Noel Carolyn Payne's baby quilt

 

Noel was born July 4th 2011.  I could have gone with a patriotic theme for her baby quilt, but somehow I thought she would probably have enough of that in her lifetime.  She has 6 sisters (one is waiting in heaven for the rest of the family) and 1 brother.  I decided bunnies for her mostly because her oldest sister Kate got bunnies on her baby quilt.  Some of the fabrics in the quilt were used in the other childrens quilts and dresses I made along the way.  It is hand quilted and I finished it on September 8th just a couple of hours before we had to leave for the airport to come back home.  Noel wasn't very verbal in her appreciation of the quilt, but when I laid her on it to try it out, she snuggled right down and went to sleep.  Perfect!

Kate's Flower Garden

 

 Kate turned 12 on September 7th.  I thought it was about time she had a little more grown up quilt.  She chose the blocks -- Lily of the Valley, Wildflower, and Morning Glory -- and the colors -- blue, yellow, and green.  Although it was somewhat difficult, it was actually harder to get a decent picture of it than to make it.  It was finished on August 29th and she seemed to be very happy with it.  The blocks would have been nearly impossible for me to piece, so I opted to applique them.  It needed about 7 inches to make it long enough, so I tried the little squares from scraps in the quilt.  I think it turned out pretty good.  It is twin size and machine quilted.