I GET to make a new baby quilt - for my first grandchild!!!!! WOO HOO!!!! Our daughter and son-in-law just told us tonight!!!

Congrats. I am so happy for you. Grands are the best.

Congratulations! You are going to have so much fun.

Congrats! My grandson is almost 11 and the light of my life!

Congrats! We are expecting our 1st in Oct. so baby quilt patterns have been flyin' around my sewing room :)
They do not want to know the baby's sex, so am being kinda neutral at this point. But then I thought I'd better have both a boy and girl quilt to take to the hospital! Let me know what you make. Have a due date yet?

Congratulations.....I like that bumper sticker that says: If I had known grandkids were this much fun I would have had them first......Nothing like that first grandchild..they are all so very special, but to see a part of you going on is awesome...each time, may you be blessed and enjoy waiting for this precious little person...

Due date is in December - they just took the home test on Sunday - and I was just there and left on Saturday... Haiti - she asked us to stay with them until Monday (when we flew out) but we needed to be somewhere else for Saturday, Sunday and Monday... :( - but they skyped us tonight - I do have some peices cut out that she chose a long time ago - we'll see what I end up doing!! I'm excited.

How exciting! Grandkids are so much fun! There are so many patterns, it will be hard to decide...you're probably going to have to make a few quilts! :)

Congratulations on your soon to be new grandbaby!!!

(((HUGS))) that is such wonderful news!!!
Congratulations Grama!!! :D:D:D

Thanks, all - this is going to be fun!!

I can't wait till I'm a grandmother!!! My son is only 17 so I better not get that position yet!! :lol: :lol: But when the time is right, I'm already!!! Grandma in waiting!!!

Congratuations, and yes grandchildren are the best people you will ever know. We have 4 now Addison 2yrs, Natalie, 1 yr and the twins, Bredan and Morrigan arrived March 31. My kids are great but their kids are even GREATER

Congratulations!

Yes, congrats Grandma! You'll love every minute. I have 2 and want many more. They are soooo much different than when your own were small.

Have fun! They're wonderful. Not enough good words to say about them. :-D :-D :-D

Congrats!!! Now you have time to design just the right thing.

Congrats!!!! Plenty of time to make quilts for him or her. :)

Congrats! Your gonna have a blast! I have 7 grands and thought that would be the end...was forgetting my 18 yr old son who hasn't even considered kids yet! Guess I still have some more in my future! Hope they get whatever sex they want even tho I'm sure they would say "as long as its healthy"!

How exciting!!!! Being a grandparent is so much fun.

You only get to make ONE??? I've made sew many for my grandchiildren when they were born, I think the mom's are tired of sew many baby quilts,lol!!

Oh That is great! OH happy day!

Congratulations I still have some time before that happens to me.

I made my first one for my first GD and haven't stopped yet. Congrats!!! :-D

My only daughter is expecting her first girl (has 2 boys already) in June. I am making her a Precious Moments quilt done with color crayons and hand stitching the design. Two more blocks to complete the hand sewing and I can finish it. Will do a quilt as you go block for each design. This grandbaby will be our 17th. She moved 600 miles away 8 months ago and miss her and the boys dearly. Takes us 11 hours to travel to see them. She asked for one of my sewing machines during our Easter visit so hopefully the sewing bug will finally find her. At least when I visit now I have a machine to work on. Plan to make curtains for her living room while she is in the hospital and probably new pillows for her living room. Can't wait.

congratulations Grandma!!
I am waiting any day now for a new great grand son. He will make my 16th great grand baby.
I dont get too excited anymore,LOL Just pray they are
healthy and well.
Enjoy

My daughter's first son was born 3 months premature, her second son one month early and she has approx. 2 months to go with her little girl. She went to the doctor yesterday and has lost 7 pounds, she has been on anti-contraction weekly shots for over 3 months now so hopefully she will able to go close to full term. Just wish I was closer to help with the boys - she is my best friend in the world and I miss her dearly.

CONGRADULATIONS AND HUGS GRANDMA----Grandkids are the best ever. I only have 1 but she is the light of my life. Enjoy the baby because they grow up way too fast.

congrats

I just found out I am going to be a great grandma for the first time so I have one to make also. Our granddaughter wants to wait until she finds out what she is having before she tells me what colors to use in the quilt. With 11 grandkids, I get to make my share of quilts but this one will be special.

Sewing Grandma, My youngest daughter had her last child 8 years ago. She had many of the same problems your daughter is having. Was on bed rest and had baby 6 weeks early. I will be praying for a beautiful healthy baby girl to enrich the lives of your family.

DEAR POLLY: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS. THEY ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. HOMEFULLY SHE WON'T HAVE TO HAVE BED REST, AS SHE HAS FOUR BOYS (2 ARE HER BOYFRIENDS, 8 AND 10) ALONG WITH HER SONS (6 AND 2) TO TAKE CARE OF. HE WORKS AT A STATE PRISON ON AFTERNOON SHIFT. HE PLANS TO TAKE FAMILY LEAVE FOR A MONTH WHEN THE BABY IS BORN. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

hoping to have one someday soon! Let us know what pattern you end up making. I need to make one for a friend of ours who is expecting in July.

I know how you feel, but it not for grands. as my name suggests I am into great neices and nephews that is. I solved the quandry of girl/boy and made quilts that the parents would like. ex. log cabin with cats for one and finished log cabin stars in red white blue for her sister.( Shower may 1.) Babies are infants for such a short time so I make the quilts in twin. I try to use bright colors that they will enjoy through elem school.

Being a Grandma (or Grammy for me) is the greatest job in the world. As you can see from my avatar, they are the apple of my eye. This is number 4 grandson and only granddaughter has just turned 1

Sometimes it's best to plan a quilt for the toddler age as they are not babies very long. I like to make one for a new baby and generally generic with greens and yellows. Then when the baby stage is over, I follow it with a boy/girl quilt with a theme fabric. The last boy one I made had race track fabric on the back. I hear he spends lots of time playing with his match box cars on that quilt. We are expecting our first 'great' grandchild soon. Looks like I'll need to start making lots of boy quilts as we have 2 daughters and 4 grand daughters. Leave it to the 3rd generation to start having the boys.

funny...all of our third generation are having boys after the previous 5 generations only had girls. we always said the only men in our family had tp marry in lol

congratulations, I am doing the happy dance for you, I so remember the news of my first grandchild, I was in heaven and shopping tell I dropped. God bless. Penny

Congratulations! We're in the same boat. Just found out my son and daughter in law are preggers! Went with her to first OB visit. Saw the baby via ultrasound and heard the heartbeat! Soooo awesome. Now I also get to start a baby quilt. Have to start with a non commital color scheme for now. Maybe all white and a very pale fairy frosts? What will be your first?

Great news! Congratulations. You're going to have a wonderful time. My daughter has two, a boy and a girl. I'm hoping my sons join in at some time. I would love to have some more babies

My 6th Grandchild was born last week.(A Girl) Now I have 3 each. Each is very spical in there own spical way. Bless them all.
Sharon