So. Sweet. Sophie.

No sweeter finish for me than this...

Sophia Annabelle

Born: June 1, 2011

7lb. 2oz, 19in.

When my neice, Erica, first told me the name she and Brian had chosen for their little baby girl was Sophia, I thought it was so pretty, so original, so vintage.  I decided the quilt I would make for Sophie should reflect that vintage feel.  I found this pattern, called Baby's Little Goslings, in a book I'd picked up a while ago knowing someday it would be perfect for a very special baby. 

Instead of more contemporary pastels, I decided to go with the dotted fabric from Fig Tree I'd been holding onto for just the right moment.  The soft creamy, peachy, orange florals surrounding the dotted flying geese was also used for the backing.

Since I always name my quilts, this one became "So Sweet Sophie" and I created a label (that was not yet sewn on during my photo shoot) in keeping with the vintage theme. You can click the pic for a close up.

But my very favorite part of this quilt is the prairie point border.  Partly because I've been wanting to try something with prairie points, but mostly because I think it's the perfect finish as a reflection of the larger flying geese blocks.

For my non-quilting friends, prairie points are those little folded triangles around the edge. 

(I like folding fabric just as much as folding paper...fabric origami.)

I had such a fun time photographing the final project, hence

 the So Sweet Sophie parade that follows:

Now it's all washed, warm and comfy...ready to be delivered this weekend to

So Sweet Sophie

Thanks for all your interest and comments throughout this process.

It's so nice to be able to share such sweetness.

Swiveling Sweetness

With Valentine's Day coming up I thought it was the perfect time to get back to an unfinished project I call Neopolitan. 

It'll be a wall hanging when it's finished and I plan to practice some free motion quilting on it due to its manageable size and the fact it'll stay in my room. Pink's never been one of my favorite colors but mixed with the chocolate and white...it is just yummy and I couldn't resist picking up this charm pack.

The block is called a Dutch Pinwheel and I followed a pattern posted at Twin Fibers.

Hoping to finish by 13th so I can hang it for Valentine's Day. 

What really got me thinking about this quilt, in addition to the Valentine's colors, were all the half square triangles.  You see, today was a gorgeous day and I spent the morning sipping Starbucks and early afternoon driving from fabric store to fabric store with rays streaming through my sunroof and birthday gift cards burning a hole in my wallet (compliments of some great friends, Char, Tab & Martin). 

And burn right through they did.

Check out this Swiveling Cutting Mat I picked up for 1/2 price.

So the next time I need to cut a square (2x) on the diagonal...all I have to do is....position, cut once, then...

Swivel it!

 And cut again.  (Oh and isn't that a sweet little pair of embroidery scissors?  30% off!)

I also bought a few other sewing notions and a larger cutting mat to replace my old worn one but I didn't photograph that.  Instead, have a peek at this cute little fabric combination.

Shhh...can't say yet what they're for.

As you can see it was quite a productive morning.  But that's not all.  On my sunny, breezy cruise home I happened upon a "new to me" oldies radio station for a real trip down memory lane.  So when I arrived back home, I pulled out yet another cool birthday gift ...

...from my family...they thought I could use an updated ipod.  This one clips on so I can rock out when I sew and what's even greater...

...it's got FM radio...so I can tune in my OLD and NEW oldies stations!

And, well you saw the results of my amazing day!

SWEET!

Hope yours was too!