Pinning It Down {4} Baby Book of Colors

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I didn't think I'd get this one finished in time for this week's link-up, but a baby who took a super long nap, then stayed up way too late plus a patient husband who loves playing with silly-happy-I'm-not-tired-babies all worked together to help me make this happen.

I have been itching to make something for Cupcake lately. You crafty types know what I'm talking about. It's almost compulsive! Well, since I don't have the yarn I need for a blanket I have in mind, I turned my attention to this beautiful soft book of colors, because fabric scraps I have plenty of!

I was woefully lacking in oranges and yellows (guess they're not exactly my favorite colors) so rather than a rainbow theme like Baby Finn's book in the tutorial, I made just a book of colors and called it....

One thing I did different--- when you are ready to stitch the batting to the layered squares in step 6, I didn't just stitch the top, right side and bottom. I also stitched the corners on the left side, just about an inch each, so that there was still an open space to turn it inside out but the corners were already done. 

As you can see, she really likes it! She's already read it, touched it, and chewed on it which is the equivalent of 2 thumbs up in baby speak. 

Her sisters had a ball with remembering where all the little scraps of color came from. 

A quiltie for a cousin, an Easter dress sash, a nightie gown, even a pair of pajama bottoms are in there.

Sleepy tired serious faced baby!

I used some adorable cupcake fabric that my SIL decorated her table with for Cupcake's baby shower for the cover. I have never made a quilt square before. Maybe a crazy quilt square wasn't the smartest one to start off with but I think I got the hang of it after a awhile. You'll notice that some pages are less crazy than others. Other than that, it was fairly easy.

Hey... speaking of stitching and fabric... did you sign up for the giveaway in the post below?