A Mama Quilt for Kristi

As I mentioned previously, there are soon to be several new babies in my future. This weekend I again traveled north to shower my good friend Kristi with gifts for the anticipated bundle o' joy.

As with Diana, I endeavored to make a mama quilt for the occasion. This time though, I didn't need to employ the sneaky spy skills of my friends to discover Kristi's tastes as she had already told me she was gung-ho for pink and brown. Seeing as that color combination is very "in" at the moment, it was more than enough to go on for me. In no time I had chosen my fabrics and stumbled upon the perfect pattern. Like Kristi it was organized and well put together (but not at all boring), and when combined with the feminine, bright, and trendy fabrics, the overall result felt perfectly representative of Kristi to me.

I finished it with a bit of extra hand-quilting (I just couldn't resist all those big, blank spaces) and was quite happy with the final result. When I was finally able to give the quilt to Kristi this weekend (I've had it done forever) I was touched to see she was a little emotional. I guess I must've gotten it right!

Click to enlarge the image and check out the hand-quilting!

Babies, babies, and still yet, more babies

There comes a time in everyone's life wherein it feels as though everyone they know is pregnant. Right now is that time in my life. (At my last count, it was 8 buns in their respective ovens.)

So last weekend I headed up north for the first of many baby showers in my near future to celebrate with my good friend Diana on the eminent arrival of her baby girl. I figured since I have so much time on my hands these days, I'd make her a quilt for the occasion.

My first thought was that it would be a baby quilt - something for the new little one's room, something to add to all the other baby paraphernalia. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized I wanted it to be a gift for Diana. Something that she would use and enjoy; something that she got warmth and comfort from. Because really - let's be honest here - that baby doesn't give one rip about it. Thus, I decided I would be making her a mama quilt. A quilt that would appeal to Diana, that she could use to snuggle her newborn in, and that reflected Diana to me.

So in order to accomplish this feat, I employed the help of both my good friend and Diana's, Ms. Kristen Mauss. She was able to sneakily find out not only what colors Diana was into, but managed a fabric sample to boot! (I know, talk about an A+ on the reconnaissance.) With that kind of intel, the project came together in a little over a week. So without further ado, the final product:


So, do you like it?

(The main red fabric I used is a Heather Bailey fabric called Red Peonies from the Pop Collection and can be found here.)