flip-flops and shorts

I am so fed up with winter.

I am tired of being cold, pale, tired and layered in clothing.

I want to throw open the windows, sit out in the sun with a book and some coffee, I want to walk around the neighborhood and I want to see some flowers and smell the grass.

Is that so much to ask ?

My mother-in-law left me this fabric the other day and it made me think "summer", so I did the first thing I could think of. I made some pillows for the couch. 

I love that there is a touch of pink in the fabric. I can get away with that now that there is another girl in the house. I love that the fabric brightens up the room and makes me happy, makes me feel like flip-flops and shorts are just around the corner.

friday the 13th

When I look at this quilt I picture a little barefoot girl, in her sundress and piggy-tails eating a juicy strawberry.

Ummmm strawberries sound good, don't they ?

I used the Farmers Market Charm Pack for the entire quilt.

The unfinished top is 45 x 52 right now, it will be a smidge bigger when the blanket is quilted and bound.

It felt good to put my nervous energy into use.

baby quilt

This one has been kicking around my head for awhile. I bought two of the Farmer's Market Charm packs and they have just been sitting here collecting dust.

This is the start. Still need to complete the white sashing around the edges. No idea what I plan on using for the back.

This will be a crib sized quilt when it's done and I have a very special baby girl in mind.

[cards]

order up !

Gavin got a play kitchen for his birthday / Christmas and he loves it. He is always trying to pull one of us into his room to play.

We bought him a bunch of Melissa & Doug wooden kitchen sets, he got some fruit and veggies and even a pizza party set.

I also got the bright idea to make him some food. Felt play food. Etsy has tons and tons of ideas. I already make him a fried egg, and I attempted a sad version of some lettuce and tomato.

I picked up some more felt last night and armed with a little cotton batting and some pinking shears I made him some ravioli. I love cheese filled ravioli, the huge over sized pieces. Drenched in some sauce and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. Yum !

Next up is a box of donuts !

baby blanket

A quick baby blanket for my three week old niece in South Carolina.

Fell in love with this pink floral print, and I love the super soft pink minky fabric. I stuck some warm and natural cotton batting in between to add some warmth.

Did a top stitch all around to add a little something special and I even attached one of my "homemade by M" tags.

Our holidays were very good, low key and quiet, just the way I love it. 

I have lots of projects to finish

-quilt for aria.

-quilt for chase

-quilt for ryan

-christmas quilt

I was also asked to make two quilts for extended family members. The oldest likes to hunt and the younger boy enjoys 4-wheeling. Finding fabric and a theme for that one, might be difficult.

On top of that, one of my New Year's Resolutions is to make and donate my quilts to Project Linus. I already have one in the works even though the new year isn't quite here.

lounge pants

This I just had to do. Forget everything else. Matching Christmas lounge pants ? Hell yeah !

I used these instructions and found the entire process somewhat painless. I say somewhat because when I first started I somehow sewed the crotch together and it took me a good 20 minutes (and Ryan) to figure out what I did wrong.

Cute enough that I think maybe Mom and Dad might also need a pair...you know.....for Christmas morning