Ava's Quilt 2 of 2

Laying everything out was tough with limited childfree space and it took a lot longer then I thought (pic 1-3). Before I could lay it out though I had to go through and cut out all the yarn ties my mom put in. Sentimentally this was tough, I love everything my mom makes me! Then I flipped it (pic 4). I don't have a picture of all the pinning I had to do but there was a lot of it. I used DNC floss to tie it (pic 5-6) and a little after Christmas it was done (pic 7-8)! I am very happy with it! Now that Lacey's birthday is over I can start on the pillow cases. I am excited for them because they are smaller then a full size quilt I can get a little fancier. P.S. I used a flat sheet for the backing so the fitted sheet on her bed matches the quilt exactly.

Ava's Quilt 1 of 2

The quilt (pic 1) we were using for Ava's bedspread was getting a little threadbare. Maybe because my mother made it for me back in high school. I'd already fixed one tear and a little bit later I found two more. Since Christmas was coming I figured a new quilt would make a good gift. I decided I wanted to use my old quilt as the batting for the new quilt. I got some cute fabric on sale (pic 2) and the next task would be deciding on a quilt pattern. I found a quilt square pattern (pic 3) I liked and thought I would do the whole quilt in the pattern. I laid it out (pic 4) and didn't like it so I kept looking and found the next picture (pic 5) and decided to go generic square. My friend Marin let me cut all the squares out with her rotary cutter (pic 6) and then I mapped out how I wanted the squares laid out (pic 7). Then, all the sewing and ironing began (pic 8-9)!