Progress

Last weekend (Thurs to Sun) was Crafters. Always great to see the ladies, but not a whole lot of progress was made on my many WIP. Most of this was due to being sick for the whole day on Saturday. Of all weekends to be sick in bed! I did get three quilts ready with just the hand sewing of the binding left. They were all pretty much finished before the weekend. It seems I get so close to finishing projects, and then just let them sit! My goal is to get the bindings sewn soon. I want them to be finished!!! Then I will show you photos....

I also finished knitting a hat for Hailey (which I also started last winter!) My model was being a little fussy, but her sister wanted to wear the hat. Here is Jenna in her big sisters hat! (Sorry for the blurry photo!)

Hailey has been asking for a hat for her friend for over a year now, so I finally made it! Hailey insisted that the yarn was blue, and the flower pink, brown and blue. I asked her several times if she was sure, and she was adamant! I just could not visualize these colors together. But I dug deep into my stash and found some colors that I think turned out pretty well. Here it is....

October

The last two weeks of October have been filled with family, a trip and Halloween fun. Let me share....

Stuart's folks came to visit. We had a splendid, whirlwind visit.

(We sewed with Grandma too, but I have not taken those photos yet!)

Then trip to San Antonio. Why San Antonio? That is the first question people seem to ask. Well, we traveled with Sarah and Dave. The four of us listed some cities we each wanted to travel to. Places like Napa, NY, Nashville, Palm Springs, ect. After we crossed off any city that any one of had been to, we were left with San Antonio. Off we went.

I traveled with this cowboy....

And these cow folks too.....

We walked to the Madhatter for breakfast one morning. Yummy.

We stayed at the Emily Morgan. 14th floor. Directly next to the Alamo. Awesome Priceline deal. Haunted. (or so THEY say....)

Speaking of haunted....

Then Halloween came along. These are delicious. You should make them in your spare time.

Jackson was a Police Officer. He wanted handcuffs. Watch out!!

(and of course he does not want his photo taken!)

Hailey was a Candy Corn Queen. Yes, we made that costume.

You can't buy Candy Corn Queen costumes any old place!

And Jenna, Jackson and Hailey picked her costume. Elmo. Her true love.

And she loved her costume. I was a little afraid she would want it off,

but she was comfy and warm on our cool Halloween night.

That is all folks!

Where are you???!!!

I know that is what you have been asking when visiting here! No worries, I am around :)

The sewing machine has been working overtime in the recent weeks, and finally a few items are complete. These quilts have been done for a little while, but it seems the hand sewing of the binding takes me some time to complete. Practice has proven to increase the pace, but still finding the time to sit and hand sew for more than 10 min at a time is the real challenge!

Since the weather has been overcast the last few days, I decided to take the photos indoors. I placed my quilt on the floor and went to get the camera. Here is what I came back to:

An additional quilt has also been finished. Here is a tiny glimpse. This is a gift so only a peek. And of course Jenna's little hands. She is obsessed with cameras so it is hard to get a photo without her in it!

And the (drumroll....) 9 patch quilt!!! (From Crazy Mom's quilt-a-long) The top is almost finished. I just need to finish the rows around the edges. It will be going on Hailey's bed if she likes it when it is complete. She was not happy I put brown, blue, and green in it!!

See that yellow frame up at the top of the photo?

Here is a closer peek....

Does it look familiar? Not the artwork -- that is a masterpiece Hailey created. Which is a bird sewing, if you did not see that on your first glance! Anyway -- the frame. Stuart gave it to me as a gift when we first started dating (that would be 10 years ago!)

So where have you seen it before? Do you need some hints.....tv show....peep hole....

Here is the answer....

Organized or Obsessive?

Found!

I knew it would show up sooner or later! Well, later it was...

This past weekend we were cleaning out the kiddos playroom (whoa, it was a MESS!) and found the camera. Tucked away neatly in the electronics bin. ummmm....

Since we have now purchased a new camera (and the fact that I slammed the old camera in the van door and slightly dented it before it was missing) we have decided to give the camera to Jackson and Hailey. They both love taking photos, so we will see what they capture from a kiddos' point of view.

On that camera....are photos of Jackson's 7th birthday!!! He had a fantastic birthday (back in July) at an indoor water park.

September began with sending Jackson and Hailey off to school. As you can tell by the photo, we did not need to push the out of the door! In fact, Hailey had her coat on about 20 min before it was time to leave. Both are doing excellent and love school. As for Jenna, she is home with me. That nap mat I previously posted about, it remains in the bag. I (with a few persuasive discussions from Amy and Papa) will continue to take her to work with me. Jenna loves going to work, and we love having her there, so it is all working out.

As for projects, I am working on quite a few right now. Soon, soon something will be complete!

Fantastic Photos!

Recently I reconnected with a friend from high school and learned that his wife was a photographer. After peeking at her website I was thrilled to see her work and signed up for a session with for the kiddos. Of course I hid from the camera -- maybe next time. Our sneak peek at our proofs came back and I could not be more thrilled. Take a peek here.

Finished projects!

I have quite a few WIP so I am fighting the temptation to start anything new until I get a few things finished. This week -- two items finished!!!


For Hailey's preschool graduation her gift was some lemon fabric that she had picked out a few weeks prior. See I told you I was behind! I originally started the dress with a store purchased pattern. MISTAKE. Store patterns, well, that can be left for a whole different post. On a visit to the local quilt shop I spotted a pattern I had my eyes on for quite some time. It is a $$$$ one, but I managed to justify it because it is size 6 months to 8 years, so I "should" be able to use it many times over! Anyway, the combo of lemon fabric and new pattern lead to this:

My model was quite her charming self so there are lots of photos to show!

My second completed project is for Jenna. She will be starting daycare after Labor Day. They take naps on a nap mat, so I made a Oh Cherry Zig zag Quilt for her to nap on. Moda also sells the Oh Cherry print on a bag. Perfect. Now, lets just hope she uses it :)