starting to feel confident now... and inspired by pictures of other quilts I've seen lately. I thought this strip of animals would jazz up the back and give little Luke something to drool on and chase, whichever way the quilt faces!

The orange jungle leaf fabric was a chance find, but a perfect match for the quilt!

Enjoy Sara, Steve and Luke.

I'm off to start my next project... from the jungle to the forest...