I finished binding 2 more quilts!  Really, binding is one of my favorite steps of quilting.  It is relaxing, peaceful, and just something to keep your hands busy.

The first up is my latest Boxed Blessings sample.  This is done out of scrappy civil war prints with a black box frame and binding.  I like it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quilting, I did a basic meander.  Nothing special, but I think it always looks nice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boxed Blessings is an Ingrid Barlow pattern available via your local quilt shop, me, or a PDF sent directly to your inbox.  So many ways to get your hands on this pattern!

 

 

Next up is Bloom by Thimble Blossoms.   I used all Fig Tree material for it, which I think matches the style perfectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like how the pattern had me use fat quarters for the backing.  Makes it interesting.  I also added an extra strip that I had leftover from the front.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quilting I did sweet little flowers and butterflies.  If my next baby was a girl, I would totally hang this on her bedroom wall!

Yesterday I actually made some good progress on a quilt.  The pattern is called “Bloom” by Thimble Blossoms and the fabric is by Fig Tree.  Actually I have a couple other projects that I want to use the Fig Tree fabric in, so I have to get this quilt done so I know how much scrap fabric I have.  Always looking to the next project…so typical.

I also found some ribbon to go around my bunny ears on “Bunny Tail.”  We gave the hat to our friends last night, and I knew as soon as I saw the baby that the hat was going to be a little big.  Total bummer.  My gauge was perfect on it and I made the 0-6 month size but…  I remembered the baby was born around Thanksgiving but for some reason that seems like forever ago, so I was thinking bigger.  Her little 7 week head will have to grow a bit.  On the positive side, the nice thing about knit is that it can fit loosely for a while and then stretch a bit.  A good lesson learned for me on this one is that I should make notes next to the pattern about how I felt on the sizing, yarn used…etc.

Here is all the scrumptious fabric I bought on vacation!

First up is a stack of solids.  I have learned the importance of including some solids in your quilts just to give your eye a place to rest.  Not so busy, busy.  Amish quilts are done with solids and there are some fabulous modern quilts in all solids as well.

Second we have some Verna by Kate Spain.  I think I have a new Ingrid Barlow pattern in mind for this.

This is some old Aviary by Joel Dewberry that I found and some other bits.  I made this quilt from the bark palette.  Not sure what I’ll do with it but I love the birds.

Here is some A is for Alligator by Hoffman and a couple of good polka dots.  I love the simplicity of the animals.  Could be inspiring for something someday…

This is Fig Tree’s new fabric line called Whimsy.  Gotta love her blues/greens/and butter yellows.

The old fashioned pictures just sold me on this purchase.

Mmmm, and this is Erin McMorris‘ new line called Weekends.  Love the bikes!

Some wonderful grays.  Some of this is Denyse Schmidt.  She’s got talent-wow!

Some fun ribbony stuff.  Just some yardage to put in the ribbon jar for the perfect unknown future project.

And that’s a stack of fabric!  Hopefully some new Ingrid Barlow patterns in the waiting.