Panda Quilt

The last two weeks my mother and I collaborated on a quilt for my sister's first baby. For the center square I experimented for the first time with paper piecing. It is a technique that I quickly fell in love with. The rest of the quilt was made from batik fabric strips. The pattern was the same as the one my mother used for my son's quilt - also made from batik prints.

Baby Quilt Accessories

To accompany the baby quilt for Marieke, I also made a hot water bottle cover (kruikzak), a music box, and a diaper stacker.
The pattern on the kruikzak is exactly the same as on the quilt. I attatched a shoestring to tie it closed.
At some toy stores and craft stores you can get the innards of a music box. This one plays a popular German lullaby. Here you see the blue and red fourpatch, while the other side is just yellow. Again I used a shoestring so it can be hung up somewhere.
I kept the diaper stacker pretty simple. Just as the one I made for myself, the blue fabric is leftover fabric from our curtains. I used a similar yellow to the yellow in the quilt for the trim.

Baby Quilt

This is a baby quilt made for Marieke's upcoming arrival. The colors come from the wallpaper that is going in the nursery. It has been on the to-do list for a few months, but with the baby shower this coming weekend, I ended up having to just bang it out. I started Sunday afternoon and finished Tuesday evening. Woohoo! I was really happy when it was time to lay it out and the quilt cover was almost exactly the size of the batting. I need to practice sewing the binding on more. I use a machine because it's easier and faster, but I've still got to work on my technique some. I don't think the baby will mind much, though. Hopefully I'll have enough time to whip up a few more baby accessories with the leftover fabrics.

First Full-size Quilt

Until now it's just been baby quilts and sewing projects, but last week I finished my first big quilt. The fabrics were all stolen from my mother's fabric stash back in july. I started piecing it together in September. The pattern is a Trip Around the World, though with a variation that produces an x. The quilt top was finished in time to have my mother lend a huge helping hand in finishing it (tying and binding). Thanks, mom!

Baby Quilt

I finally finished the baby quilt I started weeks ago. After seeing the quilt for my colleague, my daughter asked if I would also be making one for her teacher's baby. Okay, I said! The red and white fabric is an old dutch pattern. I had seen the directions for a shaded four patch on internet and wanted to give it a try, so paired it with the dark grey. Making windwheels just seemed like fun after that. I didn't have very much fabric, so to make the blanket bigger I added a sashing. It was also an opportunity to brighten it up a little by choosing a soft yellow gingham print.

Cynthia's Baby

My friend Ulrike and I made some presents for a former colleague of mine, Cynthia, who is a expecting a baby boy in November.
The quilt. Ulrike picked out the fabrics. I was skeptical at first, but they are so beautiful! They also ended up being the exact colors Cynthia was planning on using in the nursery.
With the scraps I made another hot water bottle cover.

New Quilting Table

My husband set me up with a new sewing table. Everything is in its place and everything is together. I love it!