Needle in a haystack: New year...new leaf?

"Perfect Corners"?

Well, I don't know about perfect, but they came out pretty darn good. I guess I should be starting off this post with a "Happy New Year"! It's been literally months since I've posted. I have no excuse. I was plenty productive this past holiday season with my quilting and clothes sewing for my baby girl. I even managed to make a few items for myself! However, taking pics and posting was a time luxury I could not afford. My resolution this year is to make a concerted effort to post more consistently. Between that, and becoming a runner, I feel like I will have accomplished something worth while this year.

I whipped up this little beauty last night. Took me longer to decide on fabric then it did to make it up. I am currently addicted to Pinterest. Have you heard of this site? If not, you must check it out. www.pinterest.com It's amazing!! It's a site full of inspiration, tutorials and food recipes that make you want to head straight to the kitchen and start cookin'!

I came across a photo of these cute little baby blankets that the blogger called "perfect corner's". The tutorial was a little unclear to me at first, but her photo's were super helpful. I only headed down the wrong road one time, and had to use my trusty seam ripper to get back on track. I did make a few modifications. I increased the size to a finished 52" square. Also, on the smaller front piece of fabric, I added batting and quilted it before assembling the whole thing. It made for a perfectly cozy nap quilt for my beautiful baby girl. I know this, because directly after completing it, she snuggled right up in it! That's why my blanket is wrinkled in the pictures :)

The tutorial can be found here: http://donswife.blogspot.com/2011/07/perfect-corner-baby-blanket-tutorial.html