Before I sneaked into the hospital one night while Josh was on call so we could "borrow" an ultrasound machine to find out what kind of baby we're having, the "Other Reeses" came up to Oregon for a visit. I was 10 weeks pregnant at the time, and we had decided not to tell them because five-year-olds are good at repeating things they hear - and we weren't ready to spread the news just yet. But on the first day of our vacation, Dave and Ruth told us they were expecting! Josh and I didn't react with hearty congratulations right away because we were so surprised. Especially when they said Ruth was 10 weeks along, too! After some frantic texting across the living room, and what I'm sure they thought was the weirdest response ever to such fantastic news, we let them know that we were in the same boat. The exact same boat. Crazy.
In fact, years ago, I had a dream that Ruth and I were pregnant at the same time. In my dream we were both having boys and were racing to see who could have theirs first because we wanted to use the same name. Until their ultrasound, I thought maybe I could have been a prophet, but we diverged from my dream's plot and discovered they were bringing another most-excellent girl into the world.
We're both still waiting on these moseying Reese babies, but I finally finished a quilt before a baby was born!
The blocks came together very quickly, but I mixed it up in the sashing by adding those pinwheels. I think the simple blocks, mix of fabrics, and pinwheel sashing ended up working really well together! Here is a closer shot so you can see more of the fabrics:
This quilt was really fun to make; and it put me back on schedule with my quilt making! Oh my goodness, I can't wait for Reese Niece #3!
2 comments:
They do make fun, smart, gorgeous girls. And you make lovely quilts!
I love the colors and how the pinwheels make it look less uniform.
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