The Quilted Fish

YOU SCURVY DOG! DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S BABY TIME?!

Today is a very momentous day here at The Quilted Fish. My assistant Kristen is finally having her baby! Add to that the excitement of it being International Talk Like A Pirate Day and is it any wonder this day is special? Some may ask what these two things have in common or why I deem it exciting. To that I answer, what could be more appropriate for our newest little fishie than to be born on a day when all and sundry are speaking of the bounteous and beauteous ocean, their second home?

When you’re speaking like a pirate, you can almost hear the ocean lapping against the hull instead of the traffic outside your window. You can breathe in the smell of the briny sea rather than your plug-in air freshener. If you haven’t tried it yet, today is the day! Not to mention, who doesn’t love pirates - especially Captain Jack Sparrow?!

If you want to learn more about International Talk Like A Pirate Day, click here and here.

This newest little fishy doesn't yet have a name and obviously needs a piratical name. Kristen and Husband cannot come to an agreement, so I decided that I should give them a few more options. There has to be a perfect pirate name out there for this baby. I have suggested “Parlay” multiple times, but Kristen won’t go for it. Perhaps Black-Eyed Bertha?Calypso? How about Bonny the Beauty? I’m sure one of you will have the perfect suggestion! Please share your ideas with us so that we can finally get this baby a name.

On a side note, do you think that Daughter Number Three will look like her sisters, or will she finally be the one to take after her mother?

I’m rooting for her to look like her mother - then Black-Eyed Bertha will be a more-than-fitting name!

Rockstar Fishie Update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have our latest catch of Rockstar Fishies!!! We love our rock stars and love seeing what you have made. So, if you have something you want to send in to be a Rock Star Fishie, we would love to see them!  Remember, you can send them to us at thequiltedfish@gmail.com, or share them with us on our Facebook page.

Here we go!

Nancy Graves loves to sew and has recently been trying her hand at quilting. Here are some fantastic things that Nancy made from Flutter:

Nancy is an awesome Grandma too. Check out what she made for her granddaughter birthday, this cute We’re All Mad Here hat:

Our next Rockstar Fishie is avid quilter Lisa Neilsen. Check out her cute projects:

You can find Lisa’s blog here.

Our last Rockstar Fishie for today is Amy Chappell. She has done some fabulous work with Madhuri and Apple of My Eye!

Find more Amy here. 

So what do we have in store for our fabulous Rock Star Fishies? Well, for anyone that sends us THREE or more projects from my fabric or patterns, they will get one of these:

Rockstar Fishies will also have the opportunity for many other great perks! Such as, each Rock Star will be sent a piece of fabric that we would like them to sign and send back (we will provide envelope and stamp).  When we get them back, we will start making a quilt with them.  I am excited to have a Rock Star Fishie quilt so that I can think of my Rock Stars every time I look at it.

For those of you who have sent pictures in that I haven’t featured, or for those of you that I have, you can always send more!  It is a cumulative process, so three total projects sent at any time (together or separate) will count.

What is the reason I am doing this?  I love you!  I love my customers, my supporters, my fans.  I want to give you a little something back!

 

A Royal Conundrum

The whole world seems to be buzzing about “The Royal Baby” since the official palace announcement on December 3, 2012.

Now that the baby, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, is here, people seem to be even more frenzied and obsessed than before! Is this frenzy due to his romantic title of “Prince,” or to the royal family having a larger-than-usual gene pool? With pictures and posts about this momentous occasion bombarding us seemingly every minute of every day, how can we not stew about it? The question that’s been going around here at The Quilted Fish is... What gift would you give to the royal baby?

Photo credit: ABCNews.com

There is quite a lot more pressure when the recipient is a Prince rather than your neighbor’s newborn down the street. We feel that something hand made would be best. A soft, warm quilt perhaps? We have one called Patchwork Princess that might do the trick!

Or our I Wub Ewe quilt which features soft sheep made of cuddle or minky fabric.

 

We could make him a little crown from our Queen of the Party pattern.

Or perhaps we would need to come up with an entirely new pattern worthy of His Highness! There are so many options out there, so tell us fellow crafty friends, what would you make for the little princeling?

All patterns shown here are available at thequiltedfish.com.

Speaking of babies, we are due to have a new addition of our own here at The Quilted Fish.  Kristen (my assistant and really the one in charge around here) is due on September 19th.  You may not know, but that is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.  She is having a baby girl and hasn't decided on a name.  I keep trying to get her to name the baby things like "Parlay".  She won't go for it.  So, while you are thinking of gifts to give the little princeling, think also about what to name our new princess.  Who I am pretty sure, despite what the doctor says, is a boy. ;)