Baby Girl Blankets

Over the past week, I made 3 baby blankets for my daughter-to-be! I could probably make a hundred of them! But, I think I'm getting a little carried away with blankets/quilts, and should probably move on to something else. ;)

The first blanket is a snuggly blanket, with a simple cotton front using the Party Dress hexagon panel by Mo Bedell and a minky back, using some soft green I found in the remnants section at Joann's. 

I did a simple binding the same as I do for my quilts, using more of the fabric from the collection. 

I decided to try some hand-tying to keep the layers together. I just used embroidery floss in pink and green on the hexagon corners throughout the blanket. 

I also made 2 larger receiving/swaddling blankets using Anna Maria Horner's Little Folks Voile, and Folksy Flannels. They are SOOO soft! I think me and the boys will be fighting baby girl for these! ;) If you are looking for a good receiving blanket pattern, here's the one I used. They are very quick to make!

I hope you are all having a great start to the week! :)

Baby Girl Blankets

Happy Mother's Day!

First, I'd like to say Happy Mother's Day to all the Mamas out there! 

I hope your day is relaxing and wonderful! :)

Here are some things I made for my mom and sister: 

Mother's Day quilted coasters using fabric made from my son's and my nieces' artwork. 

I had the fabric made at Spoonflower.

Handprint tree for my mom. I got the idea here, but did mine a little different. 

Have a lovely day! :)

Happy Mother's Day!

Two Quilts for Baby Girl!

This weekend I finished the binding on one of the quilts I made for my baby girl. Then, last night I finished the binding on the other! Two quilts finished this week! Woo hoo! :) 

Did I ever tell you I LOVE making baby quilts? They are much easier and faster than bigger quilts! Especially when you have a baby belly in front of you! 

Here's the quilt I'm naming "Cup of Sunshine". I used charm packs from the Sunkissed collection by Sweetwater. The colors are so happy... and girly! :) I made a tumbler template using a leftover piece of cardboard. Here's a great tutorial if you're interested in making something similar. 

I did my usual all-over meandering stipple design for the quilting. 

I used more of the fabric from the collection (Picnic Plaid in Pink) for the binding and a simple white-on-white floral fabric that I had in my stash from my mom. I will probably add another tumbler patch on the back and maybe some embroidery. 

Here's my Baby Shower Signature quilt! I used some of the fabrics from Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush collection. I wanted a simple checkerboard pattern so that the white squares could be used for signatures by guests at my baby shower. 

I didn't want to quilt over the white squares, since I thought it might be harder for people to write on them if there was too much texture. So, I did my own design... I'll call it free-hand sloppy daisies... just on the colored squares. 

You can see the quilting design a little better on the back. I opted for a baby pink flannel backing for this quilt. Let me just say this about quilting with a flannel backing... I'm glad it was just a baby quilt. I don't think I will ever do this with a large quilt. I had problems with thread breaking and a needle broke once. A little frustrating, but I got through it. I'm guessing I had problems because flannel is thicker, and a little more stretchy? Anyone else have problems like this? Anyways, it still turned out good. I think it will look much softer after I wash it. :) I'm also thinking of embroidering my daughter's name on the front of the quilt. I'll update with pics of the signatures after the shower!

Two Quilts for Baby Girl!

More W.I.P.'s...

So, I finished quilting the tumbler quilt yesterday! I just did my usual meandering stipple all over. Now I'm waiting on some binding fabric that I ordered. While I'm waiting... 

I finished another quilt top for my baby girl. I used Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush collection in a simple checkerboard pattern, alternating colors with white. I opted on just the pink, yellow, red, orange, and brown from the collection. This is going to be a signature quilt for my upcoming baby shower that my mom is throwing for me. We will have the guests sign in the white squares. I'm excited to see how it turns out! :)

More W.I.P.'s...

Another Quilt Finish, a WIP, and a gift...

I finally finished this red, black and white quilt! 

 The fabric is from the collection Always and Forever by Alex Anderson. My wonderful Mom helped me crawl all over the floor pinning the quilt during my least favorite process--basting. Two people made it go so much faster, and was less of a strain on my back (and belly). :) Thanks, Mom! 

I opted for a very simple quilt job. Just straight lines 1/4" away from the seams around some of the blocks, and down the center. Easy, peasy, done! This quilt is off to a group of people in California that are collecting quilts to give to the people in Japan. Check out North Hills Quilter if you're interested in donating a quilt. 

I'm also working on this quilt for my baby girl. I've almost got the quilt top done. I used a couple of charm packs from the Sunkissed fabric collection by Sweetwater, with patchwork tumbler blocks. I think I'll call it "Cup of Sunshine". :) 

I also recently finished this pillow for my niece's birthday. She had requested a pillow based on this drawing she did in school:

I decided it was easier to make a pillowcase, then just add a pillow insert. All the colors were supposed to be different, so I did the best I could matching up the colors, along with the sizes of the patches using lots of my scraps (great scrap buster!). I added a pink ribbon and a button, then appliqued the heart patch onto some blue fabric to match her room. I didn't get to see her open it, but I heard she loved it! :)

Hope you all have a great weekend and a wonderful Easter! 

Another Quilt Finish, a WIP, and a gift...