Almost 6 1/2 years ago I made Best Friends for the daughter of a colleague. A few months ago she sent an email saying she was expecting a little boy, and asked if I would be willing to make another quilt for them. Of course!
For the first one, the design and colors were wide open. This time the requirement was pretty specific: "a llama theme with some teal color in it, only because 1) llamas are likely to be a big part of this little guy's life, as we regularly go to feed the llamas at a nearby farm, and 2) a bit of teal in the quilt would match the comforter on the bed in baby's room".
So the hunt was on!
After an initial search turned up nothing, I went to my favorite site (again!), Counted Quilts. And....there was a pattern for an alpaca quilt! Alpacas and llamas are the same, right? Um...no. But they look the same, right? Um....similar. But if I say it's a llama, no one will know the difference, right? Hmmmm...
More searching, but nothing that felt right. So I contacted Lisa at Counted Quilts and asked if she would modify the alpaca pattern to be a llama! She was happy to do so and had it done in one day.
Then, we found coordinating fabs for the sky (teal-ish?), the hazy mountains in the distance, the grass, and the llama body. All of the others came from the stash. The eyelashes were our extra touch.
Quilting was a mix of free-motion and straight line, in matching colors (variegated on the blanket).
So now the room is ready as big sister Dalia awaits her new brother.
