flower garden quilt

A few days ago I received an e-vite to my sister-in-law's (my brother's wife) baby shower.  Oops!  I have been putting my plans to make them a quilt on the back burner as I worked on other projects and all of a sudden . . . it was baby shower time.
flower garden quilt
Since I live in San Diego and my brother and his wife live in Utah, I don't see them very often and I don't feel very in touch with their style.  So I scoured their registry and her Pinterest boards and am hoping that this will work for them.
flower garden quilt
This quilt uses Camille Roskelley's Flower Girl pattern.  The original pattern has 16" blocks which seemed a little overwhelming for a quilt this size, so I shrunk them down to an 8" block and added some little green squares in between.
flower garden quilt
The backing is this gorgeous Carolyn Gavin print from her Petite Fleur Organic collection. I like how it is girly but it has some attitude.

I feel like the quilt turned out with a Mary Engelbreit feel, which I love, and I hope she loves it too!

Finished size: 40" x 40"

Comments

  1. AlliSeptember 11, 2015 at 10:12 AM

    Oooh, I really like your quilt -- putting in those spacer blocks makes it look great! I actually like your version better than the one on the pattern envelope... :}

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  2. SilSeptember 11, 2015 at 10:53 AM

    I like your quilt!

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  3. The Teacher JennySeptember 11, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    What a beautiful bright quilt!! It reminds me of a garden and is so full of life!

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  4. chrisjonesSeptember 11, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    I love your addition of the little green squares. Such a cute girl's quilt.

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  5. lalaluuSeptember 11, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    With the spacer blocks, it kind of makes an Irish Chain. I love the fabrics you used, especially the back. I'm sure they will love it, too!

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  6. Kate NSeptember 11, 2015 at 11:38 AM

    Everything you make is SO GOOD. I love this!

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  7. Lesley GilbertSeptember 11, 2015 at 12:18 PM

    I love your version and the green leaves really finish it off :)

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  8. Liz HorganSeptember 11, 2015 at 1:13 PM

    Your quilt is beautiful and is a great gift! I'm sure they will love it!

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  9. kirstenSeptember 11, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    gorgeous, Erica!

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  10. LolsewsSeptember 11, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Love your quilt. It really does have a M E feel to it!

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  11. JudySeptember 11, 2015 at 6:07 PM

    How could anyone not love this beautiful creation? Lucky baby!

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  12. Diana @ Red Delicious LifeSeptember 11, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    This is darling. I love how you modified the pattern.

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  13. JamieSeptember 11, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    Your flowers came out really nice!

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  14. Rosemary B❤️September 11, 2015 at 7:58 PM

    Soooo adorable

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  15. LorindaSeptember 11, 2015 at 8:42 PM

    It's so cute! What a wonderful gift.

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  16. PatSeptember 12, 2015 at 5:41 AM

    What a happy quilt. I think anyone would love it.

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  17. RebeccaSeptember 12, 2015 at 7:08 AM

    It's really cute!

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  18. V dixieSeptember 12, 2015 at 10:11 AM

    Oh! I am so in love with that quilt! Very nice job.

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  19. MalindaSeptember 12, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    I may just have to make one of these in a larger size. It is absolutely charming!

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  20. Tammy StackSeptember 12, 2015 at 9:07 PM

    awesome! they'll love it!

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  21. gibbygoo56September 13, 2015 at 10:59 AM

    Precious quilt! This would make a lovely quilt for me.... hmmmm

    Its beautiful. It will be loved by baby and parents.

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  22. gibbygoo56September 13, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    Because of YOU! I just purchased this pattern! I love the extra blocks between the flowers. I hope I can figure it out!

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  23. TamieSeptember 13, 2015 at 5:13 PM

    Love your version of this quilt. I'm sure they will love it too.

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  24. ScorpieSeptember 14, 2015 at 5:32 AM

    Fantastic quilt~I went awwwwwwwww as soon as I opened the page. I may have to by the pattern~have a lot of fat quarters to do something with.
    Love that you mention Mary Engelbreit~I used to do digital scrapbooking with her graphics.

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  25. sueSeptember 14, 2015 at 6:37 AM

    Darling!

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  26. KarynSeptember 14, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    That's very pretty. Perfect backing too!

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  27. JessicaSeptember 14, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    This is probably my favorite quilt of yours so far!!! Its perfection!

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  28. pajtrSeptember 17, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    **Awesome!!**
    Wonderful baby quilt!!

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  29. DeborahGunSeptember 18, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    I really adore this quilt - so beautiful!

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  30. molly b quiltsOctober 23, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Oh, this is sensational! So darling. I absolutely adore this. It's funny you say Mary Engelbreit because I didn't think of that at first, but agree with you. A slightly hipper, darling take on her style. Thanks for sharing! (Also, I rather enjoyed your post on getting paid for your quilts.)

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