Quilt for Lily

This is a quilt my cousin commissioned for her daughter (toddler).
Her room is decorated in black & white w/pink accents.
The pattern is Patrick Lose's Hugs & Kisses.
The hearts, stars, Xs & Os are appliqued with the button-hole stitch.

The backing is solid black...

I wanted the quilting to really showcase on the back of the quilt.

I shadow-stitched around the applique'd pieces,

monogrammed XO in the center of the 6" plain blocks,

and used a clasp stitch in the center of the 4-patch blocks.

Here's a close-up of the XO monogram,

some of the shadow stitching, and the decorative stitch

I used inside the narrow sashing between the top & border.