Baby Quilts

Here are the pictures of the baby quilt tops I finished yesterday.  The first is for a friend's baby boy.  The pinwheel's are cowboy fabrics.  I wanted to do something "Texas-y" for him since I am in Texas and he is in Florida.  I added the prairie points to give it dimension and something his little hands can fiddle with.

The second quilt is for my granddaughter Ella.  I used Cathi Godwin's pattern with embroidered butterflies and Inklingo stars.  I will add Ella's name and birthdate to the blank hexagon block in the lower left corner.

I am off to the fabric store today to see if I can find stripes, paisleys, plaids and prints for the POTC blocks.  I think "ugly" fabrics would look best with those blocks.  It will be a fun challenge to make "ugly" fabrics interesting and pretty in creating the POTC blocks.

Sewing Day

I did some sewing today as I am trying to catch up on some projects that sat idle during the move and travels.  I finished two tops for baby quilts - one for my granddaughter and one for a friend who adopted a little boy.  Both are very cute.  I will post pictures tomorrow.  Now I have to get them quilted or find time to quilt them myself.  
I used chenille and minky in one of the quilts and it was a mess.  Lint everywhere.

Renegade is adjusting to his new home very well.  He doesn't have a large space to run but he makes the best of it.  I love this picture of him with his "baby".  We adopted him when he was a year old and are pretty certain he was abused.  He finds comfort in his stuffed animals.  It is funny to see an 85 pound lab dragging around a stuffed toy!

POTC

Patchwork of the Crosses

As they say in Texas "Back in the saddle!"  The middle of May we sold our home of 26 years and moved to a rental home while we build.  Four days later we were on a trip from Athens Greece to Venice Italy.  We returned home for four days and then took another 10 day sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands.  I was able to stitch 6 Patchwork of the Crosses blocks from  Lucy Boston/Inklingo.  I will be starting a baby quilt for a friend who recently adopted a precious little boy.  I have had the design and fabric since April but not the time.

Hope you enjoy the new blocks.  They are very relaxing to do thanks to Inklingo.  Please visit www.lindafranz.com and read about the Inklingo collections.  They will definitely change your quilting life.