Baby Quilt

So here is my newest project. This is being made for my new great-nephew. I decided I was going to use the churn dash pattern in this quilt because the baby's name is Dash. I had to change the design in it a bit because I felt that churn dash was just too boring by itself.. Here is what I came up with:

And then I found the fabric and fell in love with the cute little animals on it... perfect for a baby boy. But the pattern needed something more so the fabric became my inspiration.

After a couple of weeks of searching for cute patterns I decided to create my own pattern. I must say I think I hesitated for a couple of weeks before I sat down and actually drew them out... Here is one of the sketches...


Not only did I create this one, but I also made one of a giraffe, an elephant and a frog. After much preparation here is what the pieced blocks look like. These are far from complete. I still need to do some satin stitching to complete the detail work on the blocks. If you look close enough (and past my stamp) you can see the detail lines.. The frog is especially hard to see...

These little guys are going to be used in the center of the churn dash... I thought they turned out pretty darn cute!! I may have to copyright the pattern and sell them! Once these are finished and put into the quilt I will post it here! What do you think?