Having a "Ditchin Time" quilting!!

So working at Hopkins I have discovered that I have many talented colleagues! One of the many talents is Stephanie from A Ditchin' Time Quilts, who is not only an excellent Nurse but loves to quilt. She gathered a large group of us from the NICU and started a monthly quilting class that I could not resist to sign up for :)

Yesterday we had our first class and I had a blast! Our project was to create a Quilted Needle Book:

My fabric selections, cut into 1.5in strips and sewn together.

This is how I decided to create a binding and back cover for my needle book.

The completed product, notice the cute abalone button that I got from Stephanie's mother's button stash! 

(for interior photos with the felt for the needles, check out Stephanie's blog tutorial)

To see the Tutorial on how to make a Quilted Needle Book, 

visit Stephanie at A Ditchin' Time Quilts.

To see my her blog about my colleagues and I, click here. You'll see yours truly on a photo midway through the posting ;)