Seeing some Action

I love giving quilts a gift to new parents, but as most of my friends and family are overseas I typically do not get to see them in action much.

So, you can imagine how happy I was to see this picture tucked away on my SIL's Facebook page...

Yup, that's an unsolicited/not posed, photo of my niece Sophie with her baby quilt, isn't she adorable?

As she was a "we'll find out what sex the baby is at birth" baby, colours were a challenge so I ended up going safe with green and yellow... definitely a rookie mistake :) Now that she's getting a bit older (she's almost 1.5 yrs already!) I can't wait to make a fun girly quilt for when she moves up to a big girl bed. Or, for when my brother's family move into their new house.... hmmm, I might have to discuss decor plans with my SIL!

Lucky Girl

I'm pretty lucky, as my parents are originally from the UK, they come to Europe quite often to visit their parents etc. so I get the chance to see them usually a minimum of twice a year. 2008 was especially crazy for our family as I saw them: December/January (a family Christmas in Hong Kong), June in Vancouver, September in the UK for my niece's christening, and Dec for a family Chistmas in Vancouver. Yeah, we rack up a lotta airmiles in my family :) My parents started 2009 off with a trip to me and the UK, so H and I were lucky enough to get to see them for the last week and a half. We had a great time with them and it gave me an excuse to see some new areas of Belgium (as a Belgian, H is not always as excited as I am over the pretty buildings and cute towns!).

As a thank you to my amazingly supportive parents, I have been planning a little quilty surprise for them. Here's a sneek peak...

After sitting down with paper and pencil I calculated that I need 110 red squares and 140 blue squares!!!! Guess I'll need to hit the fabric shop.....