Another Plus Quilt Finish

I'm so totally in love with making this pattern for baby quilts!  The fabric colors all work so nicely together and then hand quilting it just makes my heart happy knowing that the recipient will have it for many years to come.  This sweet little quilt if for a co-worker who's due in October.  Really trying to keep it a secret, but I think she may have found out on IG!  It's totally ok.  I really thought I would have blabbed by now myself!  

I'm so proud of myself not letting it slip by and banging it out in a week.  Yes you heard me right - ONE WEEK!  Hand quilting and all!!

 Finished size is about 40" x 54". 

Added his initials to the lower corner too.

 This lovely vintage sheet I purchased on IG was the perfect backing.  The colors match exactly and it's so super soft.  Ideal for a sweet baby's skin to lay up against.

Love experimenting with my new camera to get fun close up shots too.

Just picked up a commissioned quilt from my quilter over the weekend and now sewing the binding down.  Hope to blog about it next week after it's delivered to the owner.

Chow for now!  Back to sewing!

Jenn

Another Quilt Finish

In between all the Summer activities, I was able to recently finish this quilt for my cousin's new baby boy that was born back in February. Can't wait to take it to him at the end of the month and get some cute pictures of him actually laying on it.  I just love this pattern and the fact that it's all hand quilted. It was my go-to project when sitting at the machine for hours on end was too much.  I could sit and hand quilt while watching movies all day long.  I actually picked the fabrics out before he was born.  And even though they are old fashion and wanted to be surprised to see if it was a boy or girl at the birth, something just "told" me it was a boy and luckily it was as this woodland creature fabric is just perfect for a sweet boy living in the country!

It measures about 54" x 58" which is ALOT bigger than I first planned.  So that was another reason I took my time quilting on it because it would have totally swallowed him as a newborn.  Now they can use it more of a playmat on the floor as I'm sure at almost 5 months, he might be starting to get mobile.

All fabrics came from Joann's.  I like to start with one main fabric that has alot of color and then pull in accents usually via fat quarters to compliment it.  The turq is Kona and sews up so nicely.  I love how it really pops as the binding.  That was machine sewn to the front the wrapped to the back and hand stitched down with regular quilting thread.

 

The top was hand quilted with DMC floss in gray and turq.

Since my measurements were a wee bit off, I added a scappy border down the back.  I'm REALLY trying not to over-buy fabrics so I don't feed into my already troublesome fabric hoarding! LOL

This boy!  He cracks me up.  He was my photo helper before swim lessons that day.  But after so many photos, he demanded a break.  

Guess he's in the Quilt Union!

Well, back to the machine!

Chow for now - Jenn

Quilt for Mother Emanuel

My guild from Texas posted this and I wanted to share to see how many sweet quilters would be willing to send some love to the Emanuel AME Church.

Click on this link and it will take you to the Charleston Modern Quilt Guild and you can read all about it.  I'm mailing off my brick today!!

As a great quilting community - let's embrace this church and show them how much we care and wrap them in Love!

Post a pic of your brick and tag them on Instagram:  charlestonmodernquiltguild

Thanks friends!

Jenn

Summertime

Holy shmoly!  Where did June go?!?!  School is out, summer camp has started and we just finished our stay-cation.  Yeah that's where June went!  Well, in the mean time, I have still been busy at the sewing machine.  Some personal, some for commission.  I'm loving it all.  Also gearing up for a Craft Fair in November at my daughter's new high school. YES!  I said High School!!  In the Fall, I will have a 1st grader and a 9th grader!  Lord - help me!

But on to further quilty news......This first one was a present for one of my oldest friend's daughter who just graduated high school and will be attending our alma mater in the Fall Tarleton State University!  We are so proud of her!

 After a quick trip to visit those fine folks, the kids and I set out for our stay-cation.  Just some local stops around town, but fun still never the less.

I also recently got this lovely quilt back from my quilter.  It's one I actually get to keep!!  At the time I made up the top, it represented a pc of each vintage sheet that I owned.  Yeah - that's 90!!  I MIGHT have a bit of a problem......lol.  Well 91 if you count the backing fab too.

Also during our stay-cation, the kids and I celebrated my girl's 14th birthday with a trip to the Dallas World Aquarium.  What a fun time!

This little dude was so cute!!

I'd swear when I told the boy to say CHEESE, the fish did too!!

Cool giant crabs!

These little guys were my favorite!

After the aquarium, we finished it out with a photo op in BIG D.

That face!  Lost 3 teeth in as many weeks!  Hasn't stopped him from eating everything in the house though!

Well, Summer is still rocking and rolling at our house.  

More quilty-ness to show soon.

Jenn