With a new arrival due very soon it has been time to start work on a new quilt. These days many people find out the sex of their baby but the couple for whom this quilt is for, are leaving it as a surprise. When you know the sex of the baby it certainly makes deciding on a quilt design easier but I have always loved that joy of finding out if it is a boy or girl till when you meet them for the first time. So I thought that this Dr Seuss fabric would be just perfect for either a boy or a girl. I have just cut 5 1/4 inch squares and sewn them up as a play mat.
I had originally planned on cutting up the squares to become like the Disappearing 9 patch squares but with the designs on the fabric I thought that you would loose too much of the details and characters in the prints if they were any smaller. Now to quilt and bind it. I have chosen a red and white stripe to use as the binding which I think will just finish off the quilt nicely.
Well over a year ago I started this quilt. In my strong aim to finish all the unfinished projects that have been laying around my sewing room (and only starting those needed - like new baby quilts!) I have been working on this quilt again. It is a Janelle Wind design - called Candy Girl. I will show you more progress as I go - but hopefully I will be able to make a good dent in this these school holidays.
A little treat for myself - I have loved this Washi fabric for a while now and decided that I deserve some so bought it from Pink Chalk Fabrics.
At night I have been loving my crochet. This Blooming Flower Cushion from Attic 24 has been on my to do list since picking up a crochet hook. After a lovely morning with friends we had the start of the pattern nutted out and then I was not able to put it down after that.
I can not tell you how much I love the Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece I used in this project. The colours are so bright and I love the texture of it. You can pick some up for yourself at Tangled Yarns. I think there may be few of these under the Christmas Tree this year.
And with a special friend almost about to have a birthday I couldn't go past making her a Liberty Bliss scarf. I used Rowan hand knit cotton in shades of blues and greys and a sweet Liberty print with tiny blue flowers.
