Baby Boy Quilt and Burp Cloths

I have been working fast and furious on items to donate to my church fundraiser (Sept 18) and my family's MDA fundraiser (Sept. 25).  I always put together baby baskets, usually one for girls and one for boys.  Well, I needed a boys item to design the basket around.

At Goodwill, I found baby blankets new in the package from Target, $1 for two receiving blankets!

I grabbed those things so fast and dunked them into my basket. There were eight blankets, so I spent a total of $4 on them.

I cut them into burp cloths first, and then used the spare pieces that were too small for burp cloths (I usually make them 12 x 18").  The pieces are actually rectangles, and I thought the quilt turned out so cute. 

I used some spray quilt adhesive and actually machine quilted it myself!  I was very pleased how it turned out.

It is really good sized for a baby quilt. 

I used a cotton flannel for the backing and quilted it with my new favorite thread, the Signature denim color variegated  thread that I used on these washcloths.  I pieced some batting scraps that I had so the batting was free!  The backing cost me $2.44.  So, that is $6.44 for a quilt and 8 burp cloths.

I just quilted about 1/4" from each seam on the front, easy but I like the quilting!

The binding I used the minuscule pieces of the blankets that were left...I had six inches of fabric that was 3" wide when I was done with the burp cloths and the quilt.

The burp cloths I sewed wrong sides together, rounding the corners and then top stitched them after I turned them right side out.

I mixed up the colors, making the front and back out of different fabrics.

So cute!