When we heard that some of our friends were having a boy this past spring I knew the quilt I made them would not be your average “cute baby boy” type quilt. They love all things nerdy/geeky and their quilt would have to reflect that. I ended up finding an adorable pirate fabric set by Riley Blake that I just knew they’d love.
I used a strip quilting pattern I’ve used before. I love it because it goes together really quickly.
I played around with the “map” block placement a lot. I wanted it to be multi-directional, and have the land and sea sections balanced so there wasn’t too much land or sea in any one section of the quilt.
I quilted it diagonally across the map blocks (x marks the spot!).
I finished it without a binding.
Here’s the finished quilt! As you can see, I created a border using the backing fabric. It ties the two together rather nicely, I think.
The mother of this family just started a blog called raising little dragonslayers where she writes “mostly about the things that have the majority of my time, attention, and interest: parenting my two kids, general geekery, and the relationship between the two.” Check it out!
Also check out the chevron pirate quilt I made from the fabric I had leftover from making this quilt!
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Your quilts are truly unique and I am sure the couple were excited when they saw it. I hope they enjoy having it as much as you did creating them.. They are so cute! I am preparing to make one out of the same fabrics, and hope they turn out as cute as yours did. Will make 12 block applique design.
Thanks! I’m sure your quilt will turn out great! It’s a fun fabric set.