We have a new addition to our family - a baby boy born on November 18. In celebration of our newcomer I made a Winnie the Pooh quilt with honey bees as requested by his Mom.
This new quilt should have been an easy one, but finding Winnie the Pooh fabric that was gender neutral wasn't an easy task (we didn't know the sex until birth). After a few months of searching I came across a lightly printed fabric that was gray, light blue and yellow. I bought all that was left - only one and an half yards. With coordinated fabrics I busily constructed the quilt top with a couple months to spare. But with it almost finished it was hard to actually see it was Winnie the Pooh.
During the next couple months I searched high and low for something that would make this quilt complete. All of a sudden it came to me - I would appliqué a Winnie the Pooh bear on the quilt. I downloaded clipart from the internet and had it enlarged at our local copy shop.
This became a whole new journey. During the Sew & Quilt Expo in Novi, Michigan, I purchased a Cutterpillar Glow Premium LED light board/cutter. Boy this made the appliqué layout process very fast and accurate. Well worth the price and I'm looking forward to using this light board with other projects that I need precision. Not only did I purchase this light board at the show, but I won a Bernette sewing machine. It's a beginners sewing machine. I will find someone who would like to learn to sew to mentor and give it to them. It's been an exciting month.
Here is my finished quilt.
Besides the quilt, I made a cloth toy tote from the leftover fabrics. I love to use these toy totes as the gift holder. I included a Winnie the Pooh stuffed bear, two baby reading books (one with baby Winnie the Pooh) and an outfit. The quilt was also folded in the tote when given to our new Mom.
Back to the studio.
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