Giraffes in a Row

What could possibly be cuter than a giraffe on a quilt?

Four Giraffes in a Row!

I shared the Giraffes in a Row pattern debut at the Let's Bee Social last week. And although I would LOVE to make every version that the pattern provides instructions for.....

This is the one I REALLY want to make!!!!

Giraffes are not new around here at Sew Fresh Quilts. I made some side view giraffe in this Giraffe Love quilt. And then I made some more with this first Giraffe Family quilt and this second Giraffe Family quilt. And of course, there was the recent Jungle Baby quilt here.

Peek-a-boo!!!

My colour choices for this line up was highly influenced by the backing fabric I found lingering in my stash since May of 2015. I purchased these two pieces from the Giraffe Crossing collection by R&B Design Team for Riley Blake Designs, with 2 yards of the Giraffe Main in cream and 1 yard of Tic Tac Red, from Canadian National Fabric.

The Tic Tac Red makes for the perfect binding!

The quilting was performed using my walking foot to create organic wavy lines with white thread both on top and in the bobbin.

The "Giraffes in a Row" quilt finished at 39.5" x 39.5"

and was the 42nd use of my 2nd edition of 100 labels

ordered from Ikaprint.

What's THIS?!!!

It's my second stash addition for the year!!!

A stack of Kona Cottons for the Giraffes: Violet, Magenta, Cyan, Teal, Lime, Avocado, Canary, Papaya, School Bus, Flame, Deep Rose and Lipstick.

For the Background, my first ever yarn-dyed: Essex Yarn-Dyed in Charcoal

For the Backing: Widescreen Crosshatch in Black

For the Binding: Kona Charcoal

Thanks to Pam at Mad About Patchwork!

If 4 Giraffes in a Row are cuter.... Then 6 must be the ultimate in cuteness!

Now I want to make a rainbow of Giraffes in a Row!

The Giraffes in a Row pattern comes in two sizes.

You can make 4 giraffes that finish about 40" square or 6 giraffes that finish about 57" square.

   
You can find the Giraffes in a Row pdf pattern here in my shop.

Linking up to Finish it up Friday with 

Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts

when she returns in September.

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Jungle Baby

I am thoroughly delighted to be sharing the Jungle Baby quilt with you this happy Friday!

Both of those adorable faces make me smile! I know these are not the first giraffe or monkey that I have made. But I can't get over how cute these two look together!

I made some side view giraffe in this Giraffe Love quilt. And then I made some more with this first Giraffe Family quilt and this second Giraffe Family quilt.

I made a quilt with monkeys in Monkey See Monkey Do quilt. The Monkey See Monkey Do quilt is for sale in my shop here.

Then I made another quilt with monkeys in Monkey Business. And it is for sale in my shop here.

Who can resist that face?!!!

This is a small quilt and a quick make. The pattern comes with instructions to make with or without “BABY”. Or you can purchase my Alphabet pattern to personalize.

After coming up with the design idea and writing up the prototype pattern, I hurried off to my sewing room in search of fabrics to use. What did I come across? This adorable backing fabric from Northcott Fabrics that I had completely forgotten about! This is Safari Animals and I purchased it two years ago from Canadian National Fabric.

I added corner tabs for hanging this quilt. All you need to do is drill a hole in the center of a yard stick after cutting it to the correct length. Then you can hang this mini invisibly. I think it would look adorable in a nursery!

The same fabric used for the eyes is used for the binding. And makes a nice strong frame. The background is a Northcott Fabrics that has silver specks, giving it a soft grey appearance.

The quilting was performed using my walking foot to create organic wavy lines with white thread both on top and in the bobbin.

The "Jungle Baby" quilt finished at 34.5" x 34.5"

and was the 40th use of my 2nd edition of 100 labels

ordered from Ikaprint.

You can find the Jungle Baby pdf pattern here in my shop. 

And there is ONE listing for a quilt kit to make this using the exact same fabric I chose here.

Linking up to Finish it up Friday with 

Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts

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Let's Bee Social #186

Welcome to the Let's Bee Social!
So glad to have you join us for the Let's Bee Social weekly linky party!

This week I have been working on a new design called Jungle Baby. This sweet jungle themed quilt features a forward facing giraffe and a monkey hanging from a leafy green tree branch. And finishes at approximately 35" square.

As soon as I had the prototype pattern finished, I was eager to get into my sewing room and dig through my stash to see what fabrics I had on hand. and then I got to work. Cutting, stitching, pressing and squealing in delight as those adorable faces started to take shape. I can't handle the cuteness!

This wee little quilt comes with instructions to make with or without “BABY”. Or you can purchase my Alphabet pattern to personalize.





Speaking of fabric stash....
This is my first stash addition of the year!


This is my entire order of fabric purchased from Chelsea of Bobbie Lou's Fabric Factory. Chelsea has a great deal on shipping and although my entire order would not fit in the envelope, she sent along the Chipper Chipmunk in a separate envelope at no extra charge. Intending to use these to make my new purse, I bought both of the Raspberry pieces on sale!

6 yards of Out Foxed in White @ $10/yard
2 yards of Fox Nap in Raspberry @ $9/yard
2.5 yards of Woodland Critters in White @ $11/yard
1 yard of Chipper Chipmunk in Raspberry @ $9/yard






And lastly, I would like to share this Elephant Parade quilt made by Sharon. Thank you for sharing your beautiful quilt with us, Sharon!!!

She writes."Hi Lorna. I thought you might like to see my version of Elephant Parade. I made this for a grandson that just turned one."

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