Reach for the stars...

Well, "Orbits" has finally been gifted, and it's about time! It took his mom and me a little while to get together --  the "baby" boy is getting his first tooth and doing the coffee table walk already!

I'm just glad I got it to her before he started kindergarten.

This one was totally inspired by this quilt. I fell in love with Marit's stars on that deep blue field. Initially, I wanted to do spiral quilting on it, but decided to put the stars into "orbits." The thread on the left is blue, the right orbits are green, and the filler ones are yellow, doubled up for a little different texture. I think I actually had TOO much sun in the living room for this picture -- a rare day left the pictures a little washed out.

The background is an old Makower tone-on-tone with stippling throughout. It looks kind of dark here -- it's not quite as royal are the picture above, and not as black as the one below.

And of course, there was a present for big sister, too!

This doll quilt was made from leftovers of her "Welcome to the World" quilt, made two and a half years ago (which, much to my relief, is getting some use and holding up pretty well. I have this irrational fear that all my stuff just falls apart as soon as it leaves my house). Little Miss Piper was diggin' the pillow (not the case, mind you -- the pillow itself), and her babies were diggin' the blanket.

It's always a good feeling to give things to people (and stuffed rabbits) who you know will appreciate them!