Sugar and Spice for Baby

 After finishing this quilt... I had a bunch of Riley Blake's Sugar and Spice left over along with a couple of dresdens that I hadn't used, so I wanted to make an easy baby quilt. 

 Sometimes I take on projects that are so big that it was really nice to do something fast, easy and simple. There is no pattern here, I just cut pieces all the same size and sewed them together... I love how unplanned I am! (Most of the time)

 For the backing, I was able to get a ton of pinks and blues and greys from the Sherbet Pips line REALLY cheap online so I stocked up big time so I would have plenty of backs for baby quilts.  You can really find some great deals on backs if you have a general idea as to what you might need them for.

 For the quilting, I wanted to try a new pantograph that was pretty circular.  Circles are not easy to do freehand... actually impossible -- you need to use a template or something to guide your long arm in order to do a perfect circle.  So, my mom and I have been on the lookout for more pantographs that look like circles without investing SO much time to make perfect circles.

It turned out really cute and I was happy to give this one to a friend of mine who is expecting a daughter this month!

Brown and Pink Baby Quilt

I make a lot of baby quilts... I have lots of friends that keep having lots of babies :).  Luckily, these are just so fun to make. 

 I did a really simple log cabin design.  There was the picture fabric that is framed and then the other blocks have a center square with two frames.

 I used the leftover fabric to piece the backing.  I don't know the fabric line, but the main backing fabric is Lily and Will.

 I LOVE this quilting design.  the hearts are simple but fun.  I really like how they interlock with one another.  It is just a little different than most heart designs.

 I used a stripe fabric for the binding.  I still hand sew down all my bindings.  I am a little scared to machine bind for some reason... I think in my warped mind I think if I screw up on it the whole quilt is ruined.  I think one day soon I ought to try it though.

I hope this quilt is loved-- I just love pink and brown baby girl quilts!

Modern V quilt- DONE!

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 The Quilting Book Club this month had us doing the Modern V pattern from Amy Ellis' book, "Modern Basics".  I loved the pattern, it was easy to put together but had a complicated look to it.  However, her original design only called for two rows of blocks.  I added the third and also I made the blocks a bit smaller.  I am happy with the result.  It looks like a baby boy quilt to me so I will probably gift it to one of my many expecting friends!

 I don't recall the name of this line, but it is made by Michael Miller.  I picked up yard cuts from my LQS when they were having a 50% off every bolt in the store sale.  I can't help myself.

 I tried to get some closeups of the quilting, but you can't see it very well.

 I used a striped binding... striped bindings are my favorite!  OR do I love scrappy bindings better?  I don't know, it's a toss up.

I really like this backing fabric.  It looks rich to me.  This was a fun quilt to make and I am happy that I finished it... ON TIME!

Lovely Panel Baby Quilt

 This quilt was actually made by my mom.  She saw the panel and thought it was cute.  She went completely out of her box and bought this fabric that was much more ME than HER.  Since I am the one who ended up binding it, I am posting it on my blog!

 It is a simple panel and border, but I think that is the best and easiest way to do baby quilts!

 The quilting was done on a long arm and actually looks like clovers, but it also looks like these flowers and I think it looks great!

 The fabric line is Moda Lovely.

 The back was pieced with the extra fabric.. why go buy a separate fabric for the back when you can piece together your leftovers and it looks much more interesting!?!

More babies coming soon around these parts, so I think that this one is spoken for already!

Lovely Baby Quilt

 This is a baby quilt that I put together a little while back.  It was supposed to be a sudoku quilt kit, but when I assembled the rows, too many like colors were by each other so I had to assemble it a little bit differently... regardless, it is just just a bunch of charm squares sewed together!

 The fabric line for this quilt is Moda Lovely.

 After putting the charm squares together, it was clear this quilt needed a little something more, so my mom beat me to the punch and went ahead and appliqued some flowers on it... of course it looks great, complete with ric rac stems!

 My mom custom quilted this and I just LOVE it.  It may just be my favorite quilt job she's done so far!

 The back is also from the Moda Lovely line which is also what I used to bind the quilt.

Giddy Quilt

This is a smaller sized quilt (maybe a baby quilt?) that I made out of Moda Giddy fabric.  I used one jelly roll and a charm pack.  I am in love with these colors for some reason.  I just want to stare at this quilt all day... perhaps I will just put it on my craft room wall?  hmmm...

 For the middle, where I used the jelly roll, I used a pattern that I found in one of those precuts books.  It was really easy and I like who the pattern does to your eyes.... are you looking at squares, diamonds, triangles? 

 For the back, I used one of the prints from the same line for the majority of the back and used my extra blocks in the back. 

