New mothers can find breast-feeding a challenge; key to success is finding help

North Carolina baby quilt




Image by Brittney Michelle

This is a baby quilt for my friends' firstborn, Oliver, who arrived Dec. 20th! I foundation-pieced the stacked coin strips in kind of a wonky fashion. It features some of my favorite fabrics which I couldn't bear to cut into for myself, but jumped at the chance to use for the baby. The binding is pieced (which I love) and it is quilted in free-form vertical waves. I tried to make something gender-neutral, with interesting prints that the baby would enjoy.
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