Isabelle’s travel quilt

I have been trying to get a nice set of photos of this quilt since we arrived in Adelaide. The constant rain prevent me from taking them outside and the poor light has prevented me from taking them inside. And then yesterday I had a break through with my camera - Yay! I finally figured out which of it’s shooting options will allow me to do a white balance and suddenly indoor photography is so much easier. So here you go, a picture of the whole quilt and one of each of the applique squares.

The quilt top is made from velour cord and the backing is flannel. This is the fourth piece of flannel I bought to go with this quilt top, the others were all from the same range, with the same colours. One was almost identical but with a hot pink background and the other two were the same colours but in a thin stripe pattern. The first piece of the striped flannel was the first backing I bought, the pink spots came second and then I bought the second piece of the stripes after deciding that I wanted to use it on the diagonal and realising I didn’t have enough yardage in the first piece. I picked up the piece I actually used at the same time as the second piece of the stripes, just in case I was wrong again and it ended up being the best choice.

The lovely soft fabrics make the quilt oh so snuggly and Isabelle loves it, but best of all she know’s it is her “away from home quilt”. Grandma Robyn (Jesse’s mum) asked her if it was for her bed the other day and she said “NO!” (insert horrified tone) “It’s for when I am away from home.”