BIG thank yous for all the new quilts

With the birth of our little Claire came the plethora of blankets. Some mothers hate being inundated with blankets every time they have a baby. I, on the other hand, LOVE IT. I love taking these beautiful, handmade blankets and quilts and completely covering the floor in the living room and lettin the girls play and roll around on them. That's what these blankets are made for - to be USED!

The first two quilts in the pictures are from my aunts on my dad's side of the family. My Aunt Anne made the one for Sophia, which she loves. We were opening up the package for her, and Sophia looked at the fabric and yelled, "Fish!" (It comes out more like "Sish!" because she can't quite say her "f" sounds yet.)

The second quilt for Claire is so pretty. My Aunt Anne quilted it, and she and my Aunt Marg put together the fabric when they were visiting about a month ago. I love all the prairie points on it. I didn't have any plans for what to do in Claire's room, but the quilt is now my inspiration. I went out and found the same fabric that is in the quilt, and I'm going to applique some khaki-colored curtains that are just taking up space in our linen closet.

The third quilt was made by all the quilting group ladies from NY. What a great surprise! We were all working on a quilt for another woman in the group who was also expecting (she and I were due on the same day), and I REALLY hoped they would made one for me. I should have taken a picture of the back too because there is this cute duck with an umbrella that is appliqued on the back. It's so cute! Thank you Kathie, Lynn, and Diane!