I need this tutorial...

...and this is the best place to save something. So, for those who are curious, it looks to be a great little quilt tutorial that I can see putting to use. Especially now that I have finished Andy's quilt, and a couple little ones for the girls' dolls... it makes sense to make something like this. The simplicity of it is so attractive to me right now. I can see it in a lovely green on one side, and soothing shade of pink on the other with a really fun binding... and tucking a little girl into bed with it each night. Oh, that means I would need to make two. Okay. But, Emma's would probably be a little more colorful. Funny, that is just how I would describe my girls - Emma is certainly a very colorful little one, and Sophie - yeah, I would use the word fun. Wouldn't you?

http://katiedid.squarespace.com/katie-did-journal/2009/1/27/quilt-how-to.html

Have a good weekend. For us, this is week 3 (and the final week for now) of birthday party overload. One each day, and then we are done. I think I will be taking a vacation next weekend.
Oh, and - Andy was planning to take Emma to the pool party on Sunday, but he can't get his finger wet...so guess who has to go swimming? Yep, don't I sound excited?

The learning quilt

Well, here it is - finished. Since Andy is getting it for Christmas, I have plenty of time to discover and fix my mistakes. He knows about it and he saw it after it was quilted, but he hasn't seen it since I finished the binding this morning. It's packed away now too.

This is the learning quilt because I learned a little while making it. Number 1: If I think I am ever going to be a real quilter (fortunately not), I need a fancy quilting machine. I paid someone else to do the work for me. I think she will be doing this stuff for pay until she is no longer able in order to pay for the machine. Number 2: I am willing to overlook a few small mistakes so that I may enjoy the sense of accomplishment a little quicker. Plus, I don't really know how to correct them. Number 3: Binding a quilt is much easier than I had thought, and I am thinking I may add binding to Sophie's little quilt too (it's too late for Emma's quilt). Number 4: Stick to simple patchwork patterns in the future - the layered, multi-sized, multi-shaped pieces were tricky to lay out.

But, I also learned that my hope to make the girls mixy matchy quilts for their beds someday isn't all that far-fetched. I think I will quilt with straight lines, tie it, and put on the fancy binding. Now to start thinking colors...