Welcome Little One Cards

Since I've been making so many baby gifts, I figured I might as well make some baby gift cards too.  I'm a complete amateur card maker, using stuff I have around the house, and just plain creativity, but I like the results.  Here's my baby boy gift card:

The front:

The inside:

In case you can't read the sentiment, the front of the card says "Welcome Little One" and the inside says "Life's most amazing journey begins with the tiniest feet - Congratulations"  I just love that sentiment!  What an amazing journey having children is!

Bugs on the Nine Patch Quilt

Now that a certain special lady has had her baby shower, and she has seen the quilt I made for her, it's safe to post it on my blog.  Since she's a Pinterest fan, I didn't want to spoil the surprise by posting on my blog about her quilt.  Since she was decorating her baby boy's room with Pottery Barn Kids insect themed sheets, I used one pillow case from the sheeting set to start the idea train.  From there, I went to my go to fabric guru, Janice Shoup at Quilters Haven, and the "Bugs on the Nine Patch" was born.  The pattern comes from "Quilts for Babies & Kids", which can be purchased here.  It was a fairly simple project, which was quite a change after the Hollow Cubed Block quilt I finished in March.  Hope you like it!

Here are the fabrics I used, including the pillow case:

The finished front:

and the finished back:

Now, there's one more little boy about to be born that needs a quilt.  I've purchased the pattern and fabric, but am struggling with trying to size the pattern down to a baby quilt size.  I'll get it, but the math is challenging.  Does someone know an easy way to convert patterns to smaller sizes without changing the basic layout?  Once I finish the upcoming quilt (assuming I figure out the math), I would really love for someone to have a girl!!! Enough boy projects...I miss pink! :)