Our new baby K!

Our family (my niece) welcomed a new addition - little girl - "baby K".  I just finished up her quilt last night and will be getting it into the mail for her today with luck.  This is the first quilt I've put a label on the back - her name and DOB and "lovingly made by aunt....".  The label is probably too big, but I wanted it embroidered (not a permanent marker...) so went big to start.  I'll keep trying and learning.  There's got to be fonts on that big expensive machine that will look good and clear in smaller lettering.

First grand baby.,,,

A co-worker's first grandchild was born a little more than week ago - a girl.  I've been eyeing bibs like these on Pinterest for a little while so finally gave it a go.   Adorable if I do say so myself.

Not quite done, ....

I made this for my son!  In this picture, it's nearly complete-just needing the binding.  Hard to see in the picture, but the center panel, white background, the free motion quilting is musical symbols (notes, treble clef, etc) with meandering lines and loops traveling one to another.  My 6' 3" hubby is holding it up, so you can kind of see how big it is.

Race totes!!

A special request for four sisters who really love the Indy 500!  Predominately checkered, I worked in a few colors representing other race flags and lending to a personal touch for each sister, including their name embroidered inside one of the straps.

Here they are all ready for pickup!

Baby Lock Crown Jewel II

I finally did it - with more than a little encouragement from the hubby, I bought a long arm quilter with frame.  I did stop short of the robotics and software. The original plan is/was to upgrade to that a year or two, forcing me to learn how to use this from the ground up.  But I am having so much fun with it as is, I may just forget the robotics.  We'll see!

I've been practicing on scrapes and on the Row by Row Experience Quilt that's been sitting around two years now. This week I decided time to put it all together.  I purchased a "Layer Cake" of Moda fabric called ""Reel Time by Zen Chic". On Tuesday I pieced together this quilt top:

And a few days later, I quilted it with the Baby Lock Crown Jewel II - so much fun!  Look close enough and you'll see many "mistakes" but I'm a beginner and it's not going to any contest.  From a distance as a whole, I think it looks so cool. And incredibly in just a couple of days, I have a finished lap quilt.  That's so cool! 

Memory Bears #2 & 3

 
Grandson #2 - still just an infant, he has grown so fast I was able to snatch up three itty-bitty sleepers and get this one made up for him right away!  (the weird looking tan on the bear's feet is my attempt at removing any identifying features in the photo - his name is on the left foot and his DOB on the right - same goes for the girly bear below....).




And #3 - a little girl - isn't she sweet? This was made for a friend whose granddaughter just turned 1!  I loved the animal print but it was just one little pair of pants so not a lot to go around. I was afraid with just the outer legs, it would look out of place. Adding the heart and the bow helped to unify it and make it look a part of the whole. 

A Little Monster....

Pinterest is a great place to gather/store inspiration.  One problem with it, however, is quite often the links become broken.  I saw these really cute Monster Bibs on Pinterest and added it to one of my board, but when ready to make the bib, I was unable to follow the link to a tutorial or pattern or anything.  I tried a Google search but that resulted in so many more images of bibs like this, eh....   I just winged it and came up with this beauty!  Isn't it adorable?