My first quilt

My lifelong friend, Jane, had her first grandchild in February.  I made this quilt for baby Tessa.  I hadn't seen the baby's room when I designed the applique.  I based it on this webpage.  It's made of soft flannels from my local quilt shop (LQS).  The dark brown fabric is fleece.  I used the brown fleece for the backing too, and didn't use any batting.   I used HeatnBond Lite iron-on adhesive before I made my appliques.  I cut the letters out using my Cricut. 

I used my Big Shot and some Sizzix dies to cut the bird and flowers. The tree branch is freehand.  I used a fancy stitch on my Husqavarna Emerald 118 to quilt "in the ditch" -- I didn't realize it was called that at the time :) -- and a zigzag around the appliques. 

It is the first quilt I've made since my kids were babies -- they are now 18 and 15.  So, this is actually my 3rd quilt ever.