Turtle Bay

Turtle Bay after washing DSCN7274, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Wow, this is the 6th of six baby quilts I was making this spring. I had made another top with these fabrics (except the Kona solid) and while I liked it, the borders had "issues" and while trying to figure out how to fix them I saw a cute idea on Pinterest.

This, however, is NOT that idea, LOL! The idea was to make an interlocking chain-like design with the prints making one set of chains and the solids making the other. It was actually a tessellation, and while it looked really cool in general I decided that I liked this layout better for these fabrics. (Both designs are a simple 2 bar rail fence block.)

If you click on the photo you can see more close ups of the quilting, before and after I washed it.

It's-a Me, Mario!

It's-a Me, Mario! 7260, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Well, Mario is finished AND delivered! Little Conrad was born very early today and it was my day off so I drove out to the hospital to deliver it to him personally. His mom, Christina, gave it a glowing review...but she had been up for over 36 hours straight so she may have just been delirious ;)

Click on the picture to go to my Flickr page to see some close ups of the quilting, etc. Thanks for looking!

Mia and Landon's I Spy Quilts

Twins 7228, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Well, I finished the quilts, and as of last weekend they were delivered to the twins' grandfather so I assume they've been received my now. (Update: I heard from the grandma and they're already being used, yay!)

This was my first time doing a novelty/I Spy quilt and also the first time doing quilts for twins so this was a lot of fun! The babies belong to my husband's cousin, Jeff and his beautiful wife Katie.

Be sure to click on the first photo to go to the Flickr album as there are several more pics there to see, including close up shots of the quilting, Smokey inspecting the quilts, and to see the awful poetry on the labels! ;)

I'm also entering this into The Bloggers Quilt Festival. If you'd like to see the contest and other participants you can click here. Changed my mind, see the newer post!!

Devyn's Paisley Owl

Finished this owl quilt the other day for my co-worker/friend Holly. Saw the baby yesterday and she's so precious! I had given the finished quilt to a mutual friend on Tuesday to deliver it, but would've held onto it had I known the were coming by work Thursday. So I will have to get a pic of Devyn WITH the quilt later.

Thanks to Melisa for holding it up for the photo. More pics including a close up later. I'll also post the sketch for the design once I'm home.

(note: the owl looks a little discolored in the middle because the fleece backing is showing through. There is no batting in between)

Mario...Top Done

Mario, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Auditioning borders now. The squares finish at 2". I have to admit, I just finger pinned. It went pretty well, I think.

Leaning toward the red border but I like the idea of the blue border with a red binding. The back will be scrappy leftovers I think. I also need to decide how to quilt it, as I do not SITD!

Oh, and Mario looks pretty pasty here but his color is a little pinker in real life.

Hannah's Quilt is Done!!

Hannah's Quilt, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Well, it's finally done! I started this in January and had intended to finish it soon after, but I torqued (sprained) my wrist and just as it was improving I headed out to Phoenix for my yearly retreat with the Valley of the Sun gals. Unfortunately that didn't do much to help my wrist to heal so I had to wait a bit longer before I could wrap this up.

I had already quilted and bound it, I just hadn't buried all the tails and added a label. I found out 24 hours ago that my MIL was going to be meeting up with my Sis-in-law this weekend (who lives in NM) and so I quickly finished the quilt so she could take it with her. Nothing better than hand delivery!

Via Flickr:
Tropical Turtles. This shows the full design, but you need to look at the other photo for a better idea of the richness of the colors :)

Made for our niece, Hannah. The appliqued turtles are my own design. The inspiration for the quilt was www.hoffmanfabrics.com/EDocs/Site10/A%20Is%20For%20Alliga...

What I worked on this week...

Baby boy quilt - reserved, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Quilt for a baby boy...still in progress.

The top corners are just pinned back and the other fabric is pinned behind it to see how it would look if I changed out the corners. The lower half of the photo shows what the border really looks like, and I'm not 100% happy with it at the moment (which is why I'm playing around with the top)

Pattern is a freebie from 3 Dudes (link to follow). Most fabrics are from In the Beginning - Lily Pond
www.3dudesquilting.com/documents/LetsStripItMajesticMount...

Quilts for My Nephews

Roman's birthday was in January, and Caleb's is this month. I wanted to make special quilts for each of them, so since Ro likes cars and trains and things I made a transportation themed quilt for him.

Caleb likes pirates (but his mom and dad aren't quite as keen on them) so I made a quilt that has a big treasure map on the back, framed with misc. piratey things, and the front is a wavy looking set of Snail's Trail blocks with some stars, on point.

My friend Ami Krenzel did the quilting (see close up) with the cool scroll pattern. She's a professional long arm quilter. If you'd like to see more of her stuff or hire her, her site is www.enchantingquilts.com. Tell her I sent you! :)