Bon Voyage Baby Nova

I made this quilt for Nova Madeline Smith, daughter of Chris' nephew Jeremiah and wife Robin.
The quilt is machine appliqued, pieced, and quilted.  

I added a name tag to the suitcase.

The balloon ropes were hand embroidered.

The quilt pattern is from The Freckled Pear and purchased at In Between Stitches in Livermore, CA.
The background fabric for the applique blocks is a batik fabric purchased at The Granary in Sunnyvale, CA.
The border print is a Japanese fabric purchased at Prairie Queen in San Jose.
The turquoise batik fabric was purchased at Beverly's in San Jose.  The turquoise fabric for the balloon and Eiffel Tower was also purchased at Beverly's.
The rest of the fabric is from my stash.

The Eiffel Tower has hand embroidered embellishments.

The flowers in the basket are hand embroidered.

The details on the jacket are hand embroidered.

The label on the back is a Passport with Nova's information.
The quilt is backed with "Paris pink" Minkee fabric.

To go with the travel theme, my daughters contributed Dr. Seuss' book, Oh The Places You'll Go and the French baby toy, Sophie la girafe.