Ani's 100 Good Wishes Quilt, Finally

It took a while, but I finally got Ani's OHQWQ done. I think it turned out pretty nice. I especially appreciate all the love and time that friends and family put into selecting all the fabrics and sending us good wishes. I'm sure it is something that Ani will cherish forever. Thanks again everyone!

Getting all the fabrics organized

Starting to sew squares

The Finished Product

Baby Quilt

Our friend's just had a baby boy, their first. To celebrate the occassion, I made the little fella a baby quilt. I hope he enjoys it. Happy Birthday little guy! Welcome to the world.

Panda Quilt

This is the first quilt I have had a chance to work on since returning from China. I had bought a really cute, really cheap panda quilt in China and promptly destroyed it in the washing machine when I got home...so, I decided to make a new one. I would have taken about a day to finish, but it is really hard to find quilting time with three little monkeys running around here ;) I also decided to try out my first real binding on this quilt. I usually just get the pre-packaged binding and straight stitch it on. This time, I actually cut my own binding and sewed it on the right way, hand stitching it to the back. That part took nearly as long as the rest of the quilt. I have to figure out how to use the blind stitch option on my sewing machine! Anyway, enjoy.

My First Article of Clothing

So, I ventured away from quilting to make Ani Mei a dress for St. Patrick's Day. We will be spending St. Paddy's Day travelling from Nanchang to Guangzhou, but I'm sure there will be some down time at the infamous White Swan Hotel to give the dress a whirl. Tell me what you think. Oh, be nice, a seamstress I am not. ;)

By the way, I tried the dress on Strummer to make sure it would fit around a little baby belly (don't tell him I told you, lol). I resisted the urge to snap a picture of him in it, but I think Scott may have snapped one on his camera phone.

More ABC Squares

Just a few more squares. Keep in mind, these are shown with seam allowances still present, so some of the stuff around the edges will be gone.

Alphabet Quilt

My new project (that I'm actually making some progress on) is an alphabet quilt. I participated in an alphabet swap in my OHGWQ group (I had H). The fabrics I received during that swap serve as my base for each square. I am gathering other fabrics to represent each letter now. I am trying to get 4-5 things for each letter, though some are much harder than others. Please, if anyone has some xylophone fabric, hook me up! I can't find that anywhere. Anyway, this is what I have so far.

Stockings

Ian has a really great quilted stocking we bought at Pottery Barn Kids a few years ago. I couldn't find any I liked for Ani or Strummer, so I just decided to make them new ones. Strummer's is the electric guitar because he loves playing dad's guitars....we truly named him appropriately. Ani's has fabrics from her Good Wishes Quilt and butterflies appliqued on top. Butterflies symbolize rebirth and they are beautiful, just like Ani Mei.