Three Llamas and a Hippo

My nephew and his wife just had their third child - a little girl - to go along with their two boys. I've made quilts for each of the boys so my new great-niece absolutely needed on of her very own.

I used the Little Llama pattern by Elizabeth Hartman. The fabric used to make the llamas was leftover from making the quilt for her older brother. (The photo above is true to the fabric color.)

My youngest crocheted a sweet blanket for the baby and a fun hippo rattle. (You can see the hippo in that first photo.)

They do such beautiful work!

The quilt finished at 40" x 44" and the blanket is 26" square.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Double Zip Gear Bag

I have a great group of quilting friends and we like to get together and sew for the day in what we call 'day-treats' as in day retreat! Each time we get together, I end up gathering stuff into zip lock bags and random containers. I wanted something a bit more fun and pretty.

This is the Double Zip Gear Bag pattern from By Annie. Fabric is a Ruby Star print. The pink zippers and the mesh and the soft and stable were all prizes I'd won in my guild's retreat earlier this  year. I was happy to put them all to use!

It was a fun sew. I've made other By Annie patterns before so I was familiar with her style of pattern writing. Adding the binding around the two inner seams was a bit tedious but it came out better than I expected.

 This bag has lots of zippers and plenty of room and will be perfect for my next 'day-treat'.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Last month, I posted that all my double wedding rings blocks were done. (See that post).

Now I am happy to share that all my done blocks are all assembled together..... however, I decided to make more blocks.

The quilt top measures ~70" x 90".  The quilt top is actually laying sideways on the bed so you can tell that it isn't really hanging off the side edges.

I'll be adding 2 more rows to get it ~90" x 90". Originally, I was going to just put a strip of background fabric across the top and bottom. It looks fine in the photo and is fine if you want a quilt that is 108" long. But practically speaking, the way I use the quilt, 90-92" long would be perfect.

I am really happy with my sashing between the blocks. I think it makes the quilt more modern looking. It also avoided a lot of bulk at the seams and covers up the fact that ring dimensions can be slightly different than their neighbor.

My goal this week is to make the additional blocks - fingers crossed I have enough fabric - and then order what I need for backing fabric.

Have a wonderful day! Patty