My Little Quilt Show

The front and back of a baby quilt I made for my nephew Sam.
Nov. 2006

I have been looking forward to going to the Chicago Quilt Festival for a year now. The big plan was to get some friends together, go up Friday, hit the Temple, IKEA and the evening preview and then spend all day Saturday at the show. I had even saved the cash back rewards from our Visa to cover the hotel and any fabric I just "had to have." Without kids I could even "test drive" some sewing machines!

A bright baby quilt front pieced from donated fabric for the quilt guild here in Lafayette
who donates baby quilts to the NICU. Fall 2006.

Unfortunately Life happened. We had a desperate need to work around the house, a friend's PhD defense, friends unable to come to Chicago and a Primary convert baptism to go to. So I cried, bucked up and surfed blogs for awhile. It turns out some bloggers were having a Blogger-Quilt-Show. A bunch of different quilters were going to post pictures of some of their quilts. Of course I can't find the link now but I thought I would post some of my quilts all the same.

I like making baby blankets because I can try out new techniques and patterns on something small and fast. Unfortunately, since Colleen has been born I haven't been doing much sewing. I still haven't quilted her baby blanket. Luckily I made it "toddler" sized. I don't think this baby will get a baby blanket either. She might be lucky enough to get a twin sized one. Just in time for her moving into her big girl bed. :)

A pieced duvet cover I made for my sister Anna
when she graduated from High School. 2005?



An appliqued quilt baby quilt I made for my niece Margaret.

Brian inspired me to try applique after he appliqued a kite quilt for his sister's baby.
No picture of that one unfortunately.



Baby Quilt I made for Baby Brian. May 2003

Close up of the machine quilting.



My fist twin sized quilt made for Emily when she was 3 years old. Nov. 2003
Her favorite colors were pink and yellow. I finally bound it Sept. 2006.
It has since been passed on to Aleah.


Aleah's baby quilt. Finished after she was born Spring 2005.


Close up on the back and fray-y applique.
It is suppose to be like that.

Our pieced duvet cover. I bought the fabric for this in Texas.
I worked on it before Colleen was born and finished it last week.
Notice the matching pillowcases and throw pillow. :)