a quilt top!

is it really july 30th already? it has been a busy month for us, so not much sewing going on. i did manage to finish up this quilt top, and hope to get it quilted before too long...

spiderweb

I finally gave in and decided to jump on the bandwagon and make one of these spiderweb quilts. I am using the tutorial found here...although I'm being a little lazy and only using three strips and I decided to forego the paper-piecing. This will be a baby quilt, not very big--which is good, I lose interest in quilts fast, and this one is somewhat labor intensive.

color

i don't know where most of you get your color inspiration, but mine often comes while unloading the dishwasher.

i think this combo will make a lovely baby boy quilt.

scrappy rail baby quilt

I got this quilt finished up last night, and I am very happy with it.
I've mentioned that I really like anything American Jane, but I am so crazy about these doll clothes, cute!
I ended up piecing the back of this quilt, I am really trying to NOT buy fabric--I want to use what I've got--No, I must use what I've got.

and all 4 baby quilts stacked (my favorite) together.

baby quilts #3 and #4

I have the quilt tops finished for 2 more baby quilts. YAY! The end is in sight, and I have since realized that the 6th of the 6 baby quilts I had to do was one for my own baby (which we just found out is a girl), so there's no rush on it.

I'm feeling a little lukewarm about this first one, a scrappy rail fence...but I always like scrappy quilts better once they are finished, and I do love these fabrics--i'm a big american jane fan.
this 2nd pic is a teaser, I don't want the recipient to see too much of it, I'm really liking this one. Hope to have them quilted this week!

may bee blocks

june is on it's way to being half-way over, but thought i'd post the blocks i did for various quilting bees in may:

block party:
cottage quilting bee:
bee inspired:

jump rope baby quilt

I finished another on my list of baby quilts (4 more to go). I'm really happy with this one, especially since it sort of just fell together. I already had the strips cut out, with plans of making another quilt like this one, but instead chopped them up a little and made it into a coin quilt of sorts. this quilt measures 38x41in. Not too big. I try to keep baby quilts a reasonable size so mom can carry them around if needed, also the backing doesn't have to be pieced--which is a big time saver. i used this plaid piece on the back, it's not my favorite (i thought i was ordering something different online), but I really like it on this quilt.