And here is the quilt I made for him:
The patterns is a Brenda Riddle Design, Remember Whooo Loves You, from the Acorn Quilt & Gift Company. It measures about 46 inches X 58 inches. I love the fabric I found for the borders, those little owls are so cute. I did make a couple of changes to the pattern. I added that narrow dark blue border and the nine patches in the corners. I felt it needed the dark blue to set off the center design and I wanted something easy to quilt in the corners. I always find it tricky to quilt around the corner!
The only thing I need to do is add a label and it is ready to give to him.
I have been busy with some other projects, too. Here is Christmas 101 by Jan Patek.
I finished the flimsy but the quilting will have to wait a bit. I'm planning to have it done for next Christmas. Everything but the two border fabrics came from stash. I ordered the border fabrics from the Fat Quarter Shop with a gift certificate I received from my oldest daughter for Christmas. I love that gorgeous red floral fabric. This was so much fun to stitch. I love hand work and the fusible applique with a blanket stitch around it kept me busy stitching through the holidays.
The next project I have just started. My nephew is getting married this summer and I found a quilt pattern to use for their gift. I cut out the fabric for the 120 churn dash pieced blocks and am working on getting them put together. That is going to take a while! Here is what I have so far:
The light blue will be the alternating blocks and the darker blue will be the binding. With luck, I will have it finished for their wedding!
It has been a good start to the new year. I have kept busy sewing, following blogs and checking out all the new BOM's that are starting this year. I have not committed to actually making any of the BOM's but I will collect some of the patterns for later. There are some new buttons in the right side bar.
I am back to sewing and we are going out to dinner with some friends tonight.
Happy sewing!
Good to see you are already getting ready for next Christmas! Baby Henry is a real cutie, and so is his little quilt! Those other fabrics and plans are going to be great too. Do have fun with them! ---"Love"
ReplyDeleteCongratulations he's simply adorable! The quilt you made is lovely and the owl is a cute touch. Good to read that you have had such a good start to the year. Happy Stitching!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the birth of Henry! What a blessing to your family! The owl quilt is simply adorable - one of the cutest owl quilts I have seen. Your christmas quilt will be perfect and I'm sure you will get it done. Churn dash is one of my favorite blocks, so I can't wait to see how it progresses. Good luck with it!
ReplyDeleteWelcome baby Henry! His quilt is very cute. Your Christmas quilt will surely be done in time to display for this year and it's really sweet. The colors for the churn dash are great and I'm sure you'll have it done in plenty of time for the wedding.
ReplyDeleteCongrats for the new baby. He's Soooo adOOORable!! Great job on his quilt. I love it too. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHenry is adorable. His owl quilt is so very cute. I am sure it will be loved and dragged around. Your Christmas flimsy will be so pretty this year when you use it. Those are tiny blocks for the wedding quilt. I love the colors! I am sure you will get it done. Happy stitching
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