Central Park Baby Quilt

Here's my first finished quilt.  It's a gift for my new great-nephew Elijah who is already 9 days old, finished in record time (6 days).  Thanks to Oh Fransson for her great sandwiching and binding tutorials.

I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, the only thing I am disappointed with is how thin it is.  I used Sew Easy Bamboo Batting because it was so soft and I liked that it was all natural, hypallergenic etc.  Anyway, maybe 100% cotton would be better or a blend of cotton/wool?  I just would've liked it to be a little lofiter.  Since I'm a newbie, I would really appreciate any feedback/recommendations regarding batting or using bamboo.  Anyway, it will make a great nappy bag playmat because it folds down compactly. 

I added a chevron to the back using a tutorial from A Quilt is Nice.  I didn't have a fun fabric for the backing and I wanted to create some interest to the boring all white homespun.  Originally I was going to make two chevrons one under the other, but after making the first I realised it was larger than I expected so I ditched the second one.  Also, it took a whole evening to cut and piece all the HST's so I was glad to save some time.

I hand embroidered a little label which was quite time consuming.  Again, an afternoon/evening just to sew the label.  I hadn't embroidered since high school and it didn't take long for me to pick it up again.  (Dor is a family nickname since my middle name is Doreen).


PS  Apologies for the dark photos.  It's a grey, dreary day today, I'll try to get some better photos posted once the sun is out again.