jazz hands

my sister has three handsome little boys, but in may that all changes. jackie is having a girl! so obviously i wanted to make her a quilt. i asked her pick the colors that she wanted for the quilt and i'd pick the perfect fabrics. i think she was trying to keep me from spending too much money on the quilt so she just asked me to make a quilt with fabric i already had stashed in my collection. I don't make a lot of stash busting quilts so I took this as a challenge and said, "Oh I'll make you a scrap quilt. I'll make a scrap quilt that will blow your freaking mind-hole!"

So here's where we stand with that.....

busy

i'd give you three guesses as to why i haven't been blogging.....but you'll probably only need one.

that's right :)

i'm quilting. and knitting. and crocheting. and sewing.

just when i thought i had some down time after finishing all the handmade christmas gifts, the world decided to put me right back to work. so many people are having babies right now which means i have so many quilts and blankets to make. luckily this is my passion and i love it.

granny has skills

nate and my sister often tell me that although i'm a young lively 29-year-old, i'm much like an 80-year-old granny when it comes to my hobbies. apparently baking, sewing and quilting are qualities attributed to grandma's.

i guess they have their point. 

one of my goals in life is to be as talented as my grandma. 

and after we spent some time at her house in august i came home with a whole list of things she can do that i want to do. and she specifically told me that if i want to be a real quilter i need to learn to hand quilt. so i accepted that challenge and took on two projects that are blowing my mind in a totally amazing way. the obvious first choice for me was called "grandmother's flower garden". it's done completely by hand. each little piece is barely bigger than a quarter. it's semi-slow work, but the effect is soooooo beautiful.

the other quilt i started is done part by hand, and part by machine. i remember seeing one at my grandma's house when i was little and always thought that it was far to complicated for me to try. it involves a lot of folding, pinning & patience. the work is tedious but the end result is so incredible. 

{baby on a quilt}

remember that quilt i made for my nephew max? well his mom sent me pictures of him playing gleefully on the quilt and i couldn't pass up the chance to show the world the pictures.

{a baby quilt}

In case you're wondering, Maximilien is my newest little nephew.

He's almost 6 months old but I just met him and his beautiful hair for the first time this month. Benoit, Maria & Max live in Paris so we'll probably only get to see him once a year.

Since Max won't get regular hugs from his Auntie I wanted to make sure I gave him something warm to cuddle up in that will stay with him for years to come.

I actually made two quilts for this little man. Although the first one was beautiful, it just didn't seem like the right quilt for him, so days before they got to the US I started on another quilt that I thought would be more fitting for Prince Maximilien.

{baby quilt}

my friend was super excited to find out that after having two boys she's having a GIRL this time! i wanted to make an extra special quilt for baby girl to have when she comes into this world.

Baby Quilts

In an effort to keep myself busy I decided to start quilting again.

My desire to start quilting came at just the right time becuase I also just found out that I'm going to have another little nephew in a few months.

I decided to mix things up this time and make some burp cloths to match the blanket.

Now I'm making quilts for no one in particular. I'm making them just to make them now.