Flannel Doggy Quilt

Hello All,

I just finished a doggy quilt for my first step-grandchild who is due to be born in about a month! Our son picked out the pattern he wanted and the fabrics for his son's quilt. The pattern is puppies in flannel with 3D ears tacked in different positions so the baby can get his hand under an ear and feel it to soothe himself. The quilt is very soft and turned out cute, though the fabrics are a little too mismatchy for my taste. I embroidered all the smiles by hand and cut out wool felt for the eyes and noses. The cat loves it! Get off there Boomer!

Paw Paw's Coffee and Cream Quilt

Finally! This one is done and almost out the door. I wanted to make my father in law a couch snuggle quilt but I agonized forever over what I wanted to make. I'd never purchased a plaid knowingly in my life, but I wanted it to be flannel, plaid and suggestive of warmth. I chose a coffee theme and when I saw that gorgeous dark brown flannel I show here in the border, I knew it was perfect. By the way, the first photo doesn't do the border flannel justice. Look at it in closeup in the last photo to see how it carries the colors over.

The light brown print is a Civil War reproduction that is super soft. I like the colors, they are supposed to represent coffee, cream, black coffee and coffee with cream mixed in. The red is just for 'pop'. I painstakingly embroidered the curling steam coming from the coffee cups and the ID tag on the back: my second and third attempts at embroidery, respectively! (Ignore the pen marks behind the embroidery, they will come out the first time it's washed.) I even splurged on Warm and Natural batting, which is so lovely and blanket-like. I kind of copped out on the quilting and tied it very minimally.

I hope he likes it! What do you think? Click on the photos to see them larger and please leave me a comment!

Wendy

Alexia's Quilt

Today i'm showing off the very first baby quilt I ever made, 10 years ago last September.

I made it for the very first baby in my life, my sister Heidi's first daughter, Alexia. It's just a simple quilt, but I quilted it in a spider web pattern since I had read that spider webs had protective connotations in some cultures. Alexia loved it and still loves it today, so that is all that matters! That's Alexia as a newborn on top, then my sister holding it, and finally Alexia as a three year old snuggling it on the left in the second photo (that's the back). To her right is her sister Lydia.

I used Hobby Lobby flannel for this one too and the footprint pattern faded, though the integrity of the fabric held up fine. Enjoy.

Wendy

Lydia's Flying Geese Quilt

Today i'm featuring a flying geese quilt I made for my sister Heidi's daughter, Lydia, wayyyyyy back in 2001. These photos (except the one with the girls) were actually taken this week, so it's nice to see that my workmanship held up! Holding up nicely also is the flannel from Hobby Lobby that I used to make it. This was very early on in my love affair with fabric and I hadn't yet met quilt shop fabric. Lol, maybe my love of designer fabric is misplaced if this flannel is such a performer!

This is one of my top five favorite quilts I have ever made and i'm proud to say that Lydia has loved the heck out of it. Heidi reports that over the years it has been with her through thick and thin, in sickness and in health, and she still loves it.

Go ahead and visit heidi's shop to see her cool minkee items for sale!

Wendy

Sydney's Quilt

Today i'm going to showcase one of my earlier baby quilts, one I made for a work friend's baby Sydney. I was still writing the letters big back then, and it is smaller than the ones I make now. What's funny is I didn't really know what I was doing, so some of the square patches came out as rectangles, and this gave the overall effect of pink flowers with yellow centers and green leaves. This baby is probably nearing middle school now!

Enjoy!

Wendy

Adrianna's Hearts

Hello All,
Today i'm featuring a quilt I made for my friend Sarah of prettybirdpress to give a friend of hers! I made these hearts for baby Adrianna, backing it with the snuggliest, softest flannel I could find. Enjoy!