Fast forward five years and Elizabeth had a beautiful baby boy! Yeah, I could use the remaining fabric from the wedding quilt to make a baby quilt! And here it is:

A view of the back:

Freshly quilted when the light was just right:

Some details in that great light:

Continuous curves in the border squares:

“Egg and Dart” quilting motif on the inner border and “curved cross hatching” in the side setting triangles:

“Curved cross hatching” in the central setting squares:

“Continuous curve quilting in the “nine patch” blocks”

The back, once again in that great light:

Machine applied binding from the front:

And the back:

Still have fabric left? Make a giant, all-purpose tote!

With lots of pockets:

And a great big button decorating the tab closure:

And here is the best part of “the rest of the story!”