It’s time to quilt, bind, and mail this cute little elephant quilt this month.
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Tu-Na Quilts: Now, We Have an Elephant Parade
With the sudden and speedy delivery of the baby elephant, Lily Rose, last week, I can now officially say we have an elephant parade.
The happy new family is snuggly stitched together.
Notice that Lily Rose has her mommy’s nose. I am making this quilt for the baby of my best friend’s daughter.
When my friend called to tell me that the baby had arrived she said, “And she has her mommy’s nose.” Sounds like a good name for this quilt.
I’ve even sewed some of the blocks into rows.
I will be adding side pieces onto the elephant row. And where are the missing rows?
I’ve still got three rows to sew.
They are sitting beside my machine to remind me to sew them first before other things.
I sure am glad I took good care of those blocks while traveling. It’s making sewing and laying out the rows so much easier. I’ve had to do some playing around with my sewing machine and moving the needle to make sure the scant 1/4″ seam allowance matched the ones made on my sewing machine at my other house.
If you missed all the excitement of her arrival last week. catch up here with
Tu-Na Quilts: Let’s Make Elephants (Here I describe how my pieces traveled from one house to the other).
Tu-Na Quilts: We Have an Elephant Parade (The happy couple is expecting)
Tu-Na Quilts: ’s Arrived!!! ( Tu-Na, DOQ {Doctor of Quilting}, helped with the delivery of this wee one)
However, much of my time and writing this month is being used up over on the Bee Inspired Blog where I’m sharing some of my adventures and misadventures of my trip to Paris as well as some construction tips and trials as I sew another poodle block for myself using this pattern from The Objects of Design.
You are welcome to stop by:
Tu-Na Quilts: All Aboard. Fasten Your Seatbelts. We’re Taking Off for…
Tu-Na Travels: Day One in Paris
Tu-Na Travels: Day Two in Paris and Poodle Block Cutting Tips
Tu-Na Travels: Day Three in Paris and Prepping Those Furry Pieces You will never guess who we meet today.
and do check back on Bee Inspired all month as I’ve got more funny and interesting Parisian stories to tell and see some gorgeous French Poodles heading my way.
What I Learned Today:
- There’s been way more writing happening than sewing in my house lately.
- The poodle block is actually quite easy when separated into steps.
- I do miss being in Paris.
- Beth, over at Cooking Up Quilts, mentions my coneflower double star block that now belongs to Cathy, on today’s Main Crush Monday post. I miss that stunning block but I have those fabrics safely tucked in their own bin for a quilt using that same block pattern for me. I stop to admire and pet them every now and then. Anyway, Thanks Beth!! I’m honored!!!
- I “pet” fabrics? Hmmm, this household is going to the dogs.
Question: Where have your travels taken you? I’ve been to London. I’ve been to France, and Germany, and traveled the U.S. extensively. But we honeymooned in Canada.
Linking to Monday Making, Main Crush Monday, Moving It Forward, Design Wall Monday, Let’s Bee Social and Midweek Makers, Jo’s Country Junction, Mama Spark’s World, Katie Mae Quilts, Silly Mama Quilts WIPs, Wednesday Wait Loss
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Tu-Na Quilts: She’s Arrived!!!
The proud parents and Dr. Tu-Na are pleased to announce the arrival of Lily Rose at 2:41pm Central Time today. She measures at 7.5″ x 8.5.”
Here she is on the delivery table (ironing board) shortly after birth. I notice I still need to cut the cords (thread) yet.
Mom and baby are doing fine. Delivery went faster than expected.
Dad is snorting to all that Cha Cha (grandma) says that Lily has her mother’s nose.
The doctor, however, is tired and may go take a nap.
(The free pattern for this adorable small elephant can be found here on the Sew Fresh Blog. Thanks, Lorna! See my previously written post here (Tu-Na Quilts: We Have an Elephant Parade) for more info about this new mom and dad.)
What I Learned Today:
- Being creative is tiring!
- So is writing two blog posts in one day!
Question: A baby elephant is called a calf. A baby rabbit is called a kit —short for kitten. Who knew? What are other babies called?
Thanks for stopping by,
Karen A.k.a. Tu-Na, DOQ (Doctor of Quilting)
Linking to Wednesday Wait Loss, Sew Fresh Quilts, Silly Mama Quilts WIPs, and Midweek Makers.
Tu-Na Quilts: We Have an Elephant Parade
Maybe two elephants don’t really make a parade yet but this elephant couple is expecting their first baby and it’s coming soon. Well, actually, an elephant baby is called a calf and then this could be a parade.
The free pattern can be found on the Sew Fresh Quilts blog by Lorna.
Did you know that the gestation period of an elephant is 617-645 days— almost 2 years? Elephants have the longest gestation period for mammals. I wonder if there is any living thing that is longer? And I thought 9 months was a long time to be pregnant.
It’s a good thing that this baby quilt has not been in the works for 2 years. I better get working on it to get it finished. Besides that, this little one (elephant) will be making his or her appearance soon–maybe even this afternoon. Will it be a boy or girl?
I first posted about this quilt here (Tu-Na Quilts: Let’s Make Elephants). The pattern for this large (8.5″ x 11.5″) elephant can be found here on the Sew Fresh Blog.
Update: The baby elephant has arrived!! Read all about it on this post if you missed all the excitement (Tu-Na Quilts: _____’s Arrived!!!)
What I Learned Today:
- Thinking about a project takes more energy and time than just sitting down and doing it. Those elephants were rather easy to sew.
- Work more and procrastinate less.
- I’ve learned a lot of group names from you. It’s been fun and interesting to read your responses. If you think of more, go back to here (Tu-Na Quilts: A French Poodle for Moi) and comment. It will help me gear up for our Trivia night when I go back to AZ.
Question: Pick an animal/bird/insect/reptile/etc. What is its gestation period? Here’s one to get you started. Rabbits spend about 31 days in “the oven.” And that explains why we have so many rabbits running around our yard and in the garden this year.
Linking to Wednesday Wait Loss, Sew Fresh Quilts, Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?, Finished or Not Friday, Sew Can She.
Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats 