Fabricland

We've got a bit of a baby boom on at Chez Wandering Cat.

Well... there are two.... not quite a boom, but enough to have me crafting away. One has already been born (just a couple of weeks ago) and the other is due in November. I haven't really been in the mood to knit for them, so I thought I'd make some quilts this time around.

The first baby, belongs to my coworker in California.  For her first child, I knit the Kittens and Butterfly blanket, so  I thought I'd stick with the cat theme and ordered up some fat quarters. At the time I ordered them, I didn't know the gender of the baby (it's a little girl), and I thought these colours went nicely with the cat fabric, while still being gender neutral, but fun!

I haven't completely settled on a design, but I'm thinking something like this.

 And I'm thinking I'll pick up a piece of leopard print for the backing....or maybe some paw prints!

The next baby is a little boy who will be born to a pair of Dave's guitar students (don't worry, they are adults!) so I thought a guitar theme would be in order.

I actually had some other fabric picked out, but Dave vetoed it and said go for the green. I'm going to stay the simple route and try something like this

 

And while not quilt fabric, I also picked up some more light cotton to make another pair of lounge pants

 So I guess I have a lot of sewing and cutting ahead of me.