Tangie's Baby Blanket Update

I've been moving all month so I have not had a chance to sew. It's been killing me. But in our new house, I have an entire sewing room! Yeah me!!!! So I finally got somewhat unpacked - enough for my husband to not kill me for sewing instead of unpacking ;-).

I started with Tangie's baby blanket. Her shower is next weekend so I have to get this done. I got the whole top finished and it is all pinned together. For the first time ever, I didn't have the thread color I needed to start quilting it together - Can you believe that? Especially pink (I have 2 girls so I normally have tons of pinks and purples). So it was put back to the side once I got it all pinned together. It is going to be really cute once it's done.

Tangie's Baby Blanket - #2

I started Tangie's baby blanket a few weeks ago with the jelly rolls I ordered but I didn't really like what I had started - it wasn't pink enough so I started over. I downloaded a demo quilt program and created this quilt this morning. I went to JoAnn's today and bought more fabric and now I have started a blanket I really like. It will be a total of 12 squares. The backing I bought is so soft - it is going to be really cute once it's done. The shower is the first weekend of May so this will be my project for the next month. I hate sewing under pressure :0.

Here's the material I picked before I started cutting.
All squares cut. There are a lot of triangles!

March Block Swap

This is my March block swap block. My partner this month requested a nautical theme/colors. I couldn't incorporate the blues as much as I wanted but I think the block turned out pretty cute.

Somewhere in Time - March Block

I received my March block pattern today and had time in between girl scout cookie pickups to complete it. This one is called Crown of Thorns. I am really loving this quilt and I am so proud of my fabric selection :-). I hate that it won't be complete until December.

Tangie's Baby Blanket

NEW BLANKET!!! The jelly rolls I ordered on ebay came in this week. I'm excited! One of my best friends is pregnant with a girl. This blanket is going to be all pink for a little princess. I have a few ideas I'm still choosing between on design. I will hopefully get this blanket started this weekend.

Somewhere in Time - Jan/Feb Blocks

I started another quilt this weekend. This is the 2008 Block of the Month quilt on BlockCentral.com. I had a really hard time picking the fabric when I bought it a few weeks ago but I am really happy with my choices. This block is called a Union Square.


February's block is called Wyoming Valley. I will receive a new pattern every month to complete this quilt. Each block is different so it won't be complete until the end of the year. Each block is 18" so it will end up being a large lap quilt.I am not a traditional quilter but I really like the start of this quilt and can't wait for March's pattern :-).

February Block Swap

This is the block I made for my February block swap. This is not something I would normally make but I really like it. This block is based on a Pat Sloan pattern (by request). I had never heard of this quilter so I found her website very interesting. Check it out if you would like www.quiltershome.com she is very talented and has some great ideas and themes
Here is the block I received. Thank you Betsy :-).

February Block

I have started my Feb. block, It's almost complete. Hopefully I will be able to get it done this weekend. Let me know what you think of the material.
Here's an updated picture. Block is still not complete, I have to sew down the appliqued pieces.