My nephew, Joe and his wife Braden are expecting their first baby in May, and there will be a baby shower for them at the end of March. Of course, I will make a baby quilt for them! We know that the baby is a girl, so PINK! I saw a series of baby quilts called Patch Pals, and I decided to make one of these for the new baby.
The original bear in the pattern called for brown fabric for the bear, but I decided to make a pink bear. I have a lot of scraps and pink in my stash, so I went ahead and cut out my squares, made my HST's, and laid out the bear. If I sew accurately, this should measure out to 30 x 46. Here it is, all laid out:
Seeing it all small like this gives me a better perspective than it's giant size on my design wall. I can see that there are a few dark pink squares in the head that I will switch out for lighter pinks. The original bear didn't have a tummy either, but I added it in. You can see my light pink fabric that I chose for the inner border, and I want to do something fancy for the second border. A pieced border. I'll wait until I get all these rows sewed together before I decide what to do, but I have an idea in mind! I have to keep working hard on it because March is only a couple of days away!
Did I mention that I sent my sewing machine off for an "oil change" and a wellness checkup? I am sewing these squares on my old $99 Brother from Walmart! Oh, how I miss my needle threader, auto thread cutter, auto needle up/needle down, knee lever to lift the pressure foot, and about a dozen other bells and whistles on my Brother Innovis! But my little Brother does a good job, a little noisy and not as smooth, but it gets the job done, and the stitches are even and the tension is good. A good little back up!
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