Baby Girl Eastie

Today I attended a beautiful Baby Shower for the upcoming arrival of Baby Eastham! There were about 4 of us attending that were pregnant and of us their are 2 girls 1 boy, 1 unknown. I've got a few more quilts to get cracking on! I loved this quilt for Baby Eastham because the colors were so fun. I've found that like in this case a particular fabric or two (usually a fat quarter) started it all and then I built off of it. This pattern came from the book Sweet and Simple Baby Quilts by Mary Hickey with the exception of the 9 patch block which is my substitution for the block in her pattern.

Little Boys and Sail Boats

Here's a baby quilt I made for a little one named Jack! A friend of mine, Colleen, and I picked out the fabric on New Years Eve and created the pattern and put most of it together before midnight. I decided to try quilting a pattern that I traced instead of my usual stitch in the ditch. It's not perfect but for his dad a former Naval Officer and his mom a sweet friend the boats were also a theme for his nursery and it fit perfectly with his new environment. I just heard today that his quilt is used a lot! It makes me happy to know it's used, and well loved. Welcome to the world Jack!

Wedding Quilt

This quilt was made for a close friend and her husband for their wedding in October 2010. I enjoyed the process of putting the Yellow Brick Road pattern together for the front and then creating my own pattern for the back. The fabric line reminded me of Allison's halloween costume and the colors reminded me of a couch that Ben and Allison were looking at on line the last time I visited them. (I know weird inspiration). They had a beautiful wedding but I was unable to attend; but I'm glad that I was able to create a Michelle original that they will have for a lifetime. Last but not least I hired a friend to embroider their Monogram and Wedding date on a patch on the back.