I started cutting out the pieces for this quilt right before my niece was born and just finished sewing the last seam this past summer. Said niece turns two next month. Oops. Better late than never?

I used prints from Eloise’s Garden for this, mostly pinks. The polka dot fabric I found years ago for free and had been holding onto for the right project. And the whole thing was hand quilted, because it’s a wonderfully slow process that allows me to binge boxsets without any accompanying guilt. Also, as a quilting neophyte, I can’t rave enough about the tutorials over on Suzy Quilts, especially her Reverse Sawtooth tips. I referenced her notes repeatedly and they’re terrific.

And said niece is enjoying the quilt, mostly because it lets her pretend to be the The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt.