My new toy

Using some funds from my Etsy shop, I got a new sewing toy: the Accuquilt GO! Baby fabric cutter. I also bought one die to make a few different flower shapes and circles. After just 2 minutes of playing with it, I had these!




The main reason I wanted this cutter is because the quilt I'm planning on making for Lucy (when we switch her to a twin bed) will have lots of appliqued flowers on it. I tried other ways of cutting flowers (using a scalloped-edge rotary cutter was one), but this will make them consistent in shape and size. And I'm so excited about it! (Nerdy, I know.)

Look what else came today:



the fabric I ordered for Lucy's quilt. The cheater print--the hexagons with pinks and greens and blues--will be the quilt back. The polka dot will be a border on the front/top. The stripe is for the binding. The rest of the quilt top will be white (I already have that fabric), with appliqued flowers all over it using all of my pink and green scraps (I have a ton!). I am SO excited to get started on it!