When Evelyn Bea was just a wee babe, we took a day out to visit Hershey Gardens, to enjoy the sights and take some pictures.  It was a hot summer day and the sun was high in the sky by the time we got there, but as a mom-of-a-newborn I was just happy to be out of the house and in a beautiful spot with said newborn sleeping cozily in her sling.

The roses were in their full glory that day and even though I’m not usually a rose kind of person, I do love the colors I captured that day.

Soon Evelyn will graduate to her own big girl bed and I’d love to make her a new quilt using sweet girly prints and rosy hues.   A little bit of pale sky blue would ground all that pinkiness and add depth.

1.Free Spirit Designer Solids Dark Coral 2.Robert Kaufman Essex Linen Linen 3.Kate Spain Honey Honey Apiary Coral 4.Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton Flesh 5.Bonnie and Camille Marmalade Sugar Raspberry 6.Liberty of London Tana Lawn Suria 3161-D 7.Patty Sloniger Les Amis Star Pods Coral 8.Sandi Henderson Fresh Cut Flowers Poppy 9.Laurie Wisbrun Olive The Ostrich Scroll Red 10.Lizzy House Pearl Bracelet Glacier 11.Sweetwater Noteworthy Bucket List Blue Mist 12.Tula Pink Salt Water Ocean Ponies Coral 13.Kate Spain Cuzco Citadel Fuchsia

And lots of white would keep it light and fresh for a little girl’s room.

All fabric images courtesy of Pink Chalk Fabrics

This quilt would be so easy to cut and piece.  When I piece by machine, I like it to be something I can just sit and chain-piece without thinking too much and this definitely fits the bill.  If I want to fiddle with a bunch of little pieces that have to go together in just the right way, I’d rather be in a comfy chair away from the machine, English Paper Piecing.  Nice and easy, that’s my machine piecing style!