Baby Lily Family Quilt

My cousin, Earl, and his wife, Rebecca, found out just before their first anniversary that they were pregnant. Well, in June or July (sorry don't remember which), Rebecca gave birth to Baby Lily. I had been planning on just making a regular quilt to send down to them. Well, my Aunt Naomi thought that I should have each family member sign a block and put them all into a quilt. I thought it was a great idea! So I sent squares out to everyone in our family from NY to SC and they all sent them back in so they could be sewn together. Earl and Rebecca really enjoyed the quilt and I'm hoping to get a picture of Lily and her quilt.

The pattern is Around the World and each square is about 8". There are 24 blocks that have a personal message written to the baby on them. Some people used markers, puffy paint, sewing of their own and iron-on pictures.

Sushi Time!

So my husband and I LOVE sushi! And it was getting close to Valentine's Day and I needed to find him a present that wouldn't be too expensive. (Expensive presents are saved for more important dates.)

I had found this material and knew it would be perfect. The squares are about 5" a piece. I forget what the pattern is called now but I thought it looked really nice. In fact, I think I'm going to do that for a quilt that I have to make now. It's about a twin or full size quilt so it fits nicely on our bed (yes, we desperately need a bigger bed lol) or on our couch to wrap up in.

Nursery Rhyme Roads

I made this quilt for Stacy, Justin's cousin. She is expecting her first child with her husband Jim. In fact, she's due any day now and we're all anxiously awaiting to see if she will have a son or a daughter. :-)

My mother-in-law (Robin) suggested that I make a quilt for the baby shower they were throwing for her. I went with Robin as she picked out all of the fabrics. The squares were about 4"-5". Then I cute the primary colors (and green) into triangles and sewed them all together in a diagnol pattern. The light brown ties into the road that the nursery rhyme characters travel upon.

(Sorry that it's turned but you can still get the idea.)