Even Distance Didn't make the Heart Grow Fonder

I was full of love for my fabric when I embarked on this project. 

I still love the fabric but I am not so fond of the outcome.

It all began in August

It grew

And grew

 But I wasn't happy.

The definition was lost.

It was chaos.

So I decided to add a few borders

And even at a distance, I can't say that I have grown any fonder of it.

In between all that, I made a cute little baby wrap which has a lovely flannel backing.

I love this!

I have some blue flannel that I will use to make another one.

You never know when someone is going to have a baby.

And this is the beginnings of a pillow.

It's going to be an end of year gift for one of my colleagues

What are you all making for end of year presents?

It is so hard to keep thinking of new things when you have been working in the same place for a long time.

Messing with Blocks and a Couple of Baby Wraps

I finally cut into my Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy. I chose a block I liked and cut the fabric, but just a little bit. A few strips off each colour. I matched them and played. I came up with all sorts of possibilities but nothing really sang to me.

It just didn't seem to work

Too much colour

I reconfigured

A bit like the x + quilt

I tried backgrounds
I gave up!
Will think about it another day.
Meanwhile I bought some delicious flannel by Anna Maria Horner. It was on sale so I bought a metre of 2 different designs because I had a plan in my head. I had seen a cute baby wrap at a market and thought I could easily make that. How could I not know how beautiful and warm flannel can be.
I went through my stash of fabrics and picked out similar color themes to the flannel.
All I did was cut 49  6" x6" squares, back them with the flannel and voila!
They are cuddly because of the flannel and fun with all the colours.
Perfect to give to the 2 girls at work, about to have babies.

Oh yeh, I bought this ladder for only $20 to hold some of my quilts.
My husband hasn't noticed it yet which is good.

It is full so I might have to look for another one.