April 27, 2009

• What a Glorious Day

   

  It's an absolutely gorgeous day today. The last of the snow is gone, gone, gone with the eighty degree weather. Tomorrow's forecast is supposed to reach 90 degrees. So unusual. What a change after the previous cool weeks. The snake in the woodpile is that it could still snow!! It's only April and I can remember snow in May. I think I will just be thankful and soak up the heat. It's tough though, to acclimate so quickly.

  It's hard to believe that it's been almost a month since I've last posted. So here goes...

  This is a bit of what I've been up to!!

  A Crib Quilt

  Yes, I cheated.

  The top is simply a piece of preprinted cloth. I had forgotten about a baby shower that I was committed to attending and needed a quick gift for a dear friend. I constructed the boarder from broadcloth pieced with a matching gingham.

  

  The backing is another length of matching brushed cotton (flannel) gingham.

   

  I machine quilted around the squares to form a simply pattern.

  Shaped Burp Cloths

  

  I used 3/4 yd of two super soft and absorbent flannel material pieces to make four burp clothes. The expected baby is a little boy, Leland Mason and his mom and dad have chosen to decorate his nursery with a rain forest/jungle theme.

  

  I prewashed all the materials in a mild detergent designed for use for newborns. I wanted to be sure that they were nice and soft and safe for the baby. It took the most part of a day to finish these items including the shopping, washing, ironing, cutting, piecing, and quilting.

  I also finished this Couch Quilt for my DIL. (not on the same day as above, lol)

  Heart Full

  

  The lace hearts are made from purchased doilies that are cut and pieced into the quilt. They are not appliqued. The blocks are set on point. I have been working on this quilt for some time and have had the top finished for probably the last year. My problem was deciding on what type of quilting to use on the boarder.

  

  In the end I decided to try using a heart pattern that is machine quilted in a continuous freehand style. Not bad for a first effort. I have lighted the color on the pic in order to make it easier to see the stitching. Next time I may even use a contrasting thread. I must admit I was too "chicken" to use any method that would show my (many) mistakes to clearly.

  

   

   

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