Hi(bear)nate

There was one more baby quilt to make this fall, and as I looked for fabric that would fit a woodlands theme, I happened across the Hello, Bear collection by Bonnie Christine. Dare I say, it perfectly fit the bill, and happily, the Art Gallery Fabrics website offered a free pattern featuring the line. Hi(bear)nate was made with large 10" 60-degree triangles, and went together smoothly.

I had chosen some of my favorites from the line, including the minty "Firefly Sigh" as the background, and added just one or two from stash. I really loved the animals on the focus fabric, though one little comment - the motifs don't fill the triangles as much as the pattern implied, so there's a bit more chopped animal bits than I would have chosen, but they're all cute enough after all.



The backing was pieced from several of the fabrics used on front, and quilting was 2" diagonal lines starting from the center gray triangle with the owls. These photos are all after the quilt was washed, but if you look close in the bottom center of the photo above, you'll see the one place where the lines overlap in a grid. I love that.

Unfortunately, I forgot to measure the finished quilt, but I believe it ended up at about 48" x 60". I'm just pleased to know it's finished and on its way....

Linking up with Finish It Up Friday!