robots

A little quilt.

Only 40" square.

Is that too small?

Well...it was fast and easy!

AND it looks like it's the right size...

BUT.... 40" sounds so small! :/

I thought I'd be bordering those hourglasses with white.

But the white I had was not long enough....

Turns out......

I had just enough robot fabric for the sides and....

the BACK!!!

Isn't it nice when things work out perfectly?

Almost like it was "meant to be".

I suppose the new baby will enjoy looking at

ROBOTS

on the front of the quilt instead of

plain ol' WHITE on those borders!

Right?

right.

AND

the new mom will not have as much

***white****

to worry about keeping clean!!!

It did look nice though. ;)

Double Hour Glass

I was asked to make a baby quilt on Sunday.

Would I?? You bet I would!

I've been wanting to try this quilt block...

the double hour glass.

I had this inspiration fabric all ready to go!!!

This is my scientific method for choosing my scraps:

First:

Find some cute fabric like the one above.

(I can use this in the quilt itself, the border or the backing)

Next:

Lay it out and pay attention to the colors used in the print.

Last: ( the messy part)

Start pulling scraps out of boxes and drawers

and lay them next to your inspiration fabric.

Do they kind of go along with the colors in your inspiration fabric?

Yes?

THAT'S the fabric you choose!

(don't forget to clean up the explosion of fabric

that surrounds your work area!)

LOOK!!!

I even had these little boy's shirts

with  HAPPY plaids that I think will look great in this quilt!

(little boy shirts don't come with as much fabric...

but I LOVED these colors and snapped them up

when I saw them at the thrift store.)

The double hour glass block is super easy!

I'm using 2 1/2" wide strips, 27" long.

For this small quilt I am not repeating any fabric...

soooo....

This requires very little of each fabric chosen!

Just one strip! Woo Hoo!!!

I sewed them together.

Pressed away from the white fabric.

I'm using the 45 degree line on my ruler

and cutting some triangles!!!

Four pieces.

One block.

Isn't that easy?

yep!