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Self Binding Receiving Blanket

with matching Baby Album

I am going to be a GREAT-grandma!

My grandson is having a baby girl, which means I am going to me a great-grandmother.

They are having a wee baby girl.

For the baby I made this self-binding receiving blanket.  

I've never made a self binding blanket before, but this was fast and easy.

For Mom, I made her a baby album.

On the inside, there is an envelope with a pin to pull it open.  

Mom can keep, I think, a lock of the baby's hair.  

There is also a pocket behind the envelope.

A pretty pink bow to tie it all together.

Let's not forget the "Goodnight Moon" book to be sent along as well.

It is tradition in our family that everyone new family gets one.

...and goodnight to the little old lady whispering hush.

Quilts

FINALLY!  FINALLY!  FINNALLY!

After, I don't know how many years, I finally finished the Halloween Quilt I started way back when.

I started this quilt when Ginger's Quilt Shop was still in business (I miss that Quilt Shop).

Cleaning out the garage and reorganizing, I came across this UFO (UnFinished Object).  This was not the only UFO I came across while going through all my crap, I mean stuff.  There were six other quilts that were left unfinished.  Some just needed the binding sewn on, others a bit more.  

Since this posting, I have finished two more quilts.  One was a sampler quilt and another a baby quilt.  The baby quilt was not for anyone in particular.  It was a quilt I put together from a swap I did when I was a member of Night Owls Quilt Guild.  Now that is ever older than the Halloween Quilt.  Wow!

Right now I am working on a beautiful blue Batik quilt that is another UFO.  But!  For the life of me, I cannot figure out the pattern.  It is one I made up for a class I taught (way back when), and I cannot figure out how I put the pattern together.  Luckily, I had the direction for it with the quilt.  Whew!

Still plugging away at all these UFOs and feeling a sense of accomplishment.  I feel a bit proud of myself, finally getting these done.  Now, should there be a baby on the way somewhere or a quick gift to give, I'm all set.

HAPPY QUILTING!