Oh, a baby shower today--the mother-to-be looked precious and the gifts for babies are so cute. I decided at the last minute I wanted to make a baby quilt. I am one of those people who cannot make a decision on what gifts to buy. I would rather decided on a quilt and make it than go to a store and select a gift.
Since it was to be a quick quilt, I headed to quilt shop to get a cute charm pack or two. The quilt shop was very LOW on cute charm packs. They may be in a back room to accommodate the Internet orders. Anyway, I found this "raccoon" material and thought it was cute. First, we do not know if it is a boy or girl. So my material was generic, I think. The mother-to-be likes purple, the backing was arrow head material and the father-to-be is an outdoor person. I like modern and simple--so this quilt was born.
The pattern is "falling charm" from the Missouri Star BLOCK Idea Book Winter Issue. It measures 42 by 48 inches. I used a modern quilting pattern allover of loops.
Well, hello, September.
I just wrote a blog post and some way I deleted it. So I guess what I said was not too important.
Here is my Grandmother's Quilt. This time last year my eleven grandchildren, ages 2-12, drew a photo on a sheet of paper and my art teacher daughter-in-law transferred the photos to fabric. I have just finished the quilt and really just smile every time I look at the quilt. My grandchildren are each unique individuals and I love each and every one and can see them in each of their drawings.
I struggled with the quilting. The photo fabric was a little too stiff to quilt. I did get to practice quilting the black and white squares and feel a little more confident. I will now move on to a queen size Irish Chain that I have put off quilting--two years of procrastinating.
Here is a photo of the front and the back.
Love the backing!
About five or six years ago I began a grandmother's flower garden quilt. I would make one or two flowers as I traveled over the years. My hexagons traveled with me on my five trips to Peru. On this last trip to Michigan I finished the last of the 63 flowers to make 9 rows with 7 flowers across. Now, on to the 1084 white and green hexes to connect the 63 flowers. Oh, my! The journey begins. I hope this does not take 5 or 6 years.
