Beginning the Biscuit Quilt

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I'm really excited about this project I just started.  It is a crib sized blanket with purples and whites, and I get to learn a new skill, working with biscuits.  What's a buscuit you ask?  It's like little pillows of fabric sewn together to make a quilt reminicent of moguls.  I'm planning on making a checker pattern of various whites and purples and making a border that includes ball fringe like the picture to the right.  It's destined for Etsy.  I have about 20 biscuits completed, with 412 left to go!

Flocks At Night Stocking

This stocking is my son's.  I wanted him to have a stocking that was fun to touch, so I chose a scene with fluffy sheep.  The night sky is denim.  The embroidery reads "A savior has been born to you".
  

Wise Men Christmas Stocking

It is January today and I am just getting around to taking down our Christmas decorations.  Our stockings were particularly fun to make.  I love Christmas, and having children makes it so much more of a celebration.  This stocking is my husband's.  It is a silhouette of the three wise men on their journey to pay homage to the newborn king.  I worked the front details by hand, but used the machine for constructing the rest.

"When they saw the star, they were overjoyed"

Crib Bedding

This is the bedding set that I made for my daughter's crib.  I recovered my son's blue bumper in a plush minky white with pink gossamer bows.  The crib skirt is hibiscus embroidered with a simple edge finish using the ribbon.  She needed to share a room with her brother in his tropical themed room and I couldn't find any tropical themed girl's bedding that looked soft and fit for a baby girl.  That's what's so great about quilting and sewing, you can make whatever you need.

Car Seat Cover

We have a friend who's son grew out of their infant car seat, so they passed it on to us.  We couldn't afford to buy a car seat at the time, so we were so thankful to have it.  I have to say though, that I don't really recommend using a used car seat. Nor do I recommend recovering a car seat because it nullifies your warranty.  All things considered in our situation though, I felt comfortable with knowing how to recover it in a way that wouldn't hinder it's effectiveness in a crash.  With that being said, I've added a picture of it here to show the patchwork on the shade.

"Before"

"After"

Second Boppi Pillow Cover

It's always smart to have two of something that will get dirty often.  After I finished the blue Daddy Boppi cover, I started one about Mommy.  I used cotton fabric I had stashed for a bed quilt.  Instead of a velcrow closure like the blue cover, I sewed snaps onto two sided hearts.  A zipper would have been much easier to use, but I was trying to use what I already owned. 

First Boppi Cover

This Boppi Pillow cover I dubbed the "Daddy hug".  My husband was really into button up shirts with some variation of blue stripes.  I took one out of the many in his closet and used it to piece the top of this cover.  The bottom was a pair of jeans that he wore until the knees split apart.  This cover was all about daddy.  I even included the shirt's tag.