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Photos sent to me by the Daddies of the twin boys I made these quilts for.....  Now they have the books!


Come on Daddy! Send me a picture of the babies with the quilts!

Pokey Puppy on the go

Thank goodness for sewing gatherings or I wouldn't get anything sewn!!

I actually worked hard at a sewing night with Fiona and Debbie, and I've made about one third of the Pokey Puppy quilt top. I need to finish it quite soon. It's for a baby due in April. I've made its twin the Saggy Baggy Elephant Quilt, which is already finished.

I've just realised I haven't posted a finished pic of the Saggy Baggy Helephump!! I asked Mum to quilt it with large monsteria leaves - I think it gives a perfect jungle feel...

The quilts are both gender neutral - I don't know yet if they are boys or girls...

I think it's past time to share these photos...

I've put the inside cover printed square on the back as the quit label.....

I hope I can get some of the Pokey Puppy sewn before the next group session...

Elly-fump

Now that doesn't happen very often these days.... not very often at all!!

Not only was this quilt top made in 2 days, but that's 2 quilt tops finished in 3 days... (okay, okay, one of them was on the go for five years.... but does that count? Really?
Here it is.. the Saggy Baggy Helephump... awww.. can't wait!! I'm asking Mum to quilt it with monsteria leaves or something similar.

The Saggy Baggy Elephant is a sample for my LQS... the panel comes with instructions on how to turn it into a book, but it was saying quilt to me. I chose batik fabrics in the colours I think African sunsets should be.

Eventually, this quilt will be for a baby due in April 2012... and...

... this will be for its identical twin.... The Poky Little Puppy. I've chosen sympathetic colours to go with the panel, but they are not African jungle/sunset.... these are softer....

Awwww.. look... these little puppies already have quilts...

I won't be starting this one in a hurry... there is another sample for my LQS to finish.... (more simple straight line sewing)... but I'm afraid I will become bored if I do just this kind of sewing... I think it's time to crack out the audio books again!!

It's a quilter thing...

I'm still sewing and sewing after yesterday's effort... Fun! Fun!

Does this ever happen to you? You suddenly sew your little fingers to the nub? Don't get me wrong... they are not hurting.. hahahaha.. It's been an absolutely wonderful frenzy!!

Firstly I made the remaining two stockings from the panel (see my previous post)... I still need to make the birds, but I want to hand-embroider names onto them, then hang them as name tags off each stocking. Then I will have to make them all again... because I am thinking these will be for my sister, and I'd like a set too. *sigh* (We always do for others first right? It's a quilter thing).

This panel was talking to me at my LQS.... I felt obliged to listen...Here it is with borders... I just need to assemble the back as it only needs a 15cm strip inserted into the back to work...

I love Olivia the little pig - these scenes of her with her family are quite touching. I also love the red and pink together: bright, fun, and it lends the bedroom decoration to include pink, red or both. After I joined the front border strips, and fell in love with it, I didn't feel like doing the quilting... the quarter inch foot is on my machine, and I'm ready to sew lots and lots of strips. Funny about that, I have a couple of quilts that need some of that.. I think I'll leave my machine threaded with this colour for a couple of days...

I'm making the Saggy Baggy Elephant for my friend who is expecting identical twins. I really wanted to make the Saggy Baggy quilt for my friend's baby, and felt torn when he said it was twins... What to do? I didn't want to make two quilts the same (not just because I would be bored, but because they will be individual people, and deserve to be treated as such)... then I found the Poky Little Puppy panel in my stash at home! Oh wow! I'm excited now!!

I shall keep you updated... so much to sew! But, now it's time to mow....

Oh, and a little update on my studio... I've been using a room in the house that is officially labelled a Disaster Zone. Today, the electrician put lights and power into a little outbuilding that I am going to turn into a super duper studio!! Yay!! A dedicated sewing space of my own... oh joy!