As a quilter, when your first friend has a baby, the game is on.

I knew my friend intended to raise their baby in a genderless way, so I chose imagery that isn’t associated with either “boy things” or “girl things.” What could be less gendered than the infinite depth of space?

By creating a grid of black fabrics (rather than one large piece) for the sky, I created a depth that suggest far-off galaxies. The clouds, well, the clouds are very cute. If, one day, my friends child becomes an astrophysicist, they’ll have me to thank.

As always, this quilt was made with secondhand materials.