Nautical Baby Boy Quilt

We found out that we are having a little baby boy come early May! We are so excited!  Of course I wanted to make him a blanket.  My mom made me a few different blankets growing up and I always loved them.  A handmade blanket is so full of love!

After finding out that he's a boy, I decided to make a nautical sailboat themed baby blanket. I love blues, whites, and anything to do with sailboats.  If I ever had a beach home, I might just decorate the whole house with a nautical theme!

The problem was though, that I had this idea in my head, but I couldn't find the right fabric anywhere (Let alone find an already made nautical baby quilt).  So I ended up cutting out the shapes I wanted and hand-stitching them onto the squares.  Then after sewing the squares together, I hand-stitched the top piece of fabric to batting and a back layer.  

Having to make my own sailboat, anchor, wheel, and lighthouse was kind of fun.  With each stitch I imagined a little boy cuddling up with this blanket and wondering if he'll like it.  

One thing that made hand-stitching the blanket a little easier was that I used this fusible batting.  I ironed together the fabric and the batting, making it less likely for the layers to shift while sewing.  

Only three more months until it gets used!

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