Baby Lincoln's Quilt

I couldn't post this until it was received.  

Little baby Lincoln received her quilt today in the mail.  

You all saw the left over pieces from the Neverland fabric line and this is the quilt I made with it.  Pattern is a free one called Star Break.

I LOVE this pattern and I really have enjoyed working with the Neverland fabric.

  I still have quite a bit left if anyone else wants to make one.  

See previous post for fabrics for sale.

I used the pretty mint flowers from the line for the back.  

My friend, Liz, did the fairy quilting.

Close ups of the stars.

I made a label using the same fabric as the back.

It was the first time I tried that and I love how it turned out!

We get to meet one of the other babies born in our family on Thursday.

I can't wait to give him his quilt and to share it with his label too.

I am currently working on making nap blankets for a friend.

Her daughter teaches in a 4 year old classroom.

The kids need blankets for naps so each year my friend and her friends make nap blankets.

One yard each of cotton woven and one of flannel.

I may have bitten off more than I can chew!  

I have cut out 12 so far and still have fabric I pulled for more.

I may just give her the rest of the fabric.  

I'm not sure I will have enough time to make more than 12 right now.

I gave plasma today too.

I've been trying to give 2x per week. 

It went really quickly today.

I made my entire donation (830ml) in 40 minutes flat!!

I took a photo of my arm but figured you might not want to see.

It was pretty cool watching the bin fill and then empty my cells back into my arm.

Then fill and return until my donation was complete.

Maybe a pic of baby A would be a better photo to put here?

He loves this Johnny Jump Up!

What are you working on?

I need to cut a couple more nap blankets tomorrow and then start sewing.

~XOP~

Free The Sewing Room Stuff Friday

How is it Friday already??  

I went through some of my fabrics that I have made a few quilts from and 

decided to liberate some more fabric. 

 I hope you will be excited to give my fabric a new place to call home. 

 My home is smoke free and cat friendly. 

 Buyer pays shipping. 

 PLEASE leave me an email if you claim something as otherwise 

I have no way to get in touch with you. 

 Shipping will be cheapest, I will need your zipcode to calculate shipping accurately.  

I will invoice via Paypal.

Here we go! 

Let's start with the line Big Sky by Annie Brady for Moda.  I have one unopened fat quarter bundle.

$125

Top view

Side view

2 yards of the main print.

$24

These are all the scraps I had left over from making Avery's Bear quilt.

$25

Next up is Neverland by Jill Howarth for Riley Blake Designs

Factory cut FQB of 18 fabrics $80

(SOLD)

Some left over Neverland pieces from the quilts I have made

1-Purple cameos 1 FQ  $4

1-Green cameos 15" x 18" $4

1-white islands 33" x 36"

1-Purple islands 1 yard $12

1-Purple islands 1 yard $12

Neverland mint green flowers 

1-34" x WOF $12

1-22" x 44" $6

1-Assorted large scraps $10

Assorted companion fabrics I used when making my Neverland quilt. 

 7 are 1/4 yard/FQ, some cut squares and the bigger pieces of Tinkerbell are 9' x 54" and 12" x 62"

  $25

This was the latest Neverland quilt JIC you were curious.

The pattern is a free one called Star Break

Next is a fabric called Soiree by Lila Tueler when she was with Moda

I have three pieces of the large flower in this assortment

Two at 6 " x 20", and one at 6" x 22"

the rest are assorted scraps, mostly 10" squares (9), and a few other scraps

$10

My favorite big flower print 16" x 54 " $8

Various coin cut pieces all are 2.5" x 4.5" 

$10 for all 

 (more detailed photos following, but I did NOT count them all)

All of these coins that are included in the first coin photo

PHEW!  

That was a lot of work but it makes me happy.

Hopefully someone can help me out!

~XOP~

Neverland Quilts

I have been wanting to make this quilt for some time now.  

I finally have a reason to make it, YAY!  

My daughter's best friend is expecting twin girls and I need to make 2 quilts.  

I decided I would make them different but use the same fabrics.  

I am using the Neverland line from Riley Blake.  

The colors are very soft and beautiful.  

I matched a few other plainer fabrics to this and got what I needed to make 2 baby quilts.

The very first pattern I thought of is the Meadowland pattern by Then Came June.  

As it turns out it was a really easy pattern to follow and 

comes together pretty quickly once you figure it out.  

I have directional fabrics in this line so the flying geese were a bit of a challenge but I got there. 

 If you want to make a Meadowland quilt too you can find the pattern right here.

I will show you my blocks so far.  

I have all 12 finished for the quilt but have not had time to assemble it yet.

I didn't have a mosaic maker that would do 12 but here are the first 9 all together.

There is no sashing in this quilt.

I love how this looks.

I bought a Tinkerbell fabric in gray for the backing.

I don't have it yet but will show you once I do.

I will show you the other one once I make some more progress on it.

I am using the Starbreak pattern from the Fort Worth Fabric Studio.

If you want to make one you can find the free pattern here.

I began with a FQB and a few "companion" fabrics and 

had more than enough to make BOTH baby quilts!  

I do have the stars from the Starbreak pattern done.

I found the CUTEST coloring book page to use for the labels!

I am working on the embroidery for them so will show you when they are both finished.

I am off to a local quilt retreat today and will be back home on Sunday.

I am hoping to have 4 count them 4 baby quilt tops finished by the time I get home!!

I like to sew the label into the back rathe than sew it on after I get the quilt back from the quilter.

That means I have to wait for the baby to be born to add the name and DOB.

I try to embroider as much as I can on the labels.

If it is just words that is a bit more difficult.

I can usually get a all word one done in a couple of nights though.  

It just means the baby won't get the quilt right away, but I am so much happier with the look.

Have a great weekend and stay tuned.

I will be posting on Instagram as I work this weekend.

If you want to watch my progress please find me at 

@mamaspark59

Happy Stitching!

~XOP~