Baby Quilt Finish

Well, little baby Ethan didn't have to wait too long after all.  I finally got his quilt finished yesterday and he is only about a week old.  

Bright and fun fabrics, hand quilting and a really cute backing ("Whiskerville Yarn" from Blank Fabrics) make this baby quilt my favorite so far!  (I say that every time I make a baby quilt!)

Wordless Wednesday

Another Peek at Wordless Wednesday

I showed you some black and white and brights the other day on Wordless Wednesday, and now I have something made from those gorgeous fabrics.  I love using black and white prints that are reverse images of each other.  This is from a line called "Zoomin" by Clothworks.

I found these great brights by Timeless Treasures in my stash.

When you have such beautiful fabrics you really don't need a complicated pattern, so I just used some 4-patches and solid blocks.

What turns it into a very cool quilt, though, is the border fabric.  This cool print has all the colors I needed and I love the wiggly stripes!

Now I just need to get it basted, quilted and bound so the little baby for whom it's intended can love it!  

Halloween I-Spy

Do you remember the Halloween I-Spy quilt I made?  I blogged about it here.

 I was contacted by a gal who blogs about I-Spy quilts asking my permission to post about it on her blog and today she did.  Check it out -- http://ispyquilts.blogspot.com/

Wordless Wednesday

I Spy a Cute Quilt for Someone!

My great-nephews Phenyx and Kingston recently got new beds.  Big boy beds!  I noticed that one of them has been sleeping with his Gramma's Hubba Hubba Quilt, so I decided they need their own quilts and set out to make them this week.  I have lots of novelty prints left over from other kid quilts.  This is what's on the design wall so far...

This Over and Under Pattern by Paula Hughes looks complicated but it's really simple.  The prints are cut in 4.5" x 6.5" blocks.  Then a green 1.5" x 6.5" strip is sewn onto each side.  

Alternating the blocks results in a woven pattern.  Black sashing gives a really distinct look as seen in this Halloween quilt.  


I'm making one quilt in green and one in blue.

I can't wait to get these done so the boys can have their own quilts.  AND so their Gramma can have her Hubba Hubba quilt back!