This is my progress so far on the baby quilt for my sisters little boy. He's due end of August, so I'm sure I'll have it done in time. I am making it off this design sketch. For the white I'm using minky.

Paz the Penguin is all done! Hope it brightens a certain little boy's day.

Almost done, just one more border then I can quilt it.

The other penguin has been set aside for the moment and I've begun working on this one. It resembles the cartoon character Paz.

At this point the applique has only been ironed on so I still have more work to do. I will also add a few borders to complete this baby quilt.

I was joking earlier when I told my husband that I make all the quilt tops one year and quilt them all the next...but so far it would seem that is exactly what I've done.

The quilt along for this design can be found under the label Panda Quilt Along.

Finally finished this baby quilt.





I love it!!!

I just wish it were big enough for me.

My current project is this penguin quilt for a little boy. Finished cutting out all the pieces and wanted to lay them out to see what they looked like. Think I might move the whole penguin down just a bit to keep it from appearing top heavy.

My eldest daughter and the new hat I made last Sunday night. I used some of the leftover yarn from the toy horse I made last week. Now my second daughter wants one of her own.

My friend celebrated her daughters first birthday today. This is the gift that I presented the little diva. Several months ago her mom asked me to crochet her a little toy and after looking at many different patterns we settled on this one and she wanted it in purple.

This friend and I have a mutually beneficial relationship when it comes to crafting. You see, she knits and I crochet, so we swap favors instead of learning the other skill for ourselves.

My sister liked this one best because it reminded her the most of little boys. Now I'm brimming with ideas, like using minky fabric for the white to give it texture. I've never used minky before so this could be fun!

This will be the final posting for my red white and blue theme. My intention was to just keep designing them until my sister found one she really liked for her little boy. She told me yesterday which one she wanted, but I wanted to go ahead and post my last two designs anyway.

I'll post her choice tomorrow and hopefully get on over to the fabric store to go ahead and get it started.

Here are a few more...

Wow, it's been a while...well might as well jump back in with both feet.

My sister is going to have a baby boy this fall and wants a patriotic quilt for the little guy...here are a few rough sketches...what do you think? Oh, and there are plenty more ideas to come!

Check out this link, you could win some great fabric bundles...

To the holidays.

Haven't had much opportunity to sew lately, but I'm hoping this will be just the inspiration I need to adapt and overcome.

I haven't tried them yet...but I can't wait to! Check out this blog, there is a new design every day!

365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs

Love the coffee beans...

In an attempt to scale back my stash I am offering some of my fabric online at my Etsy store.

I just love it! My daughter (the one about to turn 4) picked out these fabrics the other day and asked me to make her something with them. There wasn't enough of each to make a skirt with just one fabric so I decided to do four different panels. I am thrilled with it so far and just love all the different looks you can get out of just one skirt.

As you can see it is still a work in progress as I still have to hem it and attach the waistband.

Which "look" is your favorite? Mine ...

By that I mean to say that I lost the creative streak I was on a few weeks back. However, I am ready to go again. This new creative energy is directly inspired by my middle daughters upcoming birthday. (She was the little helper in the previous post and is turning 4)

I still have to finished my previous two quilts...

This one only needs a binding...though none of the fabric in my stash suits me. Therefore it has been set aside until I can buy the right fabric, I was thinking red. The quilting design was inspired by ...

Pinned and ready to quilt.

Notice my little helper in the background...she sat there and handed me the pins one by one. Don't know what I'd do without her, she makes the whole experience much more enjoyable.

Is finished!!!