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Safari for Brandon

The safari animal blanket was made for Brandon. His dad was a VP for the company my husband worked for at the time, and they were in the same fantasy football league.

I usually make quilts for people who understand the process of making something with your hands. Sometimes I make quilts and know that the handiwork, time, and love will be lost on someone. This is one of those quilts. Knowing all of this, I still put my heart into making something amazing.

As usual, the fabric is from Etsy and all other supplies are from Joann Fabric.

I opted for an squiggle pattern on the back. With some fabrics I know just what to do with a pattern. Others I get stumped and end up doing squiggles.

Kiara's Forest Friends

Kiara will be three this coming April. She's an adventurous little spitfire who keeps up toe-to-toe with her older brother.

I made her a forest-themed quilt before she was born. When we visited her family last spring, it was still a main source of snuggle in her crib - which always makes my heart happy.

The circles were fun and hard to do! There is little forgiveness when the fabric isn't flat or if you don't quite get the seams matched up. For the grand experiment with doing circles, I think it turned out really well!

Everything I quilt is machine stitched on my Martha Stewart Singer machine from Target. A good machine doesn't necessarily have to be the fanciest. The forest fabric is from Etsy, all other supplies are from Joann Fabric.

Unicorn Quilt for Maddy

It's been nearly four years since adorable Maddy transformed my friend Troy into a daddy. He was always destined to be one - he loves his nieces, so it was a happy accident that Maddy came into existence.

I asked him what colors or design he wanted Maddy's quilt to be. He said "whatever." So I ran with that. Instead of ordering fabric from Etsy (where I can find some really specific stuff), I ventured to Joann Fabric and procured the most amazing unicorn and rainbow fabric. I opted for insanely bright pink on the back, white binding, and silver thread for the quilting.

It was too amazing. The star stitching took me a while, but was well worth it in the end.