#51 "Ocelot" {September 2104}

Size: 44" w x 45" h
Pattern: Jumbo Coins Baby Quilt by Natalia Bonner
Fabrics: Various earth tones from my personal stash
              White strips: Moda Bella Solids "Off White"
Thread: Aurifil Quilt Patchwork and Embroidery Thread - Cream (2021) 50wt
Backing: Northcott Stonehenge Light Yellow
Batting: Warm and Natural
Binding: Northcott Stonehenge Light Yellow

A fun commission from Etsy for a soon-to-be-Momma from her girlfriends.  The theme was Phish's "Ocelot" song, hence the silhouettes of the cat, guitar, redwood tree, moon and stars.  They wanted to give her something with deep earthy-tones, and really nondescript fabrics. Just simple easy going colors for a little boy.  

 

Originally we were going to put the "Slightly slouch though the night" saying on the back, but the front was still open and I really wanted it to be there.  Even though the silhouettes and the wording are done with a chalkboard fabric, I outlined the phrase in Aurifil's Cream thread and left just a slight edge so that the edges would ravel and fuzz up; something for the baby to feel with little fingers.

 

The quilting was a deep meandering, again, in hopes the texture would be conducive to little fingers. And in hopes that the quilt would become a woobie and drug all over the place!