EVERY BABY NEEDS A QUILT

..........and Jane is no exception.  Years ago, I bought this little book by Nancy Halvorsen, with the hope of having numerous grand babies to sew for.  "Build it and they will come" was my motto. 

It worked ; 0 )

The other day, I picked out these fabrics for Jane's quilt. Her room is mauve, so I thought this would be nice.  It's a mix of Benartex, Moda, and Michael Miller fabrics. I like how they all work together.

It's just a crib size, but there's lots of time yet for a big girl quilt.

On Sunday, Jane's Dad and Mom want to take me to lunch, and then I plan to spend the rest of the day sewing.

I think that would pretty much be the perfect Mother's day.

Happy Mother's Day to you.

ANOTHER SCRAP QUILT

Just when I thought it was safe to walk past the scrap pile........

.........I started yet another quilt.  This book is going to be well loved, I can tell.

This one is named Sunday Morning . It uses the quiet, softer, low-volume fabrics from the stash.

I started digging through my bins, and found lots of bits that I had forgotten about.

Just three blocks in and I was hooked.  So fun and easy to make.

I'm not sure how big I will make this one, but I certainly have enough fabrics pulled and sliced for a big
quilt. The idea is to get rid of scraps, right?
I really love how it's looking so far.

Linking up with freshly pieced today for W.I.P. Wednesday.

HEXAGON # 19

This is week 19 of Katja's Hexathon. The pieces are getting a little more intricate each week.  When I first looked at this block, I saw tumbling blocks. When I looked a bit more, I saw stars.

I mentioned to my daughter that I kind of wanted to do the stars, so she got busy colouring me a pattern so I wouldn't get confused. It's nice she looks after me : )

option 1: tumbling blocks

option 2: stars

here's my finished block

I like it.

Happy Sunday.

MY NEW TOY

Last week my hubby was in Calgary visiting our son.  He works at an Apple store there.  Hubby phoned me and asked if I would like him to stop at a quilt shop and pick out something for my upcoming birthday. Ummmm ya!

Well, this is what he brought back. Surprise, surprise!

I was shocked!  I thought this was a bit of an extravagant toy, but he assured me it's not a toy, it's a tool.

Ooooh.

It's kinda fun : )  We went out and got a case for it, and now I suppose I need a bigger purse.............

Hope your week-end includes some stitching. Mine will be spent figuring out my new toy tool.

THE AIRING OF THE QUILTS

At the last Moda meeting, someone asked me "what are you going to do with all the quilts you made for the moda club" ?  Better yet I thought "where ARE all those quilts I made for moda club" ?

I came home and starting looking in this room and that room, and found these. There are 21 here.

Here is a closer look at some of them

Some of these are still just tops, but I have plans for the summer .  I counted seven more still at the shoppe, I have given a few away, donated a few, and sold one.  Not bad for a year and a half.

I have some plans for the fall, and new fabric is arriving at a steady pace so stay tuned : )

My Mom-in-law is here to meet the new baby, so we will have a houseful tonight.  

Happy stitching.

linking up with Lynne at Fresh Sewing Day

SOME 'ME' SEWING

Last week on the blog "Badskirt", I came across this foundation pieced block. Amy was offering it as a free download, so I got the pattern.   While piecing it, I remembered all those things about foundation piecing that aggravate me, but I think the end result was worth it.  She had several sayings on her blocks, but I like this one the best.

This will hang in my sewing room, and I'm sure it will make me smile every time I look at it : )

Just a little more stitching to finish the cord, then I can quilt it a bit. If you're up to a challenge, why not check out her blog and get the pattern too?

Oh, and I have permission from Jane's parents to post a pic of her.

Little miss 8 hours old.

They came for lunch, and she has changed already.

Happy Sunday.

SHE'S HERE

Yesterday morning around 6:30, little Jane Angeline entered this world. My daughter-in-law was having some mild labour when all of a sudden she announced that they weren't going anywhere, baby was on the way. My son very calmly got her in a warm bath and coached her along.
By the time the midwife arrived, baby was already here and doing fine.

teeny tiny 8 hours old.

My buttons are bursting!  I am so proud of them both.

Have an amazing week-end. I know I will : )