Baby quilts

Some families begin with a dog. When the first baby comes, sometimes its nice to acknowledge the real "first baby." Here is a plan for a baby quilt based on images of the "dog baby". Of course, translated into fabric the quilt would look quite different.


This is an earlier quilt I made based on a different dog and pattern. This had a lot of applique and embroidery, and frankly I've learned my lesson. In any case, I would expect that the new pattern would also feature a colorful range of pups with a border to determined as the quilt progresses.

Fieldtrip

The red, white and blue quilt (top, batting and backing) is laying out on a table waiting for pin basting. It had to sit and wait today while I drove up to the Washington DC area to visit a longtime friend. I had a wonderful visit. And as part of the visit, her new dog Snickerdoodle took us to the nearby dog park so I could meet some of his nearest and dearest friends. Well, for today that is.

In honor of Snickerdoodle, here is a quilt I finished about a year ago.

Quilt of Valor Progress

I love to read blogs. And I am amazed at the productivity of some of my favorite bloggers. I wonder whether their blogs help them along or they get a lot done anyway. This blog is my experiment to see if having a blog will give me a productivity boost. To do that though, I need to show more work in progress instead of just finished projects.

It may have been a year ago that I started on a Quilt of Valor. It has sat neglected until recently when I finally finished the quilt top. Now I'm wondering if I can layer, machine quilt and bind it before the inauguration.


The quilt is a simple log cabin variation. I have seen the pattern referred to as a Bento Box quilt. I chose red, white and blue because those are the apparent color favorites for Quilts of Valor. But I must say this is not my usual color choice. The white fabric is a bit on the fussy side given the gold metallic (see closeup photo below). However, I made a four block sample that I layered, quilted and washed, and everything turned out fine.