This one is a little boy.
This room theme is “Out of Africa” and I managed to find the perfect panel for a quilt and receiving blanket with African animal prints on.
I add a border on to the panel to make it a little bigger and hand quilted it with big stitches using a nr 5 quilting needle and Valdani, nr 12 perle cotton thread.
I also purchased a container of 72 x 9m of perle coloured thread from the House of Embroidery and used it to make a personalised label for the back of the quilt. For someone who doesn’t enjoy embroidery I think it come out pretty well.
I have been crocheting many borders on to receiving blankets and I found they make quick and easy personalised gifts. I have being experimenting with different kind of yarns and I found that Sirdar “Calico” double knitting works the best as when you wash the blanket it dries in the same time as the flannel receiving blanket. I found that the Rowan, handknit cotton and my absolute favorite yarn Sirdar Snuggly baby bamboo, takes longer to dry.
I was hoping that the making of baby items will be over, for now! But I have I feeling it’s not! The baby sock knitting bug has bitten me hard!
Happy crafting.
NikkiM
Buzy Day 
Hard to think of the words to do justice to this set of work, it’s absolutely gorgeous. Love it. Love it. Love it.
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my thoughts exactly!
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Gorgeous quilt Nikki, love the quilting. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Marie
Beautiful!!!
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This is amazing to see. We were just talking about quilting today at the shop.
It’s so lovely! I have a little niece or nephew on the way too and am so excited to start making little things for him/her. Thank you for sharing your project. 🙂
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Gorgeous quilt, lucky baby!
How do you attach the crochet border to the quilt?
Check my post “All wrapped up!” on July 13,2013.
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Thanks!
This is so perfect! I can’t believe you handsew this!
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Your workmanship is amazing, Nikki! Everything turned out so beautifully.
Thanks Sandra, you to kind.
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Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing your insights and helpful details.
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The personalized label is the best !
Thanks Irene
OMG, that’s beautiful!
Thank you.
Just to very beautiful for words! 🙂 Animals are always such an inspiration to make pretty goodies.
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Lovely, the quilt is beautiful, you are very talented!
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Your crafts are stunning, consider me a follower! My baby is due in three weeks and I would love to find something like that! x
Vicky
prettywittythings.com
Hi Vicky
Good luck with your new bundle of joy!
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Nikki, your quilts are amazing!
Thank you.
I love your quilts!
Thank you.
Hello Nikki.Lovely post ,craft is an amazing art.My daughter does so much in her crafts room.Any creativity is beautiful .Thank you so much for liking my post (Love and kisses before the bread).Have a blessed day.jalal
Thanks Jalal
You are really talented! This set is a treasure!!!
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Love it. Love it. Love it! 🙂
Thanks Chandni.
Absolutely precious! That’s one lucky babe!
Thanks Kerry
Absolutely adorable!
Thanks Rene
Hi Nikki, thanks for the like! Hand quilting and crochet look like such precise craft and also require so much patience so wow…I am totally impressed by the attention to detail and stamina too! Look forward to seeing more.
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Wow you do amazing work. 🙂
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Very fun Nikki. JO-Anne
It was! Thanks Jo-Anne
Thanks for visiting my blog Nikki! Love your work! Am a very amateur knitter and wish I had the skill (and patience) to make some of the stuff on your blog. Very inspiring though! 🙂
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so lovely & adorable. Good job dear 🙂
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This is so beautiful!
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Beautiful!
Thank you.
This quilt is absolutely amazing! Did you design it yourself? It’s phenomenal! Thanks for stopping by my blog so that I could discover your amazing work!!!
The Out of Africa baby quilt was a pre printed panel I purchased at my local quilt shop.
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Giraffes in general are my favourite! … but THIS blanket of yours is absolutely adorable ❤
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Hi Nikki,.. I really love you work.. the bordir is just awesome and so preety.. I may try it someday.. ^_^
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super cute!
Thank you
How adorable. How impressive with the hand quilting
Bizzy Lady
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Wow this is really wonderful! I cant imagine how you hand quilted that in 2 weeks! I think I might need more like 2 years :D! Do you have any posts on how to start off with Quilting? I have been wanting to try my hand at it for a long time now…
Cheers,
Harini
Thanks Harini, big stitches and thicker thread helps.
oh my gosh this is amazing!!! I am just starting to learn how to quilt– this looks so complicated. So impressive!
Quilt is very addictive! No it’s easier than you think!
Enjoy your quilting! I love it!
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