bring on the babies!

nerdy bert quilts are here! hooray!

i finally finally finally finished the first four quilts. i am very pleased with how they turned out, and i hope that each one of them will bring lots of love and enjoyment to some lucky babies.

i created a pattern that i really liked, and rather than reinvent the wheel, i used the pattern for each quilt. it was fun to see my design with several different fabric groupings.

each quilt is made of 100% cotton materials and measure 40" x 45". they have all been hand quilted by yours truly. i really like the result of hand-quilting, gives them that extra character.

nerdy bert designs does have a page on etsy, and the quilts will be posted there for sale very soon...

www.nerdybertdesigns.etsy.com

enjoy!

#1: 'sweetpea'

 

the front...

 

the back....

 

detail of the hand-quilting...

  

 #2: 'sugar plum'

 

the front...

 

the back...

 

detail of the hand-quilting...

 

#3:  'sassy girl'

  

the front...

 

  the back...

 

 detail of hand-quilting...

  

#4: 'punkin'

 

the front...

 

the back...

 

 detail of hand-quilting...

each quilt is priced at $165.

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what i did on my summer vacation...

well, my summer vacation is over already.

i had a month between classes that i put to good use quilting. yay! it was quite fun getting the experience of being a full-time working artist. i think i could get used to it...

i have a few previews of things i worked on. they are still works in progress, but i just had to share anyway....

this one is in the works as a gift for a friend.... i had a ton of fun working on it, experimenting with improv piecing and no rotary cutter. i used scissors to cut my pieces and i didn't measure anything. quite liberating indeed! quilting and binding are next for this one...

these next two pics are a continuation of the ongoing 'turning 30 project'.  3 of the 7 quilts are finished and have been given to their owners. the next four are scheduled to be given in the first half of 2012. i'm pluggin along...

now on to figure drawing (my summer class)...

is it summertime yet?

this was the first weekend recently that supported the idea that summer just might be on it's way. yay!

a friend of mine came to town to celebrate her birthday with me. the big 3-0. (a lot of those happening recently, seems like) we spent time catching up, drawing, journaling, planning, etc and we even got in a sunrise hike up to horsetooth lake.

lots of fun, and a birthday quilt too....

larissa has always loved the color red, and a couple years ago i found a bunch of fabric that had her name written all over them. they finally worked their way into a quilt in time for her birthday.

 

the back....

and the birthday girl.

i've had a few weeks off of school (summer classes start next week) and i've been spending my free time quilting. i'm realize how much i love it and how much fun i have creating and giving. i am grateful my life affords me this joy.