I did not want to love the monkeys

I received Quilts, Baby as a Hannukah gift and Laurraine Yuyama's Monkey Business quilt - with its nine intricately constructed appliqué monkeys - immediately caught my eye. I had to try just one. In fact, I figured that by trying one panel, I'd get this madness out of my head and be really excited to focus on my more modest, pre-existing baby craft projects. Three hours later (an exceedingly rare stretch of time made possible only by the fact that we were visiting my parents) I had one monkey, sans eyes but otherwise intact (the felt is in Jonah's room and I never remember to get it out before his bedtime). And he is so fetching. Really, just awesome.

Now, unfortunately, I'm hooked. Yes, I am due in 7 weeks. Yes, I will be working full-time until my water breaks. Yes, I already have another baby quilt (Lemongrass, from the same book) in the works. And an aran sweater. And a list of real tasks that matter - like installing a carseat and choosing baby names - that will inevitably get swept aside by this silliness. And yet:

All this could be mine!