Alright guys. I realize that by posting this, it’s not at ALL in line with my brand of “old-school chic, classic, French-loving elegance.” Buuuut I kinda don’t care, because I’m pretty proud of it, no matter how nerdy it may be! As soon as Kaitlyn Phipps told me she was expecting, I knew I wanted to do something special for her. Kaitlyn’s been such an incredible friend over the past few years and I wouldn’t be the same if it weren’t for her, so I wanted to make sure she and Baby Ollie felt super loved!

In true Abby fashion, the idea for this quilt struck me 36 hours before Kaitlyn’s baby shower. “I should make her a Harry Potter baby quilt!!” I thought as I lay in bed, attempting to go to sleep. And so the day beforehand, I ran to the fabric store, chose my colors, raced home and started cutting fabric and sewing pieces together like a crazy person. It wasn’t finished in time for the shower, but I DID have the top assembled and the illustrations traced out so Kaitlyn could get a feel for what it would look like!

Here’s the quilt as a whole-

And here are each of the illustrated, quilted blocks! I drew these freehand :).

Nimbus 2000 + Potter glasses

Golden Snitch + 9 3/4

Hogwarts letter + sword of Gryffindor

Feather quill & ink bottle + lightning bolt

The Sorting Hat (my favorite one!) + a wand. Yes, I know it looks like a palm tree- those are supposed to be sparks issuing from the end of the wand.

A key + Quidditch hoops

There you have it! I never would have been able to make this if it weren’t for my Granny walking me through the first baby quilt I made last spring, so hats off to her for being such an excellent teacher!

Kaitlyn- I hope this sees little Ollie through lots of play dates, episodes of late-night-reading-with-a-flashlight, and imagination-fueled adventures. Love you, friend!