Some friends of ours got married... last September! So this quilt is either a very late wedding present or a slightly early anniversary present. In fact, looking back, I posted some progress on this quilt last October so it's been a long time coming.



Fabric is all Hope Valley by Denise Schmidt, with sashing in Kona Snow. The sashing is only 1" finished, just to set off the blocks. I really love this simple way to highlight a beautiful fabric collection.



Quilting is free motion directly to chocolate fleece, since these are fellow Houston folks who need air conditioning blankies, not heavy winter blankies.



And of course an in-binding label. This is totally my go-to label right now. It preserves some identification and timing for the quilt without putting a big label anywhere on it. I hope the happy couple gets some good use out of this blankie!

Labels: 2011 Quilts, quilting, sewing

I think in my very sporadic recent blogging, I've neglected to mention that we're expecting baby #2! I'm due in early December, so the clock is starting to tick. We are so excited!



A dear friend of mine is due about two weeks after me, and her first baby shower is this afternoon. I plan to make her a lap size quilt that matches her nursery for snuggling in the glider, but won't have that ready for a while. I took last Monday off to relax and sew, and on a whim, started this little chevron quilt for her. I love the colors, I think they really go with her style. She doesn't know if she's having a boy or girl, but I think this will work for both!



The pattern is inspired by this post on Allison's blog Cluck Cluck Sew. Fabric is some Heather Bailey, some Amy Butler, some Sandi Henderson, etc, all from my stash. I straight-line quilted it for a change, and added some light bamboo batting instead of quilting directly to the minky back.





Since I just folded the minky around to the front as the binding, I had to come up with a new label plan, so I sewed this little guy in there. You see the hearts most of the time, but if you flip it back, it's got my name and the date.





I wanted a little more for her shower gift, so I got this diaper caddy she wanted and filled it with useful changing table goodies and almost a dozen embellished burp rags. I hope she and Baby C love it!!

Labels: 2011 Quilts, quilting, sewing