baby quilt from last summer

I found the pictures that my husband's cousin emailed back in February 2010--the quilt was made in spring 2009 for DH's cousin's new baby.

 

This was the first time that I used fabrics all from one line.  Red Rooster's Paisley Party caught my eye when s-i-l and I went to the Minnesota Quilt Show in Duluth.  I first found fat quarters at a shop on the way up (potty stop), and then found more at the show.  I love the colors so much; they remind me of yummy colorful candies.  It's good that I didn't see the other fabrics in the line, because the Paisley part of the Party is just as fun!

 

I used fabric markers to color in this label.  It's from "Make Your Own Quilt Labels!" Volume 4, by Kim Churbuck, whom I got to meet at the quilt show.  She has a bunch of these little books of inspiration for quilt labels--I soooo wished that I had thought of the concept first.  I also wish I'd have seen her booth in the first few hours, not the last 10 min., as I was pretty low on $$ by then, but had enough to buy one of her books.  Thank you Kim, for sharing your talent with all of us!  I will buy more next time I get to a quilt show...

Baby quilts

Here are two baby quilts. The star quilt has Little Blessings fabric in the centers--cannot get this fabric anymore and that's too bad! I always seem to find a fabric line after it's retired. That quilt was for my cousin's baby, born 2007; I was able to give it to them in March 2008, not too bad. The pinwheel quilt was made from the triangle scraps of the star quilt--even though they were small, I couldn't bear to throw them! I believe the half-square triangles were 2.25 inches finished. That quilt went to it's tiny owner in November 2008.

The backing is scrappy, which is the first time I've ever done that.  Usually I use one big piece or two pieces of fabric.