Polka Dot Fox Quilt

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A very dear friend is having a baby boy soon. She loves red polka dots. And browns. And polka dots in general. And twice I heard her say she loved the Fox and the Houndstooth fabric. And, I needed to make a full quilt sample for my May Block of the Month, Muffin Tops, that I’m teaching at Sew Modern.

So I killed two birds with one stone. (That’s a really wicked saying BTW.) The quilt will be at Sew Modern until class, then it will be gifted to her. The baby will be here by then so it’s perfect.

The back is simple and I think it’s kinda perfect. I picked a rust color fabric that coordinates with the foxes. Then I inserted a strip that includes the foxes, the preppy red houndstooth and a label that is in the shape of the half circles on the front of the quilt.

I love that this quilt has sprinkles of metallic in it. I don’t think it’s typical of a baby quilt. Let alone a baby boy quilt. But, I think it kinda works. A bit of Nani Iro, Lizzy House’s Mettallic Pearl Bracelets, and some Mirror Ball Dots! I’m not even a sparkly girl but, I sort of love the unexpected sparkle in this quilt.

And, having made a whole quilt of the Muffin Top block, I’m all ready for Sew Modern’s BOM too. These blocks are so easy and fun to whip up. I wanna make more! Here’s the block in the fabrics that I’m making the BOM quilt out of (Carolyn Friedlander’s yummy Botanics).