Babies, Babies, Babies

Three new babies are due in June and July.  Our niece is having her first, a boy, and I made this adorable quilt.  I just love this pattern, and it was so much fun to make.  It was designed by Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts. 

 This next quilt is for my good friend.  She is expecting her first grandchild, also a boy.  His parents chose a celestial theme.

 Finally, this quilt is also for a good friend.  Her daughter is expecting, you got it - a boy!
They love the ocean, so if you look closely you can see the ocean print.

Its been raining here in California.  You will seldom hear a Californian complain of rain, but our local cherry crops have been ruined.  I feel bad for the farmers but I have enjoyed the inside time sewing. 

A Few Finishes

I've been slowly and steadily working on many projects, and actually managed to finish some.  I posted about this quilt a few posts ago.  It was my first scalloped edged quilt and binding was quite the challenge.

 

 

The next quilt is for a soon-to-be-arriving grandson of a good friend.  His parents live by the ocean so I chose a sea theme.  The pattern was from a Mary Ellen Hopkins book.  I believe Mary Ellen said it was a kindergarten block but I found it difficult to choose fabrics.  I usually use many small fabrics in a quilt so limiting myself to only a few was really a challenge for me.   I meet with my Quilt Sitters group later this month and look forward to seeing what the other ladies do with this pattern.

 

 





Finally, I embroidered and created these small quilts from Jenny of Elefantz. 

 

 



This doesn't look like much now, but this was in addition to hosting a St. Patrick's dinner party for 11 and cleaning out my quilt closet.  Whew!  I need a rest. 

Baby Boy Quilt

Our nephew and niece in Indiana are expecting their second baby, a boy, this month.  They have already been blessed with the beautiful Vivian for whom I made this quilt.  I love sewing for girls!  Much to my dismay, my granddaughter hates pink and it is one of my favorite colors.

For Vivian's brother, I decided to use my recycled shirt bin.  I found the pattern here. Click on Shirt Quilt at the top of the page.  It was fun to work with the shirts because they're soft and many of them had belonged to my husband and son. 

 

I need to get this in the mail this week.

 

 

 

 

Slow Sunday Stitching

I finished the bindings on two projects today while watching my Warriors beat the Rockets despite Steph's newest injury.   What a team!

The first project is a table runner.  My friend Nancy and I bought the kits for this runner when we were in Nebraska for the Jo Morton Retreat in November.  We spent much too much time and money at The Quilted Moose in Gretna thequiltedmoose.com but I just love that store.  The center panels are hand appliqued and embroidered.  The pattern is called Blueberry Harvest Runner by Pieces to Treasure in NSW Australia.

 

 

The second finish for today is a baby quilt that I plan to give to my Granddaughter's nanny upon the arrival of her first baby.  Although Caleigh is now 8 years old, Julie has stayed close to the entire family and we are all grateful for the great love and care she provided when Caleigh was a baby.

 

This was made with a charm pack using the pattern in Simplify by Camille Roskelly. 

It feels wonderful to have finished something.  I tend to work a little bit on a large number of projects, so I often don't have the satisfaction of a finish.  Maybe I should do one thing and finish it before moving to another--NOT!