One down, too many to count to go...

So I have totally completed the horse quilt.  I thought it looked pretty good.  My friend was happy with it.

RP and I went to Country Traditions on Friday since they have a total purchase coupon for your birthday.  While there, I bought fabric for 2 little quilts along with a book.  The book I bought is Warm Welcome cozy quilts for baby by Mary Hickey.

I am making one called Gift Block for a friend who is having a baby in April with the shower in March.  She found some fabric she liked that her husband decided was acceptable from Hobby Lobby with robots on it, so they are going with a robot theme.  I was going to embroider the center blocks, but while at JoAnn's I found a cute juvenile print of robots that matched my colors I had already bought, so I'm going to use that instead.  Right now I am all about speed.

I am making one that has snowball blocks out of some Husker fabric for a couple who are getting married in June.  I was going to make it the size it was as a wall hanging or table topper, but I think I will get more Husker fabric and make it bigger- like maybe twin size to be thrown over the back of the couch.  I haven't totally decided the final size on that one.

I have another friend getting married February 25th, with a reception in March, so I have a sampler I am cross stitching for them.  I am not as far along as I would like to be, but I am plugging away on it.

I have a niece who is turning 2 in March and I would like to send something with my parents for her when they go visit, but that may not happen.  I am planning on sending another book to her in December- but this one will be more of an activity book instead of a picture book.  I would also like to make her a Disney ABC book, but that will probably be later.

Speaking of books... here they are:

The ducks are my favorite.

I used elmer's purple school glue sticks to stick the little shapes down and then did a blanket stitch by hand around the shapes.  Then I added some embroidered words at the top or bottom of the pages.  I would have had it completed by Chritstmas had I known how I wanted to attatch the pages to each other.  I will also be more careful squaring up my pages and keeping everything within the confined space so they all come out the same.  I put denim on the outside and wrote her name on it in puffy paint and sent it on its merry way.

On the selfish side,  I have taken my class on hand applique and have started tracing my blocks for the Liberty Baltimore Album quilt I want to make.  I have 3 done, 9 more to go.

I will try to not let so much time pass between posts next time, but no promises.

G