baby {h's} quilt

My dear Aunt Cindy was sweet enough to make me this gorgeous quilt for my soon-to-be-little-man. I am in love with it and can't wait to wrap it around his little body! She had some left over squares, so she made a matching (duh) tag blankie for baby h to cuddle. So cute! Thank you Cin for sharing your talents with me! It's turned out beautiful and it matches his room perfectly!

Miss T's glorious quilt!

When I found I was pregnant, I wanted to make something grand for my miss tessa so that she felt special. It's taken me a few months to get exactly what I want. I bought the cutest Amy Bulter and Grand Revival fabrics at my favorite local quilt shop a while back.

I went in the shop with one idea...saw a quilt hanging up on the wall for display and decided to change my plans and do the one I saw. I took a pic of it, bought 1 1/2 yards of 7 different fabrics. I went home and made a pattern!

After piecing the top and back, and buying the batting, I took it to a quilting store in Utah when I was visiting family and got it professionally quilted. I LOVE how it turned out. And then all I had to do was bind the edges! The quilt it MUCH bigger than I originally planned, but I don't care. It'll just grow with her! The finished quilt is 76 x 94....it almost fits a stinkin' queen!

Here is the finished product:

I love the quilt pattern that I chose. It was a penny per square inch....not bad!

circle quilt #2

i made this quilt for my good friend Shannon who is having a baby boy in July. I love the fabric that I chose and it conveniently matches the baby's nursery! The quilt it approx. 38"x45"...a perfect baby size blankey! I constructed this quilt the same way i did the first circle quilt i made. The only difference is instead of doing swirls for the quilting part, i simply sewed around each circle and then around the borders where the seems were. I love how it turned out!

Circle Quilt

I got this idea of a circle quilt off a photoblog I follow. She had one for her son and I fell in love with it! So I made my own version of it for my daughter. Each circle is the size of a cd...which I wonder-undered each one to a white piece of cotton. The circle spacing is 1/2" apart. My goal with this quilt was to use what I had. I used scraps and whatever I could find. The blanket finished is 58" x 69 1/2". I made it as a "blankie" for my daughter for her to use and abuse. It's actually big enough for me to use, which I like....because it can grow with her. Total, I spent around $15...because I used what I had! I also quilted it myself with my sewing machine. I didn't use a pattern, I kind of did swirls and curves and made it up as I went. I have to say that every quilt I do from now on will be quilted. I love the way it looks and feels...and it's also so much more sturdy and long lasting!