Friday, October 9, 2009

Blogger's Quilt Festival




This is my most recent finished quilt. This is a quilt for my sister's soon to be born baby. #5...can you imagine?? She and her husband prefer not to find out the sex of the baby until birth, so I was going for unisex in color...but not only that, my brother in law is a re-enactor...he dresses up in Colonial times clothing that he has made himself. He makes his own clothes, tent, blankets...you name it...keeps it real authentic. So, I was hoping for this quilt to not only be unisex, but somehow fit in if they chose to take it to a festival.
I was lucky enough to visit a local quilt shop during a scrap bag sale...fill a bag for $1.00. They were kinda small bags mind you, but I was able to find lots of fabrics for this quilt there.
My sister lays her baby on the quilt I make (I've made each neice/nephew one at birth, and then some) each month to capture how much the baby grows the first year...It's fun to be a part of such a record of growth for these kids!
So, thanks for stopping by...especially if you are from Park City Girl - Blogger's Quilt Festival. I am brand new to blogging, but am looking forward to this new adventure...and a giveaway to get the ball rolling will be happening next week!
Be sure to click on the button below to visit all bloggers participating in the festival!



25 comments:

  1. Yaayyy!!!! At last! Welcome to the online mayhem and camaraderie that is blogging!
    Your quilt of choice is great for a child to grow up with as it will remain unisex and is also not a obvious kids design so can grow with them too! and those houses seem to be dancing too!!!
    Good luck:)

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  2. Welcome to the blog world Jenny!
    I love scrappy quilts! I think
    that's the perfect quilt for
    your brother-in-laws baby!
    Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Adorable, and what a sweet tradition

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  4. This is a great quilt. Very happy! Welcome to blogland!

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  5. This is a really cute quilt for a little one.

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  6. Welcome to blogland from a fellow newbie. Love your quilt with the houses. Very adorable. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Cute baby quilt! And what a great way your sister has of recording her children's growth!

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  8. What a fun quilt and the to know how much it fits in with the family's lifestyle and interests is too cool! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Beautiful work on the quilt, I'm very impressed.

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  10. What a fun quilt. I love the houses and all the different colors.

    Vail in TN

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  11. A perfect quilt for soon-to-be-number 5.

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  12. I'm sure they will love the quilt you made. It is fun in so many different colors!

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  13. so cute! My sister has 5 kids...all girls! I don't know how she does it!! Congrats on the new baby coming in to the family...I am sure they'll love this adorable quilt!

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  14. What a sweet quilt. I love the fabrics.

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  15. Welcome to blog land! Your quilt is very, very cute.

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  16. Both of your quitls are lovely. Welcome to blog land!

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  17. Maybe we'll fall flat on our collective faces together! I just started blogging a couple of weeks ago, too. I found you through Aneela, but I would've ventured here soon enough going through the online quilt festival. I love your quilts!! Come visit me sometime...us newbies need the love! I'm going to enter your awesome giveaway now and I'll post it for you as well.
    Cheers! - Krista

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  18. Very cheerful quilt. Thanks for sharing and for participating in the Bloggers Quilt Festival.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  19. Love this quilt... very creative!

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  20. Wonderful quilt!! I hadn't thought of the house for a baby quilt, but how cute!!

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  21. What a great quilt, and how lovely the way your sister records baby growth on them.

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