Friday, September 11, 2009

Polka Dot Baby Blanket

Polka Dot Baby Blanket

26" x 32"


Simple..Cuddly..Polka Dot..Warmth

This blanket will be your baby’s favorite. It is so easy to make.

Choose your favorite color and make one today! Or three! They are that easy!

They also make wonderful baby shower gifts.


Materials:

1 yard of a 54” colored fleece

1/4 yard of a 54” white fleece


CUT

From the colored fleece, cut:

2 - 26 1/2" x 35 1/2" rectangles


THE BLANKET

Trace 14 - 4" circles onto the wrong side of the white fleece. Cut the circles out exactly along the traced lines. Layout one of the colored fleece rectangles right side up. Place the white circles in the desired location on the colored fleece. Pin in place. Sew around the circles along the edge, on your sewing machine, using straight stitch and white thread.


FINISHING

Layer the two colored fleece rectangles, right sides together. Sew around the outside leaving a 4” opening, backstitching at the beginning and end.

Turn the blanket right side out. Hand stitch the opening closed.

Top stitch the blanket, 1” from the edge, using a straight stitch and thread that matches your fleece.


Project from Baby Love.

Monday, September 7, 2009

After a busy summer...

Life can be busy when you have three little ones to take care of.
Summer especially.
Ours included a move across the country,
from Omaha to Boise.
It is never an easy thing to do.
But we are finally settled.
Starting school.
Finding all the things that will make Boise feel like home.
Life is beginning to feel normal again,
which means I can finally get back to what I love.
Being creative.

One of the things I love most about what I do is that it is flexible.
When I need to take a break from it,
I can.
Which is very important since I am a mommy.
They come first.
But I am so thankful that when things slow down,
I can express myself creatively.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

New Fabric Collection...Flutter

Introducing...
Flutter
My latest fabric collection with Windham Fabrics.
Girly, but not over the top.
The large butterfly print is based off of a vintage feedsack.
I really like the look of mixing vintage and modern prints together.
I love butterflies, and have used them in many of my quilt designs.
There is just something about their simple beauty.

(My daughter Belle with a butterfly)

I made the quilt for the free project featured on the Windham site last night.
It was fun to work with the fabrics, although I had very small quantities.
Can't wait till I get some yardage!

Fat Quarter Shop has preorder available for bundles...