The quilt pattern and fabrics were available as a kit from one of the vendors at our Guild’s 2013 Quilt Show. I knew our friends Trent and Dedrie were newly expecting but the kits were definitely put together with either a boy or girl in mind.  I purchased the pattern on its own, and then picked several fat quarters in babyish patterns and colours.

Barb McCormack from the Guild showed me how to stack my fabric and cut several identical pieces at the same time. This saved hours of work. Pat, my partner and colour-blind colour advisor, helped arrange the blocks. Lainey and Trevor at Galena Bay Fabrics helped pick out a border that didn’t match anything, but somehow seems to work. I made use of Alice McCallum’s tip on cutting border pieces just a bit wider than the finished size so they can be trimmed down. My sisters, Stacia and Deloise, taught me the framed border technique. I also copied a quilting pattern Shirley Houle (another Guild member) had used on one of her quilts.