Friday, February 19, 2016

A Quilt From Crazy Aunt Nicci

Eddy and I are going to be uncle and aunt soon!  Eddy's brother Gene and his amazing wife, Annie, are expecting a baby boy.

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My response to all such news is, of course, quilts!

I knew from the start that I wanted to make the Elizabeth Hartman Fancy Forest pattern. Her patterns are seriously the cutest. Annie said to me, "green is always good," so off I went!

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Did I mention how cute this pattern is?

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Here's a picture of Aunt Nicci and Uncle Eddy.

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Eddy thinks these owls look real angry, but they're totally my favorites.

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Gah, this quilt is so cute!

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It was all I could do to wait until after the shower to post these pictures.

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Basting day.

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Here's the super great binding fabric.

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The backing fabric is also pretty great.

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Here's my self portrait.

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Here's the finished quilt!

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Ceci was kind enough to take the quilt to the Chicago area baby shower she hosted and Carol was kind enough to send us a picture of Gene and Annie opening the quilt at the baby shower.

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Every time I make a new quilt I think it's the best quilt I've ever made. It might be hard to top this one! Welcome, welcome little nephew.

4 comments:

  1. So cute and lucky to have you as an aunty, wow!!

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  2. LOVE IT! I made a similar using same blocks for my newest nephew!

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  3. Gorgeous quilt! Great gift for a baby nephew.

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  4. I have this pattern and seeing what an amazing job you did it inspires me. You should be super proud of the beautiful work you did. Elizabeth Hartman's patterns are some of my favorites and she would love what you've done with her forest.

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