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Last Minute Gift in Minutes

February 13, 2014 by Margaret 3 Comments


I have an acquaintance whose wife just a had a baby girl after two boys.  
He is so proud of her and shows new pictures every time I see him. 
Out of the blue I decided that I wanted to make something for the baby.  I love to make gifts.  So I set out to see what was in my stash of fabric and so
 forth that I could make a nice gift.  

A number of years ago I purchased several very soft fleece receiving blankets at a yard sale that were brand new with blanket stitching around the outside edge. Great!  I had a white one.  It’s a girl I couldn’t use the blue or green that I had as well.  I have a book with several patterns that are perfect for babies.  


I chose a Happy Sun to applique and started sorting through my flannel 
scraps for soft colors that might work.  

In about 90 minutes from start to finish I had this cute receiving blanket finished and I love it when I can use up my stash.  It makes room for more.

Just a note, soft fleece goes on sale often.  For a great price you can purchase a yard and blanket stitch the outside edge to have on hand for when you need a quick baby gift.

I am giving it to him tomorrow.

Mary Ellen

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Quilting Adventures 2

May 21, 2013 by Margaret Leave a Comment

Just after my daughter was born the quilt group we go to made me some adorable blocks to be made into a little quilt.  Well, it has been two years and I have finally finished the quilt.  I chose to use it as my first official quilting project, not just practice squares anymore.  I found some fleece in my stash to use for a back and got to it.  I was too self conscious to just go without a guide or direction so I drew pretty much everything I was going to quilt.  I found that after a while, I would get impatient with myself, thinking it should be going faster.  I have lots of mistakes that could be picked out and fixed, but I don’t have the patience to pick it out. In the end I was pleased and thought it turned out really well for my first project.

As the quilt is for Savannah, I put her name on it!

I did not want to stipple the entire quilt, in fact I only stippled one block.  I do like how it turned out though, I may use more of this technique on future projects.

I got a little carried away with the hearts though… they are all over the quilt.

In the end, a successful adventure.  Now on to the next project, so I can quilt it too.

Mary Catherine

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