A little sewing project

I like to be organised. That is part of the reason why my husband and I are going to find out what gender our baby is - and I can't wait! We find out in a little under three weeks, and then look out sewing machine - I'll be sewing up a storm - creating a baby quilt, sewing some cute little clothes and creating the nursery.

Last year I made the boy version of a little raggy patchwork quilt - super easy design, out of flannels. My idea was to have a "travel" quilt that stays in the car and can be taken around the place when our little one gets cold. So, with the idea that this baby could possibly be a girl, I had to make a girly version too, just in case. I made this one out of pink flannel and a monkey design. I really love them - what do you think? They are super cuddly.

I'm now thinking of making simple little cotton carry bags to put them in. I'm really itching to sew, but I'm finding that I can't really do too much more until we find out whether it is a boy or girl. There are so many beautiful ideas on the internet and so many unbelievably creative people - it is very inspiring.

Anyway....I'm off to get some more ideas. Have a great day.

Some of my quilts

I've made a few quilts over the past six years, mainly for other people. Here are some of them.

I made this one for my husband - before we were married - it is quite simple, but we use it a lot.

This was one of my first quilts before I really knew what to do! It is super cozy and I love the colours.

This is a double bed sized quilt. A friend of mine made one in pinks and whites and I absolutely loved it - so I tried it in blue and white. I made it a bit bigger by adding the flying geese border.
This one is a baby sized quilt made out of flannels. It is a really easy design (raggy patch style). I thought the frog fabric was so cute. I'm keeping this for our baby and think I'm going to keep it in the car for those journeys where they need something over them. I'm currently working on a pink one for a baby girl too. (Yep, I've made quilts for babies that don't yet exist...you can never be too organised, don't you think?!)

I made my niece and nephew a quilt of their own a couple of years ago. Joel's was pretty simple, I used robot fabric along with some brights. This was Casey's. I love it. It did take quite a while. I followed a pattern for most of it, but for many of the applique blocks, I did my own thing. The colours were great. I might have to do this one again one day!

More to come another time - I'll have to take photos of the other quilts that live at different homes!