bobnrita

A sweet baby boy whose Daddy is a coach and teacher (Mommy is a teacher, too), will get this cuddly little blanket. Made with two kinds of minky cuddle fabric and Jenny's self-binding baby blanket tutorial. It is so soft! Hope they like it. :) It is so quick and easy. This is going to be my new favorite baby gift for friends. I may have to try some with the gauzy type fabric on one side. The two minky fabrics make it so very snuggly, though, don't know if I would want to sacrifice that.

Last month, my father-in-law died. He was a wonderful family man, who loved nothing more than his grandchildren. He would have enjoyed having them all with him 24/7! We were clearing out his closet and as we looked at all of his beautifully laundered and pressed dress shirts, I was inspired. I have now begun making his shirts into stars for each of the grandchildren. We will stretch them onto frames for hanging and they can each have a forever memory of a shirt or two or three that they remember Grandpa wearing. Here are the first three. Many more to go. It has become very therapeutic. :) I used my sewing machine to embroider "Grandpa's Star" on each one. The kids were all, each of them, a star to him.

My niece will be having her first baby in November. Just a quick rag quilt to welcome Baby Max.

My granddaughter, Bridget, is starting daycare for the first time in her life. She will need a sleep mat for nap time, every day. I had an old exercise mat (very lightly used, who has time to exercise with so many quilts to make! tee hee hee). My stash had this butterfly fabric that is a little too glittery for my taste in quilts, but three-year-old Bridget LOVES it. So, her new sleep mat is now ready!