It's baby central here at the church with my second grandchild due to arrive next month. Tiny things are so satisfying to make, same amount of achievement with 1/4 of the work and materials. Here are some things I've been busy with in the last month.
The quilt I made was inspired by a mini Flying in Formation quilt by Jaybird Quilts and can be found here. Julie Herman, the designer and quilter helped me find fabric online in the same color range she used. My friend and client John Kubiniec from Big Rig Quilting was kind enough to help scale the quilt pattern to a crib size.
Lastly the baby shoe tutorial, so quick and easy you can make 2-3 pair in an evening, came from Heather Bailey. She has a flickr site you can upload your finished product to. She just asks you use it for personal use only.
Folkware Patterns, my favorite when my children were little for sweet little shirts and dresses is still around and has an amazing array of authentic historic and ethnic patterns. So the Mexican baby shirts I made have been created for 100's of years by Mexican mamas and grandmothers. I went with flannel and my own embroidery.
Alyn - the quilt turned out great! And I love all the other things you made. They are so great.
ReplyDeleteI have just been looking at your Flickr Photostream - you have been busy. Everything is so beautiful! I particularly love the wee shoes.
ReplyDeleteI remember having that nesting urge at the end of each of my pregnancies. I think maybe grandmothers get it too.
ReplyDeleteAll of these are wonderful. I particularly like the decorative stitches on the Mexican baby shirts. I'm a new "great aunt" so I may have to look into these tutorials. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh, I just love all of these. That is one lucky baby and mama and grandmama. Those tiny shoes are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThat baby quilt is amazing!!!! You're the best Mippy ever!!!
ReplyDeleteI love how your quilt turned out... it looks fantastic!
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