Today is National Quilting Day so of course I had to celebrate by showing you a quilt I’ve been working on. Since friends shouldn’t let friends sew alone, I decided to collaborate on a baby quilt project with a fellow sewing buddy of mine.

At the recent quilt show we went to, my friend Jessica found this adorable panel featuring pictures from the Little Golden Book story, “The Saggy Baggy Elephant”. We have a mutual friend who just had a little boy so we decided to make a baby quilt.

While Jessica sewed, we had a “helper” hold many of the pieces for us.

I ironed the finished pieces and added some applique. We cut out the story pictures,  added colorful strips around each block and sewed them together in rows. Here’s the finished top:

I plan to finish the quilting and binding soon so we can present it to the new mom.