Sleeping Baby and Then Some

I used to post pictures of Benjamin sleeping all the time and now I have a small collection of Levi. These boys are so precious to me and I love seeing them sleep, looking so peaceful.

 Levi started to grab his own feet and put them in his mouth three months ago.

 We started feeding Levi solids almost two months ago.

Benjamin is still adorable when he sleeps. Below are some more of Levi.

Circle Jean Quilt - The Picnic Quilt

I was so happy to make a quilt that used a lot of scraps. This wouldn't have been possible if my cousin, Ingrid, didn't give me a basket full of old jeans. I immediately went to work researching different jean quilts when I got the basket. 

When I determined the quilts I wanted to make I set out to sort and cut the jeans into the different sizes and made my piles. I think I'll get four quilts out of the stack.

I chose to make the circle jean quilt first. The jeans had to be starched before I cut the circles to help prevent stretching.

Once cut out, I drew lines to mark where I needed to sew. Then pinned the circles together.

Sewing the circles together went fairly quick.

In each circle I placed  a square of batting...

and then a square of fabric.

The layers were then sewn together along the circular flap.

Once completed the strips were sewn together.

I love how the jeans and the scraps of fabric turned out random.

This quilt will be used as our family picnic quilt...sturdy on the bottom and comfy on the top with the splash of vibrant colors.

Puffy Quilt - Baby Boy

Here is a baby boy puffy quilt I made for a friend. Another fun quilt to make.  However, it was a battle between me, the quilt and the sewing machine. My hands were a little thrashed after making this one, but I won since I finished this on time.

I'm planning on using a different technique the next time I make this style of quilt. This quilt (as the previous one also) was stuffed after each strip was sewn together. The other technique is to sew all squares and strips together and then making a slit in the backing to stuff the blocks. After stuffing, the squares would be stitched closed. It would be a bit more time consuming, but it might be easier on my hands.