Thursday, June 27, 2013

another baby quilt!




A few weeks ago, Steve and I went to Iowa for his sister's Heather's baby shower! She's expecting a little boy in early August, and I made a quilt for her! I was so pleased with myself, as it was the first time I've ever finished a quilt before the baby arrives! As I explained in the last baby quilt post, I am always a few quilts behind. I still have to finish Christine's baby Ada's quilt, Heidi's baby Ethan's quilt, and, Stephanie's baby Grace's quilt! Also, I spoke to Stephanie this week, and she told me the exciting news that Grace will be a big sister in November! So, looks like I have another baby quilt to add to the list  :) 



For Heather, I selected a fabric line called One For the Boys by Zoe Pearn for Riley Blake Designs. As I often do, I ordered it from Fat Quarter Shop, which is one of my favorite online fabric shops! They are located in TX and the customer service is second to none. For the pattern, I kind of made up my own, not following anything in particular, and I am pleased with the way it turned out! 






I also made a few cloth covered burp cloths using cloth diapers and some fun fabric! 





Along with these, I gave Heather a little onesie and a copy of Peter Rabbit, one of my all-time favorites. I think she liked everything, and I hope that Baby N likes them too, when he arrives. He'll be here in a few weeks and I am looking forward to meeting him! 


The baby shower itself was very nice, and Heather received many lovely gifts. Baby N is so loved already - what a blessing! It was a short weekend in Iowa, as that was the main focus of the trip, but we did have time to see some friends of Steve's and a few other things in the area. We toured a historic home, just for fun, and I met an aunt and uncle of Steve's that were in town for the shower. I hadn't met them before, as they live in St. Louis, so that was a good thing! We'll be back in Iowa in September for a Labor Day weekend wedding! 



9 comments:

Linda F. said...

This quilt is really sweet.

Celtic Thistle said...

Cute quilt, looks like you will be a real baby quilt expert before long!

Melissa at My Fabric Relish said...

I love making baby quilts! I love the blues and oranges you picked. Yay for finishing before baby came!

Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD said...

Dropped by from LGA, what lovely gifts and so many more for you to make! Good to meet you :)

Vera said...

The fabrics are really nice and the pattern just show them well. Nice.

QuiltCandy said...

What a lovely quilt for a very lucky baby! The cloths are a great idea for using up scraps too. :-)

Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation said...

what a cute little boy's quilt! I like that the fabrics you chose will really grow with him.

:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

Paula@TheSassyQuilter said...

What a great set of gifts! And the burp cloths are just too cute. What a great idea. Can't have too many of those:) Gonna be a happy baby!

Anonymous said...

Those burp clothes are adorable! What a great gift! Thanks for linking up with Let's Get Acquainted, Lexi!