Backing

So I did find fabric for the back of Abby's quilt while we were in Tucson last weekend. Now that I'm finished with Cruz's quilt I have time to finish up with Abby's. I had already cut and done layout but I took a couple pieces to use on Cruz's quilt. Just two, so I will need to cut a couple more squares then I can get down to the nitty gritty.

Finishing Up

I did it!!! I finished the quilt for Cruz. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to on the short notice I had for the shower but I did! I also made some matching burp cloths. These are the pictures leading up to and including the end of the project. The parents to be did like it by the way...

Down to the Wire...

...with posting at least. I have made decent progress the past couple of days. Truthfully I did most of it tonight! The only thing left is to attach the backing and do the binding. I have pictures of my progress, but no time to upload. I will have pictures soon. I also made some matching burp cloths! They turned out pretty good. I learned to make burp cloths this way from my mother-in-law. I do things a little differently than her. The main difference is that she can use thinner ribbon for outline. My sewing still isn't good enough, so I almost always use 3/4" - 1" ribbon. I also have pictures of those, I will post plenty of pictures this weekend so I can catch up and put the check mark next to this whole project.

Strips- check!

It was a very busy night, but I felt up to putting the strips together before I started getting ready for bed. It didn't take me too long, about an hour after I ironed all the pieces... In case you don't remember my iron had broken so I picked one up at Target tonight. HOORAY! That meant I could get to work!

Tomorrow I will iron the seams and sew the strips together. That will leave me Friday and Saturday to do the backing and binding. Here's how it's looking so far. I LOVE IT!!!

I Couldn't Help Myself

It's not an exaggeration for me to say that I had been thinking about how this quilt would turn out since the second I bought the fabric. After I got Skylar to bed, did the dishes and some laundry I decided to go ahead and cut. I will iron tomorrow before I start sewing. I ended up using some fabric I already had that I think looks pretty cute with the stuff I picked up today. Just so you know, I love using different textured fabric in all the charm quilts I do...

Here's the fabric:




Here's the layout:






I think this is just going to turn out about as close to perfect as I've done so far. I just hope the happy expectant parents love it too. The backing is going to be a light green chenille. I'm hoping to be able to pull off a binding using the backing. If not I will use either the black or brown cotton... maybe the brown flannel. I'm a work in messy progress, lol! I actually looked at the quilting book a friend/coworker gave me for tips. I think I can do it. More pics later.

The Cutest Fabric

I had been looking around for some cute fabric for the charm quilt I am going to make for Orozco's little one. They don't have a theme, so I'm sort of on my own. They are having a boy, tentatively named "Cruz." They are thinking Cruz will be
sort of a middle name, and to my knowledge they haven't figured out what the first name will be. Anyway, I found the cutest fabric today! No pictures yet but the fabric is in the washer waiting to go into the dryer. Then it will be ironed. I would've tried to iron tonight, but I dropped my iron while I was cleaning the laundry room and it broke!!! I will pick up another or borrow one tomorrow. I just found out tonight, after I got home from buying the fabric, that their baby shower is this weekend! I can do them quickly, I just hope I don't put it off until Saturday morning. Each one gets better too! Yikes! It will be fun, I can't wait to cut and do the layout!

Cutting/Layout

I just started a new project. It's a charm quilt for a friend's daughter. My friend Karen just sent her daughter Abby to spend a couple weeks with her grandma... In the meantime Karen is planning to "big girl" up Abby's room in a sort of punk rock/rock star girl theme. Karen had seen a picture of another charm quilt I did in this theme for a girlfriend of mine who was getting ready to have a baby girl. This friend of mine isn't too into the pink "girlie" things, so when I saw these prints I just ran with it. It turned out pretty well. I like to use different textured fabrics. I've got some flannel, some ultra soft, and some cotton. I'm not sure what I'm going to use for the back side yet. I will be in Tucson tomorrow so I am hoping to have time to go to Joann's. We'll see what happens.

Here's how my first day went: