My First Schnibble!

I have been admiring the Schnibbles of many talented quilters over the years on Sinta & Sherri's Snibbles Parades for over 2 years. So I finally got on board and joined the parade! My version of "Summer Day" is a big huge thank you to Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie Quilts Co. I won this fat quarter bundle of Nine Dots from her blog & used almost all of it for this quilt.

I decided to go big or go home. Using the principles of Carrie Nelson's book "Another Bite of Schnibbles" I enlarged the blocks from charm packs to fat quarters. I figured Baby E is getting too big for a tiny quilt, so bigger is better in this case. I love all the colors in this quilt. My pictures don't do the colors justice. The colors are perfect for a baby quilt. I'm not sure if my baby is going to get this one, or if I should save it for the next baby shower I go to.

This was also my first time using a pattern. I guess you could say I still haven't followed a pattern since I enlarged the blocks. I felt that using a pattern was easier than just winging it since i knew how many pieces to cut. Much less waste too. This pattern was really easy too - I managed to piece a large size baby quilt in a month! I'm not sure I would be able to finish one each month though- but I can try!

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UFO Challenge- Benjamin Bunny

I actually finished the #6 Quilt in Judy's UFO Challenge! For me, #6 was my Benjamin Bunny Quilt. I used a book panel and chopped it up to make this quilt for Baby E's Beatrix Potter Nursery. I'm so glad I took part of the Challenge since it gave me motiavation to finish the quilt in a month. Not too shabby for a mom of a 3 month old baby!

UFO challenge

Here's my list of projects for the 2011 UFO Challenge!

1. Blue and tan tv stand
2. Halloween table runner
3. Quilt for uncle Tweety and aunt Judy
4. Beatrix potter abc quilt
5. Beatrix potter 3 kittens quilt
6. Beatrix potter Benjamin bunny quilt
7. Small dark pink squares quilt
8. Large light pink squares quilt
9. Pink pinwheels
10. Turquoise and chocolate quilt
11. Sewing machine cover
12. 30's pinwheel quilt

Pink Squares

Finally a finished quilt to show! Here's my Little Light Pink Squares Quilt. I used baby pink kona cotton & scrap pinks. The backing is a flannel so it's softer to cuddle. And to make it really cute- add Baby E! And yep isn't her crib adorable too!

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving surrounded by friends and family. This was Baby E's first Thanksgiving. Too bad she couldn't have any turkey... next year! E and I drove 2 hours to PA to pick up my Mom. E was great for the drive and just fell asleep both ways. For Thanksgiving dinner I ordered the meal from Boston Market so I wouldn't have to cook. Boy was it nice and easy. I may do that again next year! E finally met her Uncle Steve, who held her a couple times and even fed her a bottle. Her Abuela also came and stayed the night.

Smile!

I was finally able to catch Baby E's smile!