Another Wade Finish

I finished up the other Wade quilt this week.  It's all ready for this weekend's baby shower. 

 The turtle is still my favorite part.

 I used a chevron flannel for the back, so that it's snuggly.

More Scrappiness

I had so much fun making the baby girl scrappy pinwheels that I decided to do a baby boy version.  I pieced together 8 blocks that measured 10.5" unfinished, and then made HSTs out of them for pinwheels.  I always love seeing the various fabrics I've used in previous projects.  It brings back fond memories, and I was also finally able to combine scrap piles and reduce my scrap bags, so it's a win-win in my book.

I ran outside to take a quick picture when it was barely sprinkling.  It's the best weather I'm going to get for a couple more days.

Companion Quilt Top

I got this guy all stitched up this week during nap times.  My favorite part is definitely the turtle.

...and here's my little "helper."  He was fairly positive the camera was there for him and not the quilt top.

Reading Challenge Beginnings

I always start out the year with an easier book in the challenge.  I'm not sure why I do this, but maybe it's to ease me into what's coming next.  Anyway, Agatha Christie is a no brainer for me.  I love her writing.  I get quickly sucked in and I'm done within a day.  She seriously had the most sick and twisted and brilliant mind ever.  How in the world did she come up such amazing murder mystery plots? 

I chose And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie for #6:  A classic crime story, fiction or non-fiction.  I chose this particular one, because it's her most read book on Goodreads, and I've heard it said that it is one of her best books.  
 "First, there were ten - a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal - and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. And only the dead are above suspicion."

I honestly did not catch on to the clues.  I had absolutely no idea who was behind in until the very end.  That's part of the reason why I love her writing.  Most of the time when I read a book I can tell exactly where the plot is headed, and I've figured out the "villain" early on in my reading.  Agatha Christie is so good at introducing characters and swaying how they're viewed multiple times within just a few pages.  I don't know if I would classify this book as one of her best, but it is definitely worth the read, and yes, it's very good.

   

Companion Quilts

At our church there are 2 brothers who grew up here, got married, and have come back to their home town.  They both started law school together this fall, and both of their wives are pregnant with their first child.  They are having baby boys within 6 weeks of each other.  I decided to make them quilts that both have their last name on them, but they will have a different theme.  I finished the first one today.  I went with the ocean theme on this one. 

 I think it turned out really cute for just coming up with it in my head, but I have only one irritation about it.  I've worked on this quilt for the last couple of days, and it's been overcast or kind of dark.  I've been using my white scraps to put together this quilt top, because I'm trying to get rid of a big bag of white scraps.  I didn't realize until I took it outside in the natural light that a couple of the scraps are actually off white.  Oops.  Boo.  There's not much I can do about it now.

Baby Girl Finishes

Baby Girl Quilt #1:  This scrappy pinwheel is my first finish of the year.  It's got a fun flannel back, and I used my walking foot to outline the pinwheels. 

Baby Girl Quilt #2:  I have a friend who is a major lover of family history.  She's expecting her third girl, so I decided to make her a quilt that has a bit of personal history to it.  The back is fabric my mom used to make a blouse for me when I was really young, and the fabric from the front of the quilt is from a project of something I made for my own daughter and niece.  It's a three generation quilt. 

 The quilting is loopy lines with stars.

Baby Girl Quilt Top #3

I saw a picture of a quilt top that I really liked and decided to use that to create Baby Girl Quilt Top #3.  It's a really quick sew.  I pieced it together while watching President Monson's funeral services on BYUTV.  What a great man and example to us!

Now I need to layer all 3 quilt tops and get them done.  Hopefully, I'll get them all done next week.

Another Quilt Top

There must have been something in water 8 months ago, because I have 5 baby quilts I need to make by the end of the month.  I only made a total of 2 baby quilts the entire year last year!

I went into my Kona Solid Stash to match this fun fabric I wanted to use.

I'm lucky I got a decent photo, because the Oklahoma wind has been in full force for the last 2 days.  It brought warmer weather, so I won't complain too much.  Sadly, it'll be below freezing by this time tomorrow when the wind decides to go away.