This is the third Christmas gift quilt I'd planned for this year, and I am proud to say that I got them all done and in the mail by the first of December. Being due with baby #2 in early December proved to be great motivation!



All three quilts ended up using mostly Riley Blake fabrics. This one is mostly Feeling Groovy, since the recipient loves peace signs and pink. Perfect!



I absolutely love the rainbow binding. Definitely my favorite part of the quilt. The design is inspired by this quilt on Ashley's site. I get so much inspiration from her! I do hope all three of these quilts get a lot of use and are well-loved...

Labels: 2011 Quilts, quilting, sewing

Why do I have so much more trouble designing masculine quilts?



In the end, I am quite happy with this one. Most of the fabric is Riley Blake, All Star 2, and I kept the design really simple.



I just did straight-line quilting for the first time in a while. I love how it compliments the simplicity of the quilt design. It is backed in chocolate fleece.



This is the 2nd of three Christmas gifts, and I hope it is well loved!

Labels: 2011 Quilts, quilting, sewing

My niece Maggie needed a homemade Christmas present, so I pulled out Alicia's wonderful book and made a little doll.



Maggie is more of a stuffed animal girl right now, but hopefully someday she likes her little dolly!

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Just a quick picture of the tree skirt I sent my sister and her family as an early Christmas present. The main skirt is green wool felt, with Alexander Henry Christmas owls as a border. The lining is a striped home dec fabric, though if I had it to do over again I would choose something that wasn't directional. I started out following this tutorial from Amy Butler, but since the owl fabric was also directional, I had to improvise. Overall I'm quite pleased with the final product!

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