Audrey's first quilt

My friend Audrey is about to have her first baby. She wanted to make her baby a quilt, but didn't know how...... so that's where I come in. When she was looking through all my many patterns, she came across this adorable chicken pattern and knew that was the one she wanted to make.

Then we played with my stash of fabric and she picked out the ones she wanted to have in her quilt. ( I'm showing a picture of part of my stash because, well, I just cleaned and organized it and I love the way it looks. It won't be long before it's a wild mess again). Audrey did the fusing and buttonhole stitching around the chickens and pieced the top. She wasn't quite ready for machine quilting, so I quilted it for her.

Last night was a baby shower for Audrey and she showed her quilt she made. Notice that she even changed the pattern to make it her own. Everyone loved it. Isn't it adorable? Audrey's pretty adorable as well.

For her shower, I made these baby blocks. My friend Jeanne Pryor made this pattern and it was published in the Quilts and More magazine (spring 08 issue). I cut my squares 4" instead of 3". They are easy and fun to make and babies love them. Who wouldn't? They're soft and squishy.

Quilting is such a wonderful hobby and craft, and it's great to get the younger generation interested. They add alot of creativity and youthfullness. I hope Audrey continues making quilts, and will ask me for help along the way. She was a great student and I am impressed with how well she did. It was lots of fun.