Hello, friends! It’s Julia from Bayhill Studio, and today I’m sharing a fun little Happy Squares Crib Quilt featuring fabric from the Bumble and Bear collection designed by Sandy Gervais.
It always feels great to finish a quilt, and this one was especially satisfying as I had no real plan when I started, and just let the ideas flow as I went along. The finished result is so darn cute!
I don’t have a pattern to share, but I have decided to write one up for release in 2023.
I love playing with fabric panels, and I could not resist the adorable Bumble and Bear panel! The centers of the blocks come from the fabric panel. I fell in love with the sweet artwork and the quote from Winnie the Pooh. This is a small panel, measuring only 12″ x 43 1/2″. The blocks in this panel are 6″ square. I used all of the blocks for the front of the quilt and incorporated the quote into the back of the quilt.
After assembling all of the “happy square” blocks, I decided to alternate them with a combination of yellow and low volume fabrics from the fabric collection. I really love the color yellow, and I’m thrilled with just how the yellow, along with the brown border, really pulled the entire quilt together, giving it an overall sweet, sunny feel.
For the quilt back, I used Buttercream Texture, also by Sandy Gervais.
I didn’t have quite enough of the Texture for the quilt back, so I sewed together rectangles from the green and mint Bumble and Bear fabrics to create a scrappy extension. I also incorporated the Winnie the Pooh quote from the fabric panel into this extension. I love how it adds a sweet little surprise to the quilt back.
I quilted it with a tight all over meandering design. This was an easy decision for me since I loved the idea of mimicking the bumble bee’s flight pattern.
The inner border is the Bumble and Bear Brown Stitched Flowers. I was just a little short, so you can see in the bottom corner, I used some of the Bumble and Bear Brown Plaid as a stop gap. I actually love the scrappy touch it adds. The outer border is Buttercream Texture from Riley Blake. The binding is Riley Blake Confetti Cotton in Teddy Bear brown.
I love how the blocks turned out. Each little square from the panel is featured and they are too cute!
The little star points at the corners add such a fun, happy feeling to the quilt, perfectly matching the happy vibes of this adorable fabric line.
The overall quilt measures approximately 44” x 55”, making it a nice size toddler quilt. You could definitely remove one row for a smaller baby size quilt. You can find updates and additional photos and info. on my blog.
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