For a new little boy...

I did this one this past week.  Hub's cousin just had another grandson...so a quilt was in order!

This one also used fabrics from (gasp) my stash.  All the prints in here were used in 2 quilts I made for my granddude, Grant.  I just love the bright primary colors.

The design is Fishing Net by Suzy Quilts.  This baby size is 35" x 39".

I love the little caterpillars on the backing fabric.

I did all the quilting with the Dual Feed (aka...walking foot) that's attached to my Bernina sewing machine.  I love the straight, precise, quilting with this design.

And another!

Yes, I've been bitten by the QuiltingBug.  Is there a 12-Step Program??

My knitting has pretty much taken a back seat.  I've got a cardigan over 3/4 done.  I just need to finish the one front yolk section, block & seam...and then the button band/s.  Guess I've lost my knitting mojo.☹️

This one started out as just 'playing' with fabric.  I had the 5" charm pack sitting around for awhile.  When I saw this design, I knew it was perfect for what I had.  I even had the white background fabric.  This was another fun one...with nothing but HST (half square triangles).  Also easy to quilt, doing both FMQ and also using my (attached) Bernina Dual Feed (aka...walking foot).

Once completed, I decided to donate this throw size to Quilts For Cure.  This is my 2nd to donate.

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I've been busy...

...since my last post!

I've been busy watching my little princess/granddaughter.  She is now officially at a sitter full-time. She was ready.  I was ready.  But...I miss seeing her (almost) every day.

I've also been quite busy quilting.  I did one of Angela Walters (The Midnight Quilter) Quilt-A-Long (Glorious Dawn).  As you can see, there were a LOT of pieces...and sewing...but it was so worth the effort.  I worked like a mad-woman to get it completed.  I almost sent it out to my long-arm quilter but am so glad I decided to plunge forward and to the FMQ myself.  Yes, there are 'not so perfect' quilting lines, but it turned out beautifully, even if I must say to myself!

This quilt currently has a place of honor on my living room couch.

It's DONE...

The little guy's quilt is done!!  What started out as a quilt for a twin bed at my house...turned into a full size for his house!!  Go figure...


I didn't have enough of the blue for the entire backing, so I put an 18" green piece off-center.  It looks like I planned it that way...not that I didn't have enough fabric!

I did all the free-motion-quilting in one day, then finished up the borders (straight stitching with a walking foot, not FMQ) and the binding the next day.  Good thing my 1st attempt/try at FMQ is for a 2 year old who won't notice!!

The next day I made 2 pillowcases, burritio method (only way I'll make them).  As soon as DD/SIL puts up his double bed, I'll deliver this to him.  He's currently (finally) sleeping in his toddler bed...so the crib is going back to the nursery for Baby #2's arrival next month.

All fabrics were purchased from fabric.com.  THIS is the pattern I used.

Sneak Peak...

Here's a little sneak peak of the quilt I'm making for our little granddude for when he's having a sleepover...or just napping...at our house.

Now if he'd just willingly use his 'BigBoyBed' at his house...rather than preferring his crib!!  He loves the piano/guitar quilt I made...just doesn't want to sleep in that bed!

Oh, the trials of a TWO year old...

New Bedding...

I had a LOT of fun this week!  The little dude is being transitioned into a toddler bed...and OUT of his (much loved) crib.

Since the 'big boy' room is going to be music themed, with a guitar and record albums on the wall (and there's a piano in their living room), I went with music fabric.  All fabrics were purchased from fabric.com.  The piano/guitar fabric was almost like a panel, and I 'fussy cut' to make it work.

 I had the entire quilt finished and was working on hand stitching the binding when I thought to send photos to my one sister.  I just couldn't come up with how to quilt around the piano keys and guitars. I think I just looked at it toooooo long, I couldn't see it.

 Low and behold...she came up with a brilliant idea!!  I stitched around the sets of black piano keys, then did a little zig-zag around the sections of the guitars.  I did this machine quilting after the quilt was completely done.  Perfect...

 I did a serpentine stitch on the straight areas (you can see in the photo) and did just a simple X and outline stitch around the rectangles in the center of the quilt.

 The fitted bottom sheet is the fabric with the cream background.  I'd never made a crib sheet before...oh what fun!!  The top sheet is out of the white background fabric and I put elastic on the bottom corners...and the piano/guitar fabric on the top edge.  You can see I used both panels for the pillow case, which was done 'burrito style' (the only way I'll make them anymore!)  Since his toddler bed takes a crib mattress, I photographed the above on the crib I have at my house.

Here's the little guy playing piano with his cars!!  He actually got a sneak peak of the quilt when we kidnapped him from the sitter mid-week.

Here's Grant after we delivered it.  He immediately put his head on the pillow and did a little fake sleep.  His dad got out a guitar and he had so much fun!!  Wonder if he'll actually give up his much loved crib to sleep in his 'big boy' bed!!

Now to patiently await the arrival of Baby#2 in mid-April...and find out if its another boy...or a little princess.

Another for the little dude...

This past weekend was another 'road trip' for Olga, my friend over at Okay Let's Go Quilting, and me. This time we took a short trip up to the Ann Arbor, Michigan area, leaving early Friday morning and returning late Saturday afternoon.

Having a great time drooling over fabric! 

We stayed at Weber's which was awesome!!  Our first floor room had a 'back door' that led right to the indoor hot tub and pool (good thing we thought to bring swimsuits)!! We even decided to have dinner at the attached restaurant...makes it better for having a few cocktails..

Our main goal of the weekend was to go to the Wool & Wine Festival at Sandhill Crane Winery. Personally, I thought it was very over-rated.  Yes, it was fun to go there...but for yarn shopping, not so much.

I think I found my all time favorite quilt shop!!  It is Ann Arbor Sewing Center.  It was so well organized, perfect for my OCD!!  So many wonderful fabrics.  I've never seen that many solids in one place...all organized by color and shades.  We were there Friday and my brain was on overload.  We went back first thing Saturday morning and I bought my stash.

I found this absolutely adorable fabric for another pillowcase for my granddude, Grant.  This has got to be the most adorable one I've made so far!!  For you nay-sayers...I know there should be nothing in the crib...but...he's 1-1/2 yrs old and loves his feather pillow, which isn't that 'fluffy'.  In this picture it is on a regular pillow from my house in his crib here.  The pillowcase was once again done with the burrito method.

Olga & I already have several more trips in the planning stages...

Gotta love those girlfriends!!!💗