Reimagining the Newborn Quilt

After all that pink and purple, I decided to go to the completely opposite route - black and white! Since newborns have a difficult time distinguishing color and enjoy high contrast patterns, what's better than a scrappy black and white quilt? This was a really fun quilt to make!

I used a jelly roll and started with a 2.5" x 2.5" patterned square for each center and blocked it with a 1.5" black strip. The next row is a random assembly of the different prints from the jelly roll, with one extra fabric thrown in for more variety. I added Diamond Eye by Alexander Henry, which I also used for binding. I included a strip of the various fabrics on the back for more contrast. Simple and fun!

 Below are the fabrics used:

    Hawthorne Threads: Riley Blake Designs - Basics Variety - Black - 2.5" Jelly Roll
    JoAnn: Alexander Henry - Diamond Eye
    JoAnn: Kona Cotton Solids - Black

    Hawthorne Threads: Aurifil - Black #2692 in 40 wt