It's a girl!

Well, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! I'm having a girl! Now I'll have one of each to spoil rotten! ;) I can finally start making some pink girly stuff! After 19 weeks, I've also been feeling a little better, with only occasional sickness, so I've been busy!  

I made this onesie dress using this tutorial, and gorgeous Anna Maria Horner fabrics!

Some baby tights using this tutorial and one of my old knit shirts.

Baby diaper covers using this tutorial and vintage gingham fabric my mom gave me. How funny that fabric from the 80s is considered vintage now. I feel old. 

I also made some more easy burp cloths, and added a little pink edge to a washcloth. :)

I'm also working on a couple of quilts, among many other girly, pink, frilly things! :) 

More photos to come! 

It's a girl!

Progress on Honeycomb Quilt

Well, over the past month or so, I've been suffering from severe allergies. Apparently everything is in bloom right now. Spring has definitely sprung, and I wish I could go outside enjoy the nice weather before it gets unbearably hot. On top of the allergies, about a week ago, I caught the flu. And unfortunately, I'm still dealing with occasional morning sickness. Super fun times. So, while I was laying on the couch trying to recover from all this, I decided I might as well do something with my hands. So, I went back to work on my Honeycomb Quilt. It is nice to be able to sit and relax while I hand-sew all these hexagons together. I'm thinking I might just make this for baby #2. My son's old nursery is already set up in a gender-neutral bumblebee theme, and this would definitely match the room. So far, I have almost 9 rows done, but still have lots more hexagons to add. 

I'm hoping to start working on lots of other projects soon. We find out the sex of the baby on Wednesday, so I'm excited to start making more gender-specific items. :) 

Progress on Honeycomb Quilt

Getting there...

Well, when I'm not feeling sick, I am slowly working on a string quilt just for me. I know, selfish, right? ;) Some days I feel like the sickness is subsiding, but I don't want to get too excited. I'm in my second trimester now, and patiently waiting for that "feel good" time when I'll have more energy to get more stuff done.

I'm using only Anna Maria Horner's fabrics from the Little Folks Voile collection, with a little strip of white in the middle. It is SO gorgeous, and I think this quilt will be luxurious once it is all done. I got my inspiration here at one of my favorite blogs to follow. So far, I only have 9 blocks done... a little over a row. I'm thinking I'll do 8 blocks by 10 blocks for a total of 80 blocks of 7.5" each. I was originally going to make it bigger, but I'm chickening out. Here's an example of what 4 blocks together will look like:

I'm also slowly working on other little projects. I haven't started anything for baby #2 yet, as I'm waiting to find out if we're having a boy or a girl. I'm secretly hoping to be able to make some frilly pink stuff this time, but I know I'll be happy as long as we have a healthy baby. :)

More soon, I hope!

Getting there...

First Completed Quilt of 2011!

Finally, here's my first quilt of 2011. Actually, this quilt was supposed to be finished in 2010, but I ran into a couple of snags along the way. I very happily finished this quilt on February 13th and it is now in the home of its happy owner! My friend wanted a quilt for her son's new "big boy room" and she wanted it very simple with just the cream Hooty Hoot Kangaroo fabric by Riley Blake. It really was easy to put together once I got the fabric. It is a twin-sized quilt, so the quilting and binding took a little longer.

She decided on a simple solid color back. I used Kona Cotton in baby blue.

I used the brown dot fabric from the collection for the binding. I am just so in love with any of Riley Blake's dots! They are so perfect for binding! :)

My friend also requested an owl pillow. I found a free pattern online here, and it is wonderful! I used left over brown fleece I had on hand, and more dots, this time in blue from Riley Blake, as well as some argyle fabric from the Pure fabric collection by Sweetwater. I'm thinking I will have to make one for my son too, since I'm a major owl lover, and when my son saw this one he said, "That for me?". I felt bad when I said, "No. Sorry, honey. This is for your friend." He's so easy-going, he just said, "Oh, otay." Sweet boy!

Sorry it's taken me so long to post anything on here. It's been hard to find a time when I feel good enough to do anything, let alone blog. I'm really ready for this "morning sickness" (aka all-day sickness) to go away. I'm hoping to post more of some of my works-in-progress. But, don't be mad if it takes me a while. ;)

First Completed Quilt of 2011!

Just a quick note...

Hello, everyone! I know it's been a while... the first trimester sickness has officially arrived. Nausea all day sucks, but I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. I'm super excited that I'm finally pregnant again, and I try to tell myself "it is a good thing that I'm feeling sick". :)

I wanted to let you all know that I'm being featured! :) Amy's Creative Side is one of my favorite blogs that I've been following for a while and I've joined in a couple of the Blogger's Quilt Festivals. Check it out by clicking on this button:

I am currently hand-sewing some binding on my first quilt of the year, so I will have some pictures to show you soon. I am thinking I won't be as ambitious as I was last year, as most of my time will be spent on growing a baby. ;) I do have a few quilts that I plan to do, and will update with my projects on the days that I'm feeling good. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Just a quick note...