START OF A BABY QUILT

Well, I started another baby quilt this weekend. Here's the beginning. I haven't finished the applique yet-the basket needs more flowers. I left the space at the top for the baby's name. Gina thinks the sheep looks like a dog...sigh. I was going to put the blocks I have pinned together on the side as the border but think they are too big for the applique design. They are Hoochy Mama blocks from Mary Weidman's latest book. You don't have a template, you just start cutting and sewing. It was harder to do that randomly than it would be to use a template. I didn't realize I have such a problem with "casual cutting"! So just a start--I have a few more months before it has to be finished. Have any of you guys made these blocks?

BABY SHOWER FUN!

The night before the baby shower, Dad stayed up late making these cookies! Great job Dad!

Friends came over to decorate! Pink bows everywhere!

Tons of people came--Dad was greeting everyone!

Caterer fixed up burgers and ribs--yum!

Band was great! Singer came from Hawaii for the shower!

Mommy only opened a few gifts at the shower because there were so many! Looks like the little bloomers this Grammy made were a hit!

Here's the baby quilt with Tanya Whelan fabric! So Dallas!

And the Lily Pond quilt!

And the proud parents! Can't wait for the baby to get here!

YET ANOTHER BABY QUILT - LILY POND!

I've been back in the quilt studio--something about having another grandbaby puts me in the mood to made baby quilts. Here's the latest little utility quilt - nothing fancy but large enough to cover the car seat and still wrap around the baby (who is going to arrive around October 5th) or to put on the floor for baby to play on. It seems like it's difficult to find bigger quilts and blankets for baby. This little "Around the World" quilt was made with Lily Pond pinks which we sell in our store, 44th Street Fabric. I love the colors and I wish I was better with the camera and the colors. I also made a little bed for Charlie and Lola out of Goth Baby blue flannel. Charlie is hogging the bed but I'm glad he's enjoying it. I'm going to try to get the other two quilt tops quilted for the baby and maybe make some bibs, etc. with the scraps. So fun to have an excuse to play in the quilt studio!

DARLA AND BASKETS OF FLOWERS-ANOTHER BABY QUILT

Okay, another unfinished baby quilt top. I just can't help myself. We are now 80% sure it's a girl after the last sonogram but there is still that pesky 20%. This is a quick little top made from Darla fabric by Tanya Whelan and Baskets of Flowers fabric by Mary Engelbreit. It's all for sale at 44th Street Fabric in the form of a kit we put together for a class. I would use this quilt for a baby regardless of whether it is a boy or girl. I was very surprised that my progressive son, Jason, the baby daddy, was so adamant about it being too "girly" if it's a boy. Thank goodness we have the Lily Pond line and the Chic BeBe line due into the shop any day now. Those lines contain fabrics that could "go either way" for a baby quilt.

I love this fabric combination so much that I might make one for myself. If you would like one in any size, just let me know and I will kit it up for you with the binding and backing.

MOTHER'S DAY !! AND A PHOTO OF A WATERCOLOR QUILT BEV MADE!

Jason, April (baby momma), Graig and Megan came to OKC from Dallas for Mother's Day weekend. April is just showing a little bit (she's the one in the gray sweater). Gina and her family and Eric and his family are here in OKC and we had a great time. We missed Arnie and Austin who went to Austin to a rowing competition.

Jason found one of my quilt pictures for a watercolor quilt! Thanks Jaso! This quilt had a watercolor base and lots of applique in the border and over the watercolor squares. Hopefully I will retrieve all the photos of quilts I made that I thought I lost.

We'll know the sex of the baby in a few weeks (hopefully) and I'll go into "baby quilt making mode" in a serious way! Thanks for the great Mother's Day gang!

DARLA FABRIC BABY QUILT WITH BORDERS ADDED

This weekend I added the Darla fabric borders to the quick little baby quilt I'm making for my next grand-baby. I was going to use the Darla red dot fabric for the backing but now I just don't know. There is so much white border and so much of the Darla light green fabric in the quilt that it might just be too dark for the backing. I'm kind of leaning towards the Darla red and white picnic damask. If I use that fabric for the backing, should I use red or white thread.......decisions, decisions. At any rate, this has been a fast and easy quilt to make and my only problem is having time to work on it. I think I'll scallop the edges....

Thanks to everyone who responded with suggestions for the borders! Let me know what you think about the backing.

BABY QUILT WITHOUT BORDERS QUICK TRIP AROUND THE WORLD

Okay, here are the pictures (not very good ones-sorry) of the inside of the quilt top fabrics for the new grandbaby (ONE of the quilt tops-lol). This is a quick one made from Eleanor Burn's Quick Trip Around the World pattern with fabric from 44th Street Fabric's Etsy shop and/or website.

The fabric is from Tanya Whelan's Darla line in reds and greens. What I think I'm going to do to finish it is do a small red and white polka dot inner border and a second large border of the large red rose on white background. I think I will scallop the border. The backing will be the red and white Picnic Damask fabric.

This is a fast, fun little quilt to make. Took me about 2 hours so far and that includes fabric selection, cutting, pressing and stitching. Easy Peasy. I'll show you more as it goes along.

NEW DARLA FABRIC--YUMMY FOR SPRING!!

These awesome Darla fabric combos by Tanya Whelan for Free Spirit are just a few of the new Darla fabric we received! Bright and happy colors for all your projects! Stop by the shop and take a look! We LOVE Tanya Whelan fabrics and so do our customers!

Oh, and I started a baby quilt for Jason's new baby! I'm using all the wonderful pinks and blues from the shop--a quilt for the baby made from Daddy's fabric! I'm doing pinks and blues because we don't find out the sex of the baby until later in the month. I just couldn't wait! When I get far enough along with the baby quilt, I'll do pics and you can let me know what you think! I'm so excited--this will be grandbaby #7 and we haven't had a baby in the family for 9 years! We almost gave up on you Jason but WTG!