Oli's Birthday Present

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It was my nephew's 8th birthday earlier this month. His request was a bright quilt and this is what I made! I used the same stack of fabrics (with a few added from my scrap bins for good measure) as this quilt. My nephew has high functioning Autismn and despite being 8, has become very attached to his doll "Baybo". So, I decided to make Baybo a quilt too

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Oli loved it and I loved making it. Dolls quilts are the best for using up scraps of fabric and scraps of batting. I shall be making more for future presents, for sure!

Once again both quilts have been quilted using stippling. I just think it suits this kind of quilt best. The countdown is on for our retreat - less than 2 weeks now and I'm busy busy busy! Not entirely sure how much quilting/sewing will be going on but I will give it my best!

Another Baby Quilt monkeying around

Jen has been on our Design Team for a few years now. We were delighted when she announced at our first retreat last March that she was pregnant and even more so when baby B was born last October. Hard to believe that a year has passed and he celebrated his first birthday earlier this month. Because I'd made Abigail a quilt, how could I not make one for B??

This is another charm pack from Adornit - this time their Buckaroo Stack in Blue. I backed it using a remnant bought at the Quilt Show this Summer (brown with tiny blue dots - perfect for this quilt!) and bound using black Michael Miller Ta Dot. Simple stippling quilting all over in white.

And when Jen mentioned that B was having a Monkey party - well, I couldn't resist making a sock monkey for him now could I??!

My two cheeky monkeys saw me making this and wanted to make their own..............more on that another day!

Must go - Ross' 40th tomorrow & his chocolate cake is baking in the oven - nothing like leaving things 'til the last minute!

A Vintage Groove

I purchased these fabrics waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in January at CHA in LA from Adornit - a Company I have known and loved since my first trip to CHA (that time in Las Vegas) in January 2006. They have grown and grown as a company from simply papercrafts & scrapbooking products to adding the most wonderful fabrics to their products range. They have been sitting patiently waiting for me to upload them to the shop & do something with them.

The perfect opportunity arose when Laura, one of the newest members to our Design Team, gave birth to a beautiful bouncing & healthy baby girl last week.

Browsing Lynz's blog the other week reminded me of this pattern by Elizabeth which I last made for our baby Elizabeth last year (!!) So, I made it again for Laura & Will & baby Abigail

What I love about this pattern is that it can be made with a charm pack and some solids for sashing. It's a great size for floor time or using with the pushchair.

Simply backed with some MME fabric in hot pink to emphasise the fact that this quilt was made for a baby girl. Bound by Michael Miller Garden Pindot in cocoa.

Lots more sewing going on here and more projects to show (I hope) in the next few days!

Stippling again

I arrived safely home on Saturday from a fabulous trip to CHA in downtown LA. The time difference is a killer. Staying in the new, swanky JW Marriott Hotel at LA Live helped. Having Lianne as a companion also helped. Two days of shopping followed by a day of touring helped too. So, my purse is lighter, my eyes heavy and a mountain of work ahead of me, what do I choose to do with my evenings? Well, finish those crazy 9 patch blocks & get them sewn into a quilt in time for my youngest nephew's birthday on Valentine's Day

And here it is under the machine....................

What's currently under your machine??