Baby quilts are one of my favorite things to do. They are small, fairly easy to quilt, and - most importantly - keep me focused on possibilities of the future. My nephew Chris and his wife are having a little girl pretty soon. Pink was the color of choice. Guildmate and current Chicago Modern Quilt Guilt president Laura McDowell Hopper posted this quilt, "Get Happy!" on the We All Sew website. There's a second Get Happy! quilt in the works for my niece who is having her baby a month later!
Two Koalas, an Elizabeth Hartman pattern, is complete. I struggled with how to quilt this and finally took a tip from Lady Macbeth: be bloody, bold, and resolute. I dropped the feed dogs and free motioned the background. And I must say it is spectacular. The wool batting makes the quilting pop. A word about Elizabeth Hartman patterns: they are terrific. I was a bit taken aback when friends with a pregnant daughter in Perth, Australia, asked for a quilt with an animal on it. I wanted to say, "Wait, I don't do cute." But then I found this pattern and have fallen in love with the cuteness. So I guess I do do cute!
Evenings I am working on this beautiful log cabin.
And another baby quilt! I'm quilting it right now - it will be for Helios's new little sibling.