Let's start!

I made a decision: my baby will have a baby quilt!
I know, I've never made a quilt, but I know.... OK, I just hope I can do it!!!

So yesterday I started to plan my very first quilt top and thanks to this great tutorial by badskirt (I've just discovered her blog and love her quilts and toys!) I ended up with this:


it's built up with a representation of my real fabric and was a real fun playing with it!!
I think the result's quite nice and can work, at least I hope so, 'cause I won't stop till it's done!!! :)
Btw, does anybody know the standard sizes for a baby quilt?!?!! ^_^

I do love the rainbow array, but my first idea was a "more monochrome" quilt, but a careful look at my fabric stash revealed that I definitely need more fabric!!!! Now I have to convince my hubby too!!

A brief update...and card-holders

Still alive.

Still fighting with occasional evening sickness.....YES!! I am pregnant!!! 17 weeks.....we hope it's a she-baby!!

We FINALLY went to our honey-moon on October..... we got married on September the 7....2007!! Ok, better late than never! and, btw, New York City-Caribbean-Florida worth the wait! - next posts for some pictures!

I'm actually practicing my sewing skills and studying how to create a quilt..... perhaps my baby should have a quilted blanket rather than tons of cross-stitched bibs! - ok, I admit it, cross-stitching it's actually a little boring, I mean, it's not as challenging as a sewing project!

and speaking of challenges, five or six months ago I realized I desperately needed a card-holder for all my credit (just two of them!) and business cards (mainly restaurants' addresses and phone numbers) and I came up with this:

isn't it cute?!! I'm so happy, it's entirely an idea of mine...maybe my first idea ever!!! :)) and my sister and her boyfriend asked for their own version..
Hey, wait, now that I'm thinking about it..... Christmas is coming!!! :)