Wedding Quilt #2

Curly and I returned late last night from our trip to San Diego for Lieutenant Boo's wedding. It was a great weekend and went by way too fast. I have pictures to post and discuss later, but first I thought I would share what I made for them:

Lieutenant Boo requested a quilt, as he was the only family member without one. He and Aunt Nora like red, blue, and green, so I thought this fabric was just perfect. For those who like to know, it's Just Wing It by Momo.
For the pattern, I used Square One, found in Simplify, by Camille Roskelley. The pattern calls for a charm pack and a honey bun, but since honey buns are in short supply, I used a layer cake.
I hope it gets a lot of use. Quilts get sad sitting on a shelf.

A Little Sew and Tell

I can't believe I haven't shown this little quilt yet. A few months ago, I did the Above All Fabric quilt-a-long for this cute, and super easy, picnic quilt.

I used DS Quilt fabric from Joann's. It is really pretty in person and feels nice. I mean, it should feel nice because it is way more expensive than the other offerings at Joann's. Thank goodness for coupons. Am I right, ladies?
I love the blue floral print the most. It just reminds me of summer in the South for some reason.
I had to piece the back, so I added a stripe of the dots bordered in the green check for a little interest.
We used it on the 4th of July, and Curly used it when he took Mini-me on a date to Wolf Trap. It's the perfect size for just a couple of people to sit and eat al fresco.

I'm having a bit of a celebration letdown today. I mean, it's not a birthday or an anniversary. There were no presents or cards or packages. What a lame Wednesday! Luckily we have a wedding this weekend. I have been looking forward to the cake all week, only to be informed that there wouldn't be any. Oh well. San Diego has cupcake shops, right?

Baby Quilts

This Spring, I had two new nephews enter my life. They are both handsome fellas. I thought they deserved a quilt for being born.

First up was for baby Hank. He lives in Canada. I got a little carried away when making his quilt. It's not so much baby size as it is lap size. Hank and big brother Rex can cuddle up together, read Skippyjon Jones, and know how much Aunt Jana loves them. For those who care about these stats, I used a Buggy Barn pattern found in American Patchwork and Quilting. Fabric is Pure by Sweetwater.

The second quilt was for baby Caden. It's really a baby size. I had a Pure charm pack, and used a pattern from Camille's book.
I really like how it turned out.
I just wish I had gotten better pictures of both quilts. I'm still figuring out my new camera. Apparently I have a lot to learn!

Photo Friday?

I was hoping to finish Patch's quilt last night, take a picture, and post it today. I had it all planned out -- first I would watch Ugly Betty, with commercials, followed by Grey's Anatomy, with Curly coming in to watch Wednesday's episode of Lost at the end of the evening. It was to be a television-watching and quilt-binding extravaganza. Then the power went out at about 9:30. We hoped it would be momentary, but it lasted for nearly 2 hours. We lit some candles, and I attempted to go back to my roots and quilt by candlelight, but instead we realized why people used to go to bed at 9. Too dark. So look for a picture next week. It's looking really cute, if I do say so myself.