Confetti Log Cabin

My oldest niece is having her first baby in the fall, so that calls for a quilt!! I've been watching for just the right pattern for inspiration and finally found it! You just can't beat a log cabin pattern, IMHO!! But you can make it more fun!! This easy pattern uses four-patch squares as part of the log cabin design. I love the way it turned out. If you want to find this pattern, it's in the Quiltmaker Magazine, March/April '07.

A Quilt for Baby Chloe

I think my favorite quilts are the scrappy ones!! Chloe's parents have spent much of their lives growing up in Okinawa, so I tried to use fabrics that would remind them of this wonderful place -- and that would give them stories to tell to Chloe as she grows up! She'll also find, when she visits her cousin Justin, that her quilt has some of the same fabrics that were used in his quilt! Won't that be fun??

This pattern is called Bento Box. It's fun and easy!!

Two Very Different Results!!

When I cut the latest Stack n Whack, I had plenty of triangles left over, so I decided to make another quilt!! The original quilt has the blocks set on point over a green background... Although the borders help to calm it down a bit and to pull it together, it's still a little "busy" for my taste... and the colors are really not my favorites...

For the bonus quilt, I set the blocks square against an off-white tone-on-tone background. I'm much happier with the results of this one!!