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My new nephew’s quilt!
210 months ago
by Erin
My sister is having a baby boy, and her shower was this past weekend (more about that in another post). One of the gifts I made for her was a baby quilt, of course! This quilt had a snoopy theme; my sister loved Snoopy as a girl and briefly thought about doing the nursery in a Snoopy theme (ultimately she decided to go with something else).
All over shot of the quilt
I used good ol’ Quilts for Baby: Easy As ABC by Ursula Reikes to make it, using the Rail Fence pattern (same one I used for Abigail’s quilt).
Closeup of the block
Three out of the five fabrics used for the quilt top were Snoopy themed! I bought all of the fabric used on the quilt top especially for this project. The fabric on the back were all remnants.
Closeup of the border fabric
I was afraid with all of the blue, red and white the quilt would come out looking a bit “YAY AMERICA!” which is not really what I was going for. I tried to find a yellow fabric to use in the rail fence blocks, but nothing looked quite right, so I ended up settling for that white fabric and using a cute yellow fabric for the borders.
Closeup of Snoopy and Woodstock Applique
How cute is this applique? I found it at Joann’s! They also had a Charlie Brown one, but I wanted this quilt to focus more on Snoopy, so I decided not to get that one. Originally I planned on putting the appliques in the center of the quilt, but my husband suggested putting it in a corner and I think he was right. It would have gotten lost in the center.
Back of the quilt
Soft remnants for the back! Mama loved the quilt, and once she decides on a name for baby I can add it to the tag!
Liliana’s Quilt!
011 months ago
by Erin
This week I finished another quilt, this time for a baby girl. I used a pattern from Debbie Mumm’s Cuddle Quilts for Little Girls & Boys and I’m really happy with the way it turned out!
Completed Quilt
Most of the fabric used were remnants from previous projects or the bin at Joann’s. The red striped fabric was a garage sale find and the white fabric was stolen from my mother’s closet! The only materials I bought specifically for this project was some new threads, interfacing, the ribbons and ric rac.
Flower Applique Detail
This project was my first foray into the world of applique! I was intimidated at first, but it was a lot easier than I anticipated and a lot of fun.
More Flower Applique Detail
The little ribbons were a challenge! I had a hard time making sure they stayed straight, even with pinning, and I wasn’t sure how to sew them on without disrupting the details on the ribbons.
Ribbon Applique Detail
Ric Rac and Diamond Quilt Detail
I decided to do a diamond quilting pattern on the striped parts, and I was so happy with it!! It came out really cute.
My brother’s Quilt
01 year ago
by Erin
As I mentioned in this post back in November, I was starting on a new quilt for my brother. It was quite an ambitious undertaking: until then, I had made only baby quilts using patterns from books. For this one, I would be increasing the size significantly (I was planning on 70″x70″) and going off of a pattern I made myself with this online pattern generator:
My brother's Quilt Pattern
It’s supposed to look like this shield from the PC game Ultima. Yes, my brother is a huge geek! Where do you think I get it from? 
