Baby Jax quilt.....

I have the baby quilt top finished.  The mother of this baby is my oldest granddaughter.
Do you see those bits of red and gold?  I used those black/gold fabrics to make their Wedding quilt.  The two red pinwheels signifies the mom & dad and the one little red square represents baby Jax.     Those are the "something special' I posted about.  Here's a closeup.  

 and I'm now pondering what I want to do for the backing.

Perhaps I'll pull some assorted fabrics and choose the color I like.  I'm leaning toward a gray maybe.  .....   OR maybe I'll make a pieced backing so the quilt will be reversible.
 haha  who am I kidding?  Of course I'll make a pieced back!!
Ok stay tuned.
But for now..... I'll be linking to Judy's Design Wall Monday 
 Have a great day. And stitch happy!

What I'm working on.....

Our family has a new addition coming soon.  Baby Jax Conrad will enter this world sometime in July and we are all so excited.  He will be our fourth Great so I decided I need to make him a quilt for those baby eyes.
From what I've read I guess high contrast is a preference ......  Sooooo Black & White it is!
Something simple and yet something special.
Here is the simple..... Pinwheels & 16-patch.

 I'll show you the "something special" later when I get it put together.
This is this weeks Work In Progress.

So for now..... Have a great day. And stitch happy!

Good Monday Morning!!
It is another fantastic day!
The sun is shining.

The sky is baby blue and the trees are quiet. Robins are searching the grass and the sprinklers are running. We did get a small shower last night but not enough to really do the grass enough good. So Don is just stubborn enough to water anyway. heehee

I have my front door open to let in the outside and the temp is cool.

I slept well last night and woke up fairly early so I'm ready to start my new week.

Before I do though, I think I'll show the baby quilt top I did get finished before I left a couple of weeks ago.
Yeah it tuned out cute I think.

I have decided I need to get back to my Fly Lady routines. I've let them slip these last couple of years and even though my house is still kinda under control....and I really do try to keep my Hot Spots put out ..... I do feel it slipping away.
So this morning I'm planning to pull out my lists and restart.
Ummmm I'll let you know how that goes. heehee

Disapearing 9-Patch...

Monday night at our guilt meeting and we had a gal do the presentation for making the Disappearing 9-Patch.
She had several examples in various sizes so we could all see what each finished block looked like.
We all brought our chosen fabric and I decided to cut my blocks at 4" for a finished 11" block.
Most everyone chose this size too.

After deciding on which size our block would be we proceeded to sew and cut.

and sew back together again.
Ta-Da.... My block!









And here are the blocks I've put together for a baby quilt to donate to our hospital nursery.
It's still on my design wall waiting for me to decide on which fabric I want to use for the border.
I think I'll add a small yellow stop border then the outside border.

And....I'm pretty sure I know which one I like the best.... but I'm curious to see what you all think.
Which fabric would you use for the final border?