 For the quilting, my mom used a thread called, "lipstick" and actually used a clover pantagraph.  Seems an odd choice, but it really looks great!  I love it.

 Here is a closeup of the front--- I just love the girly colors in this quilt!

PURE baby quilt

 Here is a baby quilt that I just finished up.  I originally started it thinking that I wanted to make a quilt for my own baby, but after doing an inventory, the boy has PLENTY of quilts already so I plan on this going to a friend who is having a boy. 

 I saw the Moda Pure line in my LQS and it was just one of those lines that every time I was at the store, I found myself over by it.  The local shop only had a couple of the fabrics, so I went the cheap route and bought a couple charm square packs online.  I cut up some of the charms in half and left the others alone and just sewed them all together!  Really easy, really simple and really fast.

 Even though I had plenty of squares left over (I used about 1 1/4 packs of charm squares), I went for the plain backing.  It is the light blue striped fabric from the same line. 

My mom quilted this quilt using a curl pattern of some sort.  I think it is simple and perfect.

Here is a closeup and I think the blues and browns look really great together.  Should be a nice gift!

My new quilt model!!

 My newest quilt model joined our family on May 12th!  Mason is here and is sweeter than ever!!  We are in love with him and I am sure my quilting will definitely slow down with his arrival and with summer on the way.

 The gorgeous quilt belongs to Mason and was made by my mom.  She has made a quilt for all of her grandchildren and I absolutely love this one!

 The baby on top of it isn't bad either :).

It almost looks like he is really trying to feel the fibers on that ric-rac doesn't it?  Perhaps a future quilter on the horizon!?  Well, maybe not Mason, but perhaps I can convince one of my offspring to show an interest!

Dino time!

 When my mom and I saw this Dinosaur fabric at our LQS, she fell in love.  She bought the panel not knowing who she would use it for and has been praising its cuteness ever since.  She ended up handing it over to me to make for a friend of ours who is having her third boy!

 I am pregnant.  This means, when I have to do a lot of mental math in my head, it makes my head hurt and I get tired.  So, I spent about a week thinking about this one and making sure I got the measurements correct before assembling it all.  ( I wanted a medium sized row, then large, then small, then large, then medium)

 Mom used a varigated thread that worked really well with this quilt with the black and all the bright colors.

I had to piece the back a little bit and I was worried it looked a little like, pardon if I offend anyone, a gay pride flag.  I just didn't need a pride flag on the back of the baby quilt is all.  But, everyone I asked told me I was silly and it looked cute.  So, I left it as is, had it quilted and bound it in the red, because that is what I had enough of leftover. 

Miss Laurie is due the same week as me and I know she is as uncomfortable as I am.  Hopefully her little Brigg will love this quilt!

Lily & Will goes neutral

 Another friend, another baby, another surprise for the gender!  I have been in love with Moda's Lily & Will line since it came out.  Seriously, it is beautiful fabric!  As I was shopping with my mom at our LQS, they had pinks, blues and browns but no yellows or greens for the line!  So, we bought the browns and found some other really cute matching fabric (there is a star print and a sheep print that are that same soft yellow).  We also used some Moda Bella Snow which is actually a yellow color unlike the Kona snow which is more of a white/off white color.

 For the top I used a basic blocks and squares.

 The quilting was done by my mom.

I had to piece the back and it ended up looking a bit more like a two- sided quilt.. bonus.  And look at Lucy... she wanted this quilt bad.  Too bad for her.  Aimee received this quilt at her shower a couple weeks ago and loves it.  I am anxious to hear whether she has a boy or a girl!

Ducks and Sheep

 My mom and I constructed this beautiful quilt from a panel and using her Go cutter to cut out those sheep and ducks.  We appliqued the sheep and ducks.  We framed the panels twice and sewed it all together.

This quilt went to my friend Lyndsay who is having her first little girl in a couple weeks!

Love U!

 I know some friends who don't like to find out what they are having before they have it... I know, it's crazy talk.  But, my friend Ren is this way, so I made her this cute lil' baby blanket that would work for either gender.

 I believe this line is by Moda-- LOVE U SUNSHINE-- and I just LOVE the little owls.  They're too cute.

 I used the center of a panel for the middle/main part of the quilt and just added some simple blocks around on the sides and top and bottom.

I pieced the back with leftover fabric (the owls) and the fabric I originally bought for the back that was not big enough.  I am almost to the point where I really ought to stop buying backs until I am completely done because I never get the measurements correct!

Ren ended up having a boy, Jarom.  I was lucky enough to get to go to the hospital and snuggle buggle with that little cutie!