Orion's Quilt

I am halfway through with my A Lovely Year of Finishes goal.  Baby Orion was born to one of my besties on May 31.  The moment I saw the little guy I knew the quilt I had to make for him.

So now Orion's quilt top is together.  I decided to use some of my Oh Deer by Moda charm pack and a fun newspaper texty print.  I started the top by making patchwork letters for his name.  I used the technique by Oh Fransson, Simple Patchwork Letters.  

It was so simple, I made up patchwork blocks and then cut out my letters.  After cutting out the letters, I add fuseable web to the back to make it easier to applique the block to the background fabric.  I found it funny that even though there are over 100 spools of thread in this house, I had to go and but 3 more because I didn't have the right colors.  After I had all the colors, I zigzagged around each letter.


Since the little guy's name is Orion, as in the constellation Orion's Belt, there had to be stars on his quilt.  I made some scrappy stars and for extra color pieced in the little birds.

 
And for fun, a picture from the back.  I love seeing the light through a quilt.

Now I have to quilt it.  I am thinking about free-motion where the newspaper texty print is.