Been busy!

I haven't posted in what seems like forever. Just as the weather was turning nice enough to open the windows (and therefore not die of heat exhaustion in my sewing room), we found out we were pregnant! Needless to say, the fatigue of the first trimester put an abrupt halt on any potential crafting. I'm hoping there's still someone here to read! :D

Now I'm almost to the third trimester (Kiarda Nicole is due July 11!), and I've been busy making stuff for the nursery as well as stash-busting. My sister is pregnant as well, and due about 5 weeks before me. I made a few things for my soon-to-be-here niece, Eva.

Brace yourself, lots of pictures!

First, the nursery fabric I picked out for Kiarda.


I'm glad I bought extra, because it doesn't exist anymore. This was the Makower challenge fabric, and they told me that it has been discontinued. I can't find it ANYwhere now. I love it! The walls will be the light aqua color, with an accent wall of the medium blue.

Here is the wallhanging for Kiarda's nursery, which matches the one I made for my sister's baby in design. The paisley looks odd from a distance, and the colors didn't turn out quite right in the picture. The lighting in my sewing room isn't the best for picture-taking!


Close-up:


Backing fabric and binding - it's hard to tell but the design on the binding coordinates perfectly with the blue cupcake wrapper!


This is the one I made for my sister. The print fabric is what she's using in her nursery.


Close-up:


I have been trying to do some stash-busting. As I started pulling out coordinating fabrics, I ended with enough for two tops of similar colors. I didn't realize I had so much pink, turquoise, and lime green LOL.

A Snapshots by Atkinson Designs top. This will probably end up being a floor quilt/tummy time quilt for Kiarda. The dark pink border actually coordinates with one of the fabrics, but you can't tell from a distance, or really, the close-up I took, oops! It will also be used for the binding. I couldn't get the color to come out quite right - there is a pretty dark, royal purple and a chocolate brown with skinny black swirls on it. This entire quilt, backing included, is 100% stash!


Fabric close-up (see the flamingos?). The colors of the dots are pink, blue, brown, and green - so perfect for this top!


Backing for this top:


A Turning 20 top in progress (blocks), also by Atkinson Designs. I just finished piecing the top (sans border - need to get some black fabric) but took this picture once I got the blocks up on the design wall. The binding will be turquoise, which I have also already made.


Fabric close-up:


Backing fabric - LOVE these cute frogs!