Myrtle the Turtle Quilt & Lovey, Leo the Lion Lovey, Ellie the Elephant & George the Giraffe Lovey Teethers

Lisa, from Around the Bobbin has designed 2 NEW patterns for baby gift giving. Myrtle & Leo is a pattern that comes with a turtle (Myrtle) and a Lion (Leo) applique that you can add to the simple baby quilt, PLUS, you can also make what Lisa calls, Lovies, which are a bit of flannel or Minky fabric that attaches to a silicone safe teething ring, to go with the quilt. Each pattern comes with 2 silicone rings, but you can certainly buy more of just the silicone rings too.

The second pattern is Ellie & George. Ellie is an elephant and George is a giraffe. These are lovies in the shape of each animal, rather than appliqué. Can be made using flannel or Minky for a soft cuddly feeling for baby.

I tested all of the lovies and the quilt too.

Don't forget to use the coupon code OHBABY for a 10% discount off all silicone baby patterns now through Sunday, Nov 19, 2023 (midnight CST), as well as a free silicone ring refill (includes 2 rings) for every silicone baby pattern purchased!

I chose to add Myrtle the Turtle to the quilt that I tested. I made my quilt and turtle using flannel fabric that I already had on hand. I am on a mission to use up what I already have. So I used more than the 2 fabrics that were called for in the pattern. I had just enough of the plaid print, so I went with the yellow, purple and pink that are in the plaid print to create the quilt. Then used a lavender flannel for the binding.

Myrtle the turtle is so cute! I can see using this appliqué on other quilts too that I make.

This is the Myrtle lovey. How sweet is that scalloped edge? The silicone ring is looped through elastic, so you can wash the lovey or the silicone ring.

The back of the quilt I used polar fleece and quilted it with a variegated thread. This was the first time using a polar fleece as a backing. I didn't use any batting as it was thick enough. It turned out nicely. I wouldn't back anything larger than a baby quilt to quilt using my domestic machine, since I don't have a longarm machine.

This is Leo the Lion lovey, again I used flannel that I already had.

You can add Leo or Myrtle to the quilt and both are included in the pattern.

Ellie the Elephant is a lovey in the elephant shape. The ear has a crinkle paper you can add to it if you want a texture for baby. And the tail is supposed to be made with narrow braided elastic, but I didn't have enough elastic, so I used some yarn that I braided instead.

George the Giraffe is another lovey that comes in the pattern along with Ellie. The main is made of ribbons and the tail I used a ribbon yarn that I braided instead of the elastic.

Ellie & George make such cute lovies. I may also use them for appliqué on another quilt. I will get more mileage out of these 2 patterns that way, lol!

These are all quick projects to make for that baby in your life. I made the quilt in one day. Lisa's instructions are always spot on too! So grab your discount while these are on sale (scroll up to top for code).

Head over to Lisa's blog to see all the tester's versions too. Only myself and one other tester made the quilt, but there were lots of lovies made. And you can see how some of the testers and Lisa used Minky on these lovies too.

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Project Linus Blue Scrappy Baby Quilt

Hello lovelies. I wanted to use up some scraps and make a baby quilt to donate to Project Linus at the same time. So I used squares and rectangles to create this quilt top. It measures 36" square and need to be at least 40" square (or up to 42" square), so I added a border to the top. 

Here is the top without the border added.

A blue striped border added and blue binding.

A peek of the backing fabric I used.

Back of the  quilt I used a Debbie Mumm print of Pirate sea animals that I have had for years!

Arrrgh matey, can you spy a Pirate Shark, Pirate Pelican, Pirate Starfish, Pirate Sea Turtle, and a Pirate Octopus? Plus there's some Jolly Rogers, Captain's Wheels, Anchors and a Treasure Map? All should be fun for a little boy!

While I just grabbed any blues in my scraps to try this pattern out (something I altered from a quilt I saw in a magazine), I think it would look much if I had chosen just the right blues. Well now I know I can make this in any colors and it will work out. A baby probably wouldn't care anyhow.

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Colors of the Seashore: Baby Quilt for Great Niece

A baby girl was born to our nephew this month. They named her Scarlet. I made a baby quilt not knowing if the baby would be a boy or a girl (they didn't want to know in advance), so since they live in California, I decided to make a quilt in the colors of the ocean, and I named the quilt, Colors of the Seashore. I used aqua, blues, greens and sand colors. I backed it in a flannel of aqua with white peace signs. Truly a California quilt. I am still a California hippie girl myself, lol!

Welcome Scarlet. I hope to someday meet you. I hope you will enjoy being cuddled in your quilt.

Made using scraps that I had in these colors.

I quilted it in a simple diagonal grid.

Flannel backing with peace signs. 

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