I wonder if I'd quilt if my friends didn't have babies

There are so many things I love about this quilt, but one of them is not the picture quality. I just get too impatient (shocking, I know) to wait for lighting or help or any number of things that would make this quilt more presentable. But I figure my fans will forgive me.

1. I love that this quilt was for my friend's little boy who was born with a bowel obstruction and has already had a resection. I knew from the start I had a special place for him because, well, people like that are just awesome. We've already bonded.

2. I love that this quilt's twin has a similar story. Both were for my best friend's little boys. Both boys were born with complications that required immediate surgery. Both boys were in the hospital for month/s. Both boys are just tiny and adorable.

3. I love this fabric. Mostly because this time around I appreciated it more since I had just returned from Africa and every animal I sewed reminded me of seeing them in person.

4. I love that sewing this gave me a break from wedding plans. Enough said.

5. I love that I finally found a use for a math major. Just kidding. I found a similar quilt on line, but couldn't find a pattern so I just showed it to Kyle, told him how big I wanted the blocks, and he did all the math to figure out the pattern. The only hiccup was I forgot to explain seam allowance, so it did end up a little smaller than my original plan. So this pattern is a KP original.