Finished my first quilt! :D
 

So, last Thursday or Friday I believe, I posted seeking advice on how I should quilt my first quilt for my first baby. I'm currently five months pregnant and had not yet found out the gender. The next day we did, and we're having a little boy! And now my little boy has a quilt! It's the first time I've quilted anything. I'm pretty pleased with it even with it's issues :P I hope it's something my son will enjoy for several years.

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How absolutely cute! Great job, especially for a first quilt. Have fun with that new baby.

Great job! Feels good doesn't it?

Great job and congratulations!

Congratulations for completing your first quilt! it looks good!

You did great!! It's really cute and I love Totoro! Congratulations on the upcoming arrival of your little boy!

Great job for a first quilt. Congratulations on your new baby to come. I am sure he will enjoy his quilt for many years to come.

What wonderful quilt for your son. He will have years of fun and warmth with it . Mummy is wrapping him up with love.

Very nice for your first quilt....did you just come up with the pattern?

nicely done

Too cute! Great job on the quilting and congrats on the little one. :)

Congratulations on your baby boy. That is a cute quilt.

how sweet, great job

How pretty your very first quilt turned out. Great job, and best wishes for that coming little one.

Very nice first quilt!

That is one awesome first quilt! I see great quilts in your future!

congratulations and that will make a very handsome quilt for him :)

Fantastic news and fabulous quilt! You are a natural, great quiltung!!

How creative is that?!! Too cool. You'll enjoy making lots of things for your baby boy before he arrives ... I can just see him dragging this around for years and that will come sooner than you think!

He will love it because you made it for him. and you did an excellent job. Congratulations!

It's a beauty, any little boy would be thrilled with it. Wish I was a quilter when my own two boys were small, all I ever made them were matching jackets and clothes. We are all looking forward to see the many other quilts you will be making now that you have your first one finished. Thank you for sharing with us and congratulations on your soon to arrive son.

So fun. You will both enjoy it.

It looks wonderful, great job!!!!!!

oh my goodness, your quilt is just wonderful! He will love it for years and years to come.

I saw your first posting as well, this is a wonderful finish!

Thanks for the compliments everyone! :) I definitely had a blast and see more quilts in my future.


Yes, I came up with the pattern. :) I do freelance artwork in my spare time for book covers and game designs, so I have a Wacom tablet. I drew the design to scale on the computer and then broke down each section to be printed like a puzzle then reassembled the paper and traced each piece on to a light weight fusible interfacing. I didn't trust myself to freehand a giant Totoro on to fabric. lol

EDIT: This was my original design. I came up with the tree later because at the time I wasn't sure how I wanted to fill in the background.

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This had to be great fun to make -- it brings a smile just looking at it!

If you hadn't told me I would not have know this was your 1st quilt! Very nicely done and a great gift for your son :)

Very cute. Looks perfect for a boy. Congratulations on the baby boy.
Welcome to this wonderful board from Missouri.

this is a great first quilt, keep on quilting.

I think you did a great job!!

Congratulations on the new baby and completing your first quilt. It is really cute, I'll bet he'll love it and talk to the little faces for a long time.

Oh this quilt is an absolute hoot! The word creative doesn't do it justice. Lucky little boy....and congrats!

Keep up the good work. You did great. A first quilt and first child !!!!!! Amazing. Hugs to you both.

Absolutely terrific! Enjoy the new baby, the beautiful quilt and all the lovely quilt projects in your future.

very cute, congrats!!!!

Great job & congratulations on your "soon to be" baby boy.

How cute! A perfect little boy quilt and you did a great job.

Absolutely adorable!

First quilt!?! Clearly you have a gift! That is one of our very favorite anime movies and I just love how you made Totoro and the susuwatari into a quilt! So adorable! Your son will love it and when he is old enough, he will love the movie too!