Hexagon Hex!

Darn. So I'm piecing this fabulous charm quilt, and I was so stoked about using hexagonal pieces, but now I'm stuck. I have all my rows chain-pieced, but now I have to figure out how to put together the rows with the rows, in all their funky-angled glory. It may be time for an emergency trip to the LQS to ask the experts.

Of course, I'll post photos if I ever get the thing finished!

Baby Trip to the Country

This is the quilt I made for my daughter while I was pregnant with her. We didn't know her gender until she was born, so I wanted to go with something that was just bright and happy and non-gender-specific. I loved this pattern the minute I saw it, and every piece of fabric here is one I adored working with. Which is so important to me, I don't enjoy working on the quilt as much if it has fabrics in it that I think are just so-so; it's much more fun to love every single piece.

Variation on Posts and Rails

I made this quilt for an old college roommate's baby girl. It made me very nostalgic for those days. You know, it's impossible to make a quilt for someone without thinking about that person the whole time you're doing it.

Johnny and Buck

This is a quilt I made for a coworker/friend's new baby boy. I'd seen this fabric at my LQS and wanted to do something with it, but didn't have a reason. Then, when my friend announced she was having a boy, it clicked and I went straight out and bought the fabric for this quilt. The line is made for Moda, and called "Johnny and Buck". I've seen a regular cotton version, but this one's flannel. Which I think is great.




And here's some detail on that same quilt.

Save the Best for First

Let's begin with my favorite quilt I've ever made so far in my entire life, shall we? This one was made for my new niece Kamden. It's a wall-hanging, meant to be a growth chart (there are 1/8" tik-marks done in blanket stitch on the tree trunk), but it doesn't have to get used that way, it can just hang there and be pretty.

I love reproduction fabrics, so I used a lot of those here. There are some Aunt Gracies, of course. A few of the blocks on the outside border are called "Makin' Conversation" - the last of my fabric in that line and I wish I could find it again. I'm also a fan of Amy Butler's designs, so she makes an appearance here, too (by way of her Ginger Bliss line).

Finally, A Purpose!

So I've had this blog for a while, but haven't really posted anything to it. I mean, really; nothing. My little sister started a blog, though, with all her scrapbook projects posted (http://scrapjess.blogspot.com), and since I want to be just like her when I grow up, I decided to make this my own little gallery.