Finished! Tim & Nichole's baby quilt

My cousin Tim and his awesome wife Nichole are expecting their first child, a baby girl, any day now.  A baby quilt for the new baby was my November goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes (goal setting post #43).

I wanted something I Spy, and something I hadn't done before.  I settled on the Moda Bake Shop pattern Charming Stars.  Someone in a swap group I was in did this pattern and I really liked how hers looked and have planned on using that pattern when I make myself an I Spy quilt, but I'd been wanting to test it out.  This has 72 different things to spy. The solid purple is Kona Morning Glory and the sashing is a polka dot that I bought at recent quilt show.  I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

The back is an animal striped print that my mom bought like 5 yards of for $1 at a yard sale.  It's Northcott, so it's high quality, and though I initially thought it too busy for a fairly busy top, I'm pleased with it now.

My son (age 2) was outside with me when I was taking pictures, and he loved ducking underneath when the quilt was on the clothesline.

I like to think he is looking intently, playing I Spy!
One more picture, because I like looking at both quilt and Munchkin!

In addition to A Lovely Year of Finishes, this was on my list of Q4 goals for the finish along hosted by Adrianne.  (Please note that my blog changed names, so my post in the goal setting linky will no longer be active.)

A Mini A Month: November

So in October, I set the personal goal of A Mini A Month, I clearly meant to start in November :)

I call it "Singing and Dancing in the Rain" from the last line of the song from the musical.  The pattern is by The Tartan Kiwi. I was inspired by this version I stumbled across, but my paper piecing skills are not advanced enough for something obviously directional.

I quilted in straight lines and varied the stitch length to try to imitate rain.  This is more obvious from the back.

I'm quite pleased with it!  This was on my Q4 list of goals for the finish along hosted by Adrianne. (Please note that my blog changed names, so my post in the goal setting linky will no longer be active.)

November Goal

My cousin Tim and his awesome wife Nichole are expecting a baby girl at the end of November.  Nichole is a quilter, so I thought especially hard about what pattern to use for the baby's quilt.  I picked one that I had seen on Flickr from someone who swaps I Spys with me and had been wanting to try.

I've got all 9 blocks pieced.  I like the design without sashing, but think I am going to add sashing this time around and save this layout for the next time I use this pattern--which will be an I Spy for me!

My goal is to finish the quilt by the end of the month. Linking up to A Lovely Year of Finishes.

Finished: Business Card Holder

I went to a work conference at the end of October and wanted a business card holder to take with me.  I found The Crafty Gemini's tutorial for exactly that, and I had all the materials already.  Sold!

Fancy it isn't, but it works, and was nice and easy to make.  And did I mention I already had everything I needed?

It's a good size, fits a lot of cards, and was easy to find in the purse/briefcase hybrid I had with me at the conference. I'll keep it in my purse now that I'm back.

This was on my Q4 list of goals for the finish along hosted by Adrianne. (Please note that my blog changed names, so my post in the goal setting linky will no longer be active.)