Babies, babies and more babies!

I have several friends welcoming new babies into their hearts soon.  Above, is a Rose Star for a future baby girl who's first name will be Rose.  The star point fabrics were my jumping off point, and then pulled fabrics that worked with it.  Thank you Kathy Y for the pattern inspiration.

This is "Myrtle the Turtle" for a future grandbaby of a friend.  I asked "grandma to be" what animals she might like and she chose the Turtle.  From the "Patch Pals Collection."
 

A bar quilt from Mary Beth

Mary Beth made this quilt for her friend, and they both looked for quilting designs, but quickly became overwhelmed.   I suggested this one "Lotus Peel" that was a combo of their two top choices.  It was a hit!

 

"Kitty Katz" by Leigh

How adorable!  All the little kitties just waiting to be petted!

As usual, Leigh gives me free rein in her quilting design, so I pebbled behind each cat, then thought about my own silly cat Rumples and how he plays.  So, a meander in the background of the quilt to represent his silly running in circles or in random directions.  And feathers in the outer border because his favorite toy has/had a feather for a tail.  (I think the feather has since been eaten.)

 

Whitney's T-shirts

Whitney is a yoga teacher, and these are several of her shirts made into a quilt  (She said that she is already pulling additional shirts to make another)

This is my favorite of her shirts.  I have a bumper sticker that says "Not All Who Wander Are Lost.... But I Am!

 

"Hugs and Kisses" by Lorri

These are two "twin quilts" by Lorri.  I don't think that there even plans for future grandchildren at this point, but she's got the quilts ready for them!  

Each quilt is the same size, but the applique patterns are different for each.   Same quilting design on both, but with different thread colors.

Lorri has also already reached out about entering them into the Sister's Outdoor Quilt Show for 2025.

 

"Sweet Sixteen" by Carol for her sister.

 This is one of two of the same patterns made by Carol.  This one is more focused on the green tones, and will go to her sister.  There is a future one coming for her mom. 

The fabrics are from the "Anne of Green Gables" fabric line.

"For Alma Violet" by Susan

The future Miss Alma Violet is named after family members.  I think that's a lovely tradition, having been named after my grandparents.

The colors up top are much more accurate of the quilt pattern, and I recognize the fabrics from previous quilts by Susan.  I love the little hats the crocodiles are all wearing.  So cute!

 

"Christmas Houses" by Michael

What a sweet and darling quilt for the holidays!  All done is reds and whites, lots and lots of piecing to get all those houses and trees made

 Quilted with a shiny white thread in a design of snowflakes and houses.

T-shirt quilt for Meabon's husband

This gentleman is quite impressive in his athletic abilities, having tried out for the recent 2024 summer Olympics in Hammer throw.  Also, lots of  Physics t-shirts too.

 This one is my favorite, reminds me of my ancestors (Vikings), not that they ever did anything this athletic.

Hexie's by Sue

Sue's daughter in law is expecting the first grandchild on Sue's side of the family.  How exciting! She hand pieced all of these little hexagons together.  They measure just 1.5" across the straight edge.  Quilted with an edge to edge design called "Chantilly Lace", and the bias edges were all left intact.  Hence the "wiggles" on the outside edges.

 

Ombre Stars by Kathy Y

This is the first of four quilt that Kathy dropped off.  All the prints are an Ombre fabric that fades from dark to light, and all the same fabric line with the gold "drops" across it.  Quilted with a stars panto, and a thread that matches the gold in the fabric.  Perfect!

 

Dresden Fans by Laurel

This quilt is made from clothing scraps from Laurel's relatives.  I believe niece and nephew.  She made it for her sister (I think that's correct), and had initially intended to quilt it by hand.  However, the top and backing are made from a lovely heavy cotton, and then garment fabrics made it really hard to get a needle through by hand, and she brought it to me.

SID down each fan blade, and then daisy and leaf meander in the background.  So pretty!
 

"Quackers" by me

A coworker who has become a dear friend is getting ready to return to her "normal life" in Georgia.  This quilt is for her 4yo granddaughter, a small token of our time together.

I got to meet Ashleigh a few times, and once asked her what her favorite animal was.  After a brief moment, she stated "A duck".  

Gonna miss these two!

 

Churn Dash dog quilt by Pam

I love it so much when I get an email from Pam that she's got a new quilt to send to me.  She always does gorgeous work, and they are so much fun to work on.

Clearly, someone in her life is a dog lover, as the entire quilt is made up of several dog prints asthe focal fabric.  Then black and white dog paw prints for the cornerstones.  Quilted with the "Paw Prints" panto and white thread to complete the look.  So sweet!

Churn

 

Flag wall hanging by Pat

 This is a small wall hanging made by Pat for a friend who served in our military, specifically in Afghanistan.  Thank you sir for your service.

Quilted with "Victory Salute" panto