Happy Mother’s Day!
We all got a lot of relaxation in today.
I am so thankful for my little ones, and the hubby who made my Mother’s Day fantastic. I enjoyed a wonderful breakfast out this morning, and played outside with my kids and my garden for the rest of the day. I even had some visitors at the end of the day, which opened up our evening to a great meal, outside, in the perfect weather.
I hope your day was as wonderful as mine.
Has it been already over one month since I have posted? Yep…I guess I’ve been busy doing other things than crafting. The great weather and the addition of a swing set to our backyard has kept me away from my sewing machine for any real project!
I have, though, finished this quilt. I’ve been meaning to get a picture on a nice day…I hope to get a good one tomorrow.
I have been trying to keep up with my quilting bee. I am behind…it requires 2 a month. I am only really 1 behind…and that’s the block for my sister, so I know I have a little leeway there. It’s on my list, though.
Erin requested squares and rectangles. I am happy with the way this came out. I really like the diagonal line of the light blue squares that happened. I hope she likes it.
I also realized that the 1 year anniversary of this blog just came and went! It went by fast. I guess I have done a lot in the past year but I haven’t done as much as I wish I could. However, being a fun, interactive mom always takes priority and for that I am can say I am PROUD. I have a wonderful family and two very adoring fans who make being a mom the most rewarding (and challenging) thing I have done.
Happy Mother’s Day!
I made one of these last year, from the “per inch” stash of shirred fabric from Jo-Ann. The fabrics are so cute, they are hard to pass up.
I have to fix a tie that’s a little off, but other than that, it’s an OK dress.
The fabrics are so cute, but really, when you stitch them up, there’s just not a lot of shape to the dresses. I am wondering, if I cut off the part below the shirring, hem it, then add some elastic to the bottom to make it more of a skirt, will it look cuter as a shirt/skirt combo?
If you have any ideas or suggestions, please comment. I’d love to hear about your experience with these fabrics.
My friend, Missy, had her second baby recently. I was ready with some handmade baby gifts – more burp cloths and appliquéd onesi’s. I love the bugs on these. How perfect for a baby girl!
My handmade gifts were not what she needed! I guess I’ll keep them handy for the next person I know who has a baby girl.
Sorry, Missy, give me some time and I’ll give the little man and the big brother a sweet little gift.
We have a creek that runs along the back of our property. Recently, we have created a path to it. The kids love the path. They have yet to discover how much fun it is to play in the creek, but I know that will come over the years.
Tonight, after work, instead of heading in straight for dinner, the warm evening air and sunshine kept us out. We went to the creek!
On the way there, we had so much fun finding things
A pine cone, two “flowers” (AKA weeds, but to the innocence of a child, it’s a flower), a large leaf, and
I have it in between some wax paper in a book right now. I’d like to frame it and hang it in her room. What a token of luck!
The spring weather we had last weekend got me in the mood to not only garden, but make some more handmade clothing for Corinne.
Poor Nathan, I still have yet to make him some clothing…it’s on the list. Girl clothes are just so darn much CUTER than boy clothes!
A new skirt :)
I’d like to also get a new dress or two for her in.
And I am still making progress on Nathan’s quilt. I ran out of white for the sashing, otherwise, the top would be done. I need to get this done soon. The poor guy is about to climb out of his crib. He really could if he tried hard enough.
Open windows.
Outdoor wildlife.
A 4 year old’s version of a flower for mommy.
Hunger for color in the yard.
