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I’ve got lots to say about the subject, but before I go any further…I have to give the biggest warmest, smooshiest THANK YOU to PKM for the most adorable baby quilt she made for ME (okay  for the new baby.) Pam, I’ve already ‘ooohed’ and  ‘ahhed’ to you, but I just had to post about it for all to see. I just LOVE it and cannot believe the amount of work that went into this beauty. We all just love it. Henry has already used it as a cape and run his trains around the border. Pam made me promise to ‘use’ it- which I can guarantee we will. She also sent an autographed copy, (with my very own name on it!!) of "Alex Anderson’s Baby Quilts with Love"  CRIPES! I am so so so so grateful. Thanks, so much Pam!!
Back in January, I was asked to be part of a year-long Quilting Bee. (thanks for the invite, Jennifer!) So I agreed, of course- but you don’t think I actually admitted to anyone that I had NEVER done anything like this before do you? Or that I have ZERO quilting experience. In the words of Henry "Zip, Zilch, Zero…Zooks!" I’m just figuring that I can wing it and hope I don’t royally screw this up for all involved. I’m not gonna lie, I’m a little scared. Okay a LOT scared.  Every month we each make (1) 12.5" x 12.5" quilt block. For February, we are making Jennifer’s quilt. She sent all 11 of us inspiration for her quilt (which is the above photo) and we can then use our own interpretation for what we want to create. You can follow it on Flickr and see what’s been submitted so far here. This is one talented group of gals and I’m so excited to be on this year long journey with them (and hoping some of their talent rubs off!)

I pulled some fabrics today, that I’m thinking I might want to use in my quilt block (and of course, I’ll be integrating Jennifers.) So there you have it. There’s a lot about quilting that’s standard, that I’ve recently learned, i.e,. that you don’t press open the seams, rather press them down, or that you sew with 1/4" inseam not the 5/8" that I usually do. So I’m learning. Slowly by slowly. Any tips you experts can suggest??? I think if the end product comes out to the correct measurements, I’ll be okay. Eeek! I’m going to a little beginner quilting class tomorrow, so I’m hoping to learn lots there.

I ordered some great Japanese fabric from Judi’s etsy shop and she included this adorable fabric for the new baby! Thank you so much, Judi! Now I’m dreaming up all the things I am going to make with it!

Here are some of the Valentines we’ve received! They are still coming in the mail everyday! So fun. Thanks again for doing this- I hope it was as fun for you as it was for us!

xoxo