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The Totoro Baby Quilt

Last year I released my Totoro pattern – a paper piecing design that creates a 15″ Totoro panel that can then be used for whatever you like! I used it to make a nappy/diaper wallet that is still in use today! Although he could do with a wash… And this year I need to sew another Totoro, except this time, he’s going big! I will be sewing a baby quilt-sized Totoro.

My sister-in-law is pregnant, due November, and they are also big Totoro fans. When we holidayed in Japan 3 years ago, we brought back a range of goodies for them. When they stayed with us in December, they stocked up on more Totoro goods. When discussing what colours/etc she would like for a baby quilt, she mentioned they’re going to do a Totoro nursery, seeing as they have lots of decorations for it already and have easy access to more supplies *cough-us-cough* So for Mothers’ Day, we sent her a Totoro print, and I’ve planned a scrappy Totoro that will be done in time to send back with my in-laws when they’re visiting in October

Totoro baby quilt design

This Totoro quilt is made up of a range of 2″ finished squares, half rectangle triangles, and half square triangles. The tree and grass will be scrappy and Totoro and the sky will be one print or textured solid. The token cherry blossoms will be the same print, hopefully the Simply Color one I used in the sketch-up if I have enough left! One possibility is to make Totoro out of a grey flannel for some texture, or maybe just his belly, I’m not sure yet. I will also embroider the eye detail on, so don’t stress about the zombie eyes in the picture!

Totoro baby quilt browns

I have very few browns in my stash at all. It’s just one of those colours I don’t instinctively buy! I picked these up from @jennaappleton for $5 to fill up an envelope, and she got it spot on! I wasn’t wanting rich, chocolatey browns, I was wanting softer, lighter browns. Hard to convey via Instagram, but she did it! I have also ordered some more blenders for the quilt, but they were sent to my Australian address. That’s what happens when it’s too hard to get a Japanese PayPal account to bother for such a temporary situation and the shop doesn’t get the message to ignore my PayPal address and to please send it to Japan instead… But, hopefully that will be on it’s way to me soon.

They are going to be finding out the gender, unlike some sisters I know, so I’m planning on adding in some gender-specific items like bibs or burp cloths, or maybe even a wet bag as they’re going cloth!

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