You Are Loved

Jenni and Kurt didn't want to know if they were having a baby girl or a baby boy and it took me ages to decide on a quilt pattern for the baby.  I've made each of my grandbabies a quilt with embroidered blocks and didn't want to make another Little Chicken Feather for Vincent.  It's difficult to find embroidery quilt patterns and especially something gender neutral.  

I've had the pattern for "You Are Loved" by Bare Roots for many years and hadn't made it.  In the pattern is a little cushion and I substituted the cushion block for the vase block in the quilt design.

Took me 8 months of on and off sewing to finish this quilt.  Still not friends with needleturn applique or handquilting.  I'd been saving the "Guess How Much I Love You" fabric and I love the gentle colours.

Spent a bit of time on the weekend working on H's Dinosaurs quilt.  The cycads, ferns and vines are done.  Brachiosaurus is up next.

The flock of birds is finished - sashings are cut and I'm waiting for border/backing/binding fabrics to arrive.

Lots of sunny days lately but there is still so much wind about.

Riley Blake Designs Block Challenge Quilt

So enjoyed making a block each week for this quilt and, because I really wanted to set the blocks on point, I needed to find more blocks to make.  Quilters Cache is a great pattern resource.  The quilt has been made using up the last of many FigTree "Chantilly" fabrics - sorry to be running out of these as they're to pretty.

Jenny from AngelCake Quilting used Elegant Feathers on this quilt - a very pretty design that doesn't overwhelm the patchwork.

I bought another pretty FigTree fabric for the backing - FigTree yellows are lovely.

For the setting, I used Woodberry Way's design from her Chamomile quilt - the soft green Chantilly fabric suited this very well.

Week 8 of "Sampler Spree" - brown/tan - definitely my least favourite colourway but I do like the beige with the big florals.

For over 7 months I've been working very, very slowly on stitchery blocks for Vincent's cot quilt.  The quilt top is together and I'm awaiting the arrival of some batting so that I can quilt it.  Will be simple in the ditch quilting.

Running very late with this quilt - he moved into his cot last week.  Vinnie is such a cheeky boy, growing way too fast and I miss seeing him and his Mum and Dad as well as the rest of my family.