New Quilts

I finished a couple of quilts this week.  The first one was a birthday present for my BFF, Rachel.  She loves black and white, so I made her a black and white string quilt. 

I love bright colors, so I backed the quilt with a light blue, multi-colored polka dot fabric and added applique letters in rainbow colors.

 

The other quilt I finished was a baby quilt for my friend, Barbara, who's expecting a baby girl in the next few weeks.  I found this adorable Hello Kitty panel that I knew would be perfect for the baby since Barbara and her husband are both guitar players.

I outlined Hello Kitty and added some designs to the flowers and letters.

Then, I free-motion quilted some loops and daisies on the rest of the quilt. 

I used Minky fabric on the back so it'll be really soft!

A quilt for Christmas

I made a quilt this year that I gave to Dan's parents for Christmas.  It was part of the "Saturday Sampler" event at my local quilt shop, where you go once a month for a year and get the materials to make one quilt block.  

I quilted it using a long-arm quilt machine (thanks, Anita!), and I think it looks okay for my first attempt at long-arm quilting.

I used my leftover fabric scraps on the back of the quilt.

I think they liked it!

Another Baby quilt + bunny pictures

My old BYU chemistry friend, Debbie, is expecting a baby girl in December!  Here's the quilt I made for her.  I used this tutorial and the fabric is from Kate Spain's Central Park line.  

We also put down some new vinyl flooring in the bunnies' room.  Here's a couple pictures of them eating dinner : )

Newest Baby Quilts

I'm an aunt!! Jen (Dan's sister) had her baby boy on Friday, and he's really cute! I'm excited to get to meet him next time we go to New Mexico to visit. I made this quilt for him to snuggle in:

My sister-in-law, Rachael (Stu's wife), is also expecting. She's going to have a baby girl in December! Here's the quilt I made her:

Bunnies in the garden

So, Laura and I went out and did a little work in the garden today - put up fences, built up mounds, etc.  But we realized that the bunnies would probably like some outside time.  While they were a little hesitant at first, they quickly warmed up to the fun (as you can tell from Rico's face)!

We are turning into strange bunny people.  Enjoy the album, and happy Spring!

Bunnies in the Garden