Sneak peek of Will’s quilt

I was going to post this to show how I baste my quilts without having a large un-carpeted space to tape my quilt backs to, but in the process of rolling this onto the ironing board the back got bunchy so it needs to be basted again. So don’t follow my example, even though it’s the method that works best in the space I have. If quilts are slightly larger and I can get the table cleared off enough, I use the dining table instead.

Anyway, this is a sneak peek of the quilt I’m making for our quickly coming baby, which hopefully will be re-basted and quilted soon. There are a couple projects for other people’s babies that are on hold until I can get this under control.

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This is our 14 week ultrasound, our first peek at our little one at 8.25 cm long. We’re pretty excited and I’m thankfully starting to feel so much better this week. I’m going to blog about pregnancy (and other family stuff) over here so this can stay a crafty place. I’m not sure how it’ll work – if I don’t have time to update one blog it seems weird to start a new one, but hopefully having separate spaces will inspire me to keep sharing.

Now that I’m starting to get some energy back and am back towards a more normal bedtime, there’s been some actual crafting happening too that I can share! I have lots of plans for maternity clothes sewing, but it’s such a tricky thing – I can still wear plenty of my normal wardrobe now to get by (more skirts than pants, at least), and I’m not sure if I should sew to my current shape or how to guess what my future shape will be. So when it comes time to choose a project I generally choose patchwork. I have a few baby quilts to get through for pregnant friends at least!