Space baby quilt

This project has been in the works since August and I'm so excited to have it finished and gifted to my new baby nephew! My sister...

I'm part of a Long Distance Quilting Bee. Last month's theme was space - outer space, inner space, time/space continuum, whatever space. After searching cyber space for a free pattern and having no luck, I decided to design my own. Not wanting to destroy my original, I photocopied the sketch and sewed it onto lightweight green masking paper to extend the pattern to the right size and shape. I also extended the sewing lines onto the green paper. Below is the final product. I'll change some…

Welcome to those dropping by from the Aurifil blog! If not, check out my guest post on AURIbuzz where I was challenged by OLFA and Aurifil in the Slice & Stitch Challenge, a monthly event during which one Aurifil Artisan and one OLFA Ambassador each share how they put an OLFA tool and a specific weight of Aurifil thread to work. I had the privilege of using 80 wt Aurifil and the OLFA Rotary Circle Cutter. Don't tell anyone, but this was really not challenging. Both are soooooo easy to use…

Becky on Instagram: "I love everything about this! Baby rocket ship quilt with Space Explorers E2E design designed for me by @abeandartdesigns Now I want to quilt it on all the things! #beckysquiltingagain #edgetoedgequilting #customdesignbyabeandartdesigns #longarmquiltingservices #turningquilttopsintouseableworksofart"

Did anyone notice that I completely skipped over “Baby #1” when I started posting last fall? I posted the quilts made for babies #2 and #3, but wasn’t quite sure if I had photos …

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Thank you all for your encouragement on my last post. The trunk show was well attended and I think went very well. At least, it seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves. My latest pattern made its debut at the end of my presentation. Here is Eclipse Sky, in anticipation of next Monday's solar eclipse. Of course there is some artistic license here, but my astronomer husband vetted it for basic scientific accuracy. He's a helpful, supportive kind of guy! The panels going from light to dark and…

Volare is the Italian for 'to fly' (or soar) and is the name of the current European Space Agency mission being conducted by Luca Parmitano on the International Space Station. And now it's the name of my latest quilt: It's now in the possession of the young boy I made it for, so here are a lot of photos... (closest to the sun, Mercury, then Venus) I explained in earlier posts about piecing the background. It came together really well, and with a bit of care at the sandwiching and quilting…

This mini runner was designed as part of an on line row-along - the theme was My Happy Place. I have a lot of happy places, but one of my favorite things to do is to go outdoors on a dark, cloudless night and admire the heavens. I love gazing at the multitude of stars and enjoying the quiet and taking the time to enjoy the stillness of the night. This little quilt is made with three different three inch star blocks. They are all traditionally pieced - once you start making these mini…