A Quilt For Little Hudson

I have another NieceStitches who had a baby this summer, a little gentleman named Hudson Robert.  Isn't that a nice-sounding name?  I love it!

I chose to do half-square triangles for this quilt.  What a surprise!  I paired blue and white squares for the main part of the quilt.  And I intentionally made the design off center.  You can see where I started it in a previous post.

For the back of the quilt I used two different blue fabrics.  (I think it's cute how the quilt looks with the sun shining through it.)

I used a paisley sort of design for the main part of the quilt.

 In the first border I simply quilted a wavy line of stitching all the way around.  Several trips around the quilt, to be precise!

In the white outer border I used a simple wavy line with balloons on it. . .

. . . till I came to one point and decided to try quilting Hudson's name.

I'm pretty happy with this quilt, and I can't wait to meet the little guy!

Bears for NieceStitches

I sewed some simple little bears for NieceStitches the other day.  (I have two nieces, and both of them are nurses!  So proud!)  This NieceStitches works in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

On one of my recent visits, I noticed that NieceStitches's mom is sewing these, and I thought I would contribute, too.

They are simple, two-dimensional bears made out of flannel.  Just stitched and edges left raw.

Parents who have a baby in the NICU wear one of these bears under their clothes.  Then the bear is put next to the baby, so the baby can get used to the parents' scent.  Isn't that a nice idea!?!

So look for a package in the mail soon, NieceStitches!