WIP Wednesday - The one with a decision... finally!

So, a couple weeks ago on my stop of Plum & June's New Blogger Blog Hop, I dropped a little bomb on my usual readers. Yup, you read it here first - I'm expecting twins! And yes, I'm planning to make them quilts. One of my non-quilty friends actually asked me if that was too much to take on, given how crappy I'd been feeling. Um... sure, I'll make quilts for every baby born to family and friends, but not my own little critters? Unlikely. ☺

There's something about wanting these quilts to be special, really special that paralyzed my decision making. I've pinned so many ideas, but plus quilts popped up again and again. Himself really liked this one, as did I. I was all ready to buy the pattern, but it's for a much larger version. So I got to measuring crib mattresses and devising the pattern. Yes, I know there is likely a more high tech way to to this, but there is something satisfying about graph paper and coloured pencils. I'm calling this pair the Plus Two Quilts!

So I started pulling fabric this week... some goodies from my splurge in Montréal along with some favs from my stash. The Martha Negley leaf print on top is a one I bought at Mardens in ridiculous quantities on my first visit and the bottom print is the remains of that SunPrint Text I bought for Toes in the Sand. A little Domino Dot, a little Pearl Bracelets... I really love this pile!

So that's the plan for Quilt A (for Aaby... as we call one of them at this point). The white areas of the pattern won't be white... one will be a Kona Honey Dew (as chosen by Himself over Spearmint) and the other Kona Aqua. They go really well with the paint chips for my studio (Behr's Refreshing Pool) and the nursery (Behr's Yellow Wax Pepper).

These two quilts aren't going to be identical... our critters aren't! ☺ The plan is for Quilt B (for Bbaby) to be mirror image of Quilt A, though the fabric will be placed randomly. It keep the prints in balance, I opted to cut for both quilts at once. I do love stacks of freshly cut fabric!

There was no way to put this one together without a design wall - a feature the new studio doesn't yet have. Grab the tape and the fuzzy backed tablecloth! This one was a doozy to get up there... I had to mark off each piece on my design plan as I went or risk getting confused as to what went where next! (Not to say that didn't happen a few times anyway...)

Mostly ready to start piecing... something went cattywampus in the top few rows, but I was too tired to figure it out. I'll tackle those rows when I get to them!

 The progress so far... 8 rows done, 13 to go. Well, on this one anyway!

It makes me so happy to have these underway! Gotta get 'em done before this baby bump gets me even further from the sewing machine!


Since it's Wednesday, I'm linking up again with Let's Bee Social and The Needle and Thread Network! Looking forward to seeing what everyone's been up to this week!

J