A quilt for Lucas

This quilt was made for my friend, Lisa, who was due to have a baby the beginning of February, but came a couple weeks early.  I had just finished it the day before Lucas was born; in the nick of time.  This quilt is quilted with minimal lines that echo the blocks and I actually love the way it makes the quilt look.  The solid blue squares are minky and I love the touch of softness it gives the quilt.  I hope Lucas enjoys many snuggles with his blanket!

Finished, end of January, 2012

And yet another Bizzy kid quilt

One of the physicians who cares for my son saw the Bizzy Kid quilt I made for him and wanted one for her son, but in blues and browns, (her sons room colors)with a fair share of polka dots and stripes. Nothing makes me more nervous than quilting for someone else when I'm not making it as a gift. It brings the perfectionist out in me. This particular physican reassured me it would be fine. I didn't get time to start on it until after the holidays, but since I've made this twice before, it went together quickly. I think it turned out very pretty, and hope she enjoys it!

 

Finished January, 2012.

A quilt for Hazel

I made this for a friend of mine's sister, who had a baby in January.  After much debate ( I am terrible at making decisions when it comes to a pattern for someone else) I chose this pattern from the "Crazy mom quilts" website.  I added some borders to it, along with an apliqued name and a cute little appliqued birdie.  This quilt made it's way ALL the way to Switzerland.  It is made from the "Hullabaloo" line of fabric by Moda.

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Kaleidoscope Quilt

I'd been eyeing this quilt by cluck.cluck.sew for a long time.  It looked so complicated, but I loved it so much.  So I finally took the plunge and made it.  It was the first quilt in a long time I hadn't used a specific "line" of fabric, but actually picked fabric that I thought would look good together.  I LOVE the way it turned out!! This quilt was a challenge for me, but I learned alot in the process. This pattern can also be make into baby quilt size, and since that is what I like to make a lot of; I would guess I will be using this pattern again!  This quilt is the first quilt I've kept for myself, and it resides in my family room where it gets plenty of snuggles!  I finished this in Septemper of '11

Oliver's "Road to Tennessee" quilt

My brother and his wife had there first baby in August.  My nephew, Oliver, is cute as a button.  I knew he needed a quilt from his aunt Jill, so I started making him a baby quilt.  It became apparent very early on, that this little boy was blessed with many baby blankets, so I decided he needed something a little bigger.  By adding a few borders, I was able to make his quilt toddler bed sized, so he could grow into it.  I love the way it turned out, and hope than Oliver can enjoy it for years to come.  This was his Christmas present from us!

I got the pattern off of modabakeshop.com, and the pattern was called "Road to Tennessee".  Since my little man is living there, it only seemed fitting!!

My Mom's Quilt

I've been wanting to make my mom a quilt for a long time now.  I finally found the perfect pattern. Here china dish pattern is a pretty blue.  She has them displayed in her living room and I wanted the quilt to match that.  So I started collecting blue fabric that spoke to me as "her".

Here is an "in progress" picture; the blocks all layed out in my living room waiting to be sewn together.

And here is the quilt completed.  I think it turned out so pretty.  I gave it to her for Christmas.  She cried :). I'm so glad she liked  it!

I hand quilted the entire thing.  That was a huge job.  I can't believe how long that took me.  Here is a blurry, up close picture of the hand quilting.  Not too bad for my second try at it :).

Christmas Table Runners

I made these table runners for my mom and my sister-in-law for Christmas. They were based on this tutorial on modabakeshop.com

Another Bizzy Kid Quilt

The last time my son was at Children's hospital, one of the physicians asked if I would ever be interested in making a quilt for the Childrens' gala.  I couldn't believe she thought my sewing ability was good enough to make a quilt that would be auctioned off.  I was amazed; but said YES!!  Here is the quilt.  I made another bizzy kid quilt from my Cluck, Cluck, Sew Pattern and I love the colors as well as my first.  I can't wait to here what it brought at the auction.  Children's hospital has been so good to us and taken sure good care of my son, that this was the least I could do.  This quilt was finished October '11

I have a few more quilts and projects I've finished, and I'm working like a busy little bee on several projects; but I can't show them right now; because they are upcoming gifts.  I don't think anyone but myself reads this blog; but just in case, I don't want to ruin the surprise :)

Bizzy kid Quilt

I absolutely love reading the quilting blog "Cluck, Cluck, Sew" and have bought a few of her patterns.  This quilt is a "kid-size" quilt that I made while my youngest son spent 4 weeks in the hospital.  I brought all my cutting and sewing supplies up to the hospital, and from start to finish, I made this quilt (I basted it on the wall of the bathroom in his room, hanging on the wall with medical tape!)  The fabric is from Riley Blake, and it's called "Alphabet Soup".  This was a super fun quilt, and I am very happy with how it turned out!  I finished this quilt in August 2011

Hexagon quilt

 This quilt I made using a hexagon template and 3 charm packs from Moda's Strawberry Fields line.  It is the perfect size for a cute baby quilt.  I decided to make the quilting a portable project, and tried (for the first time) hand-quilting.  Wow, it wasn't easy, and my lines definitely aren't straight; but I love the vintage look it adds.  I finished this quilt in 7/2011

"Make Life" quilt

I made this quilt for a friend of mine who turned 50 this year.  The fabric is from Moda's "Make Life" line, and some of the fabric is "text fabric" with wording that says, "make life sweet", "make life simple", and so on.  This quilt was perfect for this friend, because she has helped me navigate a journey I started over 3 1/2 years ago with my special needs son.  The pattern is called "Cabin in the hills".  The quilt consists of Log cabin blocks, with the set triangles along the sides representing the hills.  I finished this in April of '11

Baby quilt

With the fabric remains of fabric from Mason's quilt, plus a couple new colors, I made this quilt for a friend of mine at work who had a baby boy.  LOVE this quilt!  I finished this in May of '11.

Mason's quilt

Mason wanted bright colors for his quilt.  He picked out the fabric himself!  Now we just need some paint on the walls!  This was finished in April of '11

Megan's quilt

This twin size quilt now resides on Megan's bed in her room.  I love this fabric!! It is called "Bliss" from Moda.  I am making some curtains from this fabric also!  Perfect for the princess in my life!  This quilt was finished in February of '11.

Cute tumbler quilt

I finished this quilt in January of '11.  It is made with fabric from the "Lollipop" line of fabric by Sandy Gervais.  I LOVE it!!  I think it is a boy quilt, but could go either way!

More quilts

I made this quilt for a fundraiser for a friend at work. I didn't get a good picture of it however, because I forgot to take one until we were actually AT the fundraiser.  It was a really pretty mix of pinks and browns.  The pattern was called a disappearing 9 patch.  Finished in February of 2011

This next quilt is a cute quilt I made from pink's, greens, blues, and some super cute owl fabric.  It is still waiting for a permanent owner.

This quilt was finished in April 2011

Pillowcase dress

Made this little lovely dress for my cousin's baby girl that was born last summer. Bad picture and bad lighting. {Note to self-get better at taking pictures}

Car seat cover

My cousin had a baby girl last April. After having two boys, she wanted to dress up her car seat a little and add some pink flair. I told her if we could find a pattern, I would make her a new cover for her car seat for her baby gift. We found a great pattern, she bought the material, and I was off. It turned out pretty cute and she got lots of compliments on it.

Christmas stockings

Spending 6 weeks with Matthew in the hospital last fall, I was able to complete 4 Christmas stockings for our fireplace.  Hopefully this year I can make 2 more; one each for Steve and I.  I completed these in December of 2010.