A couple of wee quilts

The Rhinebeck weekend was a very productive one for the labs on my floor. Not one, but two babies made their entrance into the world while I was petting wool and meeting knitters. So as soon as I got back I set to work making a couple of tiny little blankies for the new tots.

First up was this little quilt for Ryotaro, who arrived two months earlier than anticipated.

Made from leftover Lizzy House Red Letter day prints and neutral sashing from Dash's Mod Sampler Quilt, plus a little bit of new kona cotton for the binding.

I added a wee name tag because, um, I botched attaching the binding in this spot but I liked how it turned out anyway. The back was also pleasingly simple.

Next up was a quilt for Diego (born on time and twice the size of Ryotaro!), the son of a post doc in the adjoining lab to ours. This quilt was made with blue and green charm squares from a pack I bought on Ebay eons ago.

It's not my normal aesthetic, in fact I find it to be a little bit psychotic what with the Ducks! and Planets! and Maps! and Watermelons! and Coffee! and Flowers! but I figure that just makes it more visually interesting for a baby. Or something. The back is a little bit more sedate and oh! ... there's that Lizzy House again.

I had thought I would use this little patch on the back of the first quilt but I didn't have room so I appliqued it onto the back of this one just to add a bit of visual interest.

So there you have it, two little quilts for two little people. I am working feverishly on one larger quilt for two larger people but shhh, that's a secret.