March and May tend to be the busiest months in Babe and my families respectively. In March we celebrate 4 birthdays, 1 birth, my in-laws wedding anniversary and also have the added weight of the anniversary of my mother-in-laws passing. March is usually a lot of fun hanging out with family and friends. Every once in a while it's stressful though and may be hard to get to posting on some of the more tiresome days.
Last night, kicked off the funner festivities with a little get together for my three year old nephews birthday. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law hosted immediate family for dinner, cake and present opening. This year to honor being in their new house, we all pitched in to help pay for a new jungle gym and swing set for their back yard. With the new baby coming we thought it would help him get his wiggles out where he's not wreaking havoc.
While we were there my sister-in-law showed us some of the decorations she's planning on putting up in the baby's room. Surprise, surprise, they're the exact colors and shades I was using for her quilt! That got me super pumped to finish it as soon as possible.
I know the quilt looks Christmasy in this picture but it's actually more pink and green/blue than red. Anyway, as you can see I've completed the whole quilt top. What you cannot see is that I've basted it with the other layers (batting and a purple dotted minky fabric) and have already begun my first attempt at free motion quilting. Free motion quilting is a technique used to make those pretty designs to attach the fabric together. So far I'm not too thrilled with my first design. Thankfully though it only takes up a really small portion of the quilt. The design I'm working on next is a modified Greek key in honor of her parents honeymoon location.
Depending on how busy the next month is, I should finish the whole thing in the next week or two. I can't wait to give it to them and be able to start on my nephews.
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