a Whale of a baby shower

I was delighted to help host a shower for a friend of mine this weekend

I was inspired by the baby shower eVite

working with that I made a banner with bright pink, orange, light pink and lighter orange

I drew free hand a whale and cut out a few.   I also made some picks to put in the treat jars.

Then of course I had to make something cute for this new baby girl!

A whale is a unique baby motif which I adored immediately.

I decided this baby needed a a "lovey" mini quilt with ribbons.
I appliqued the whales and waves with machine satin stitching
then I hand embroidered the spouting drops and hearts as well
as the faces of the little whales.

I used a cotton velveteen for the whales, so soft.  I also used some 

pink chenille and some dotty orange minky. 

This girly with have endless delight touching this mini quilt with 

all the different fuzzy textures and ribbon loops.

The baby shower was a success!

It was a fun group effort.  I made decorations and cupcakes and others did the food and shared the

use of their home.  That's the way to do it if you can and no one shouldered it all.

It turned out so cute! And of course the mama to be was so happy!

Maybe you are inspired and want to have a whale of a shower too.

 go ahead and use this whale shape for a template and have fun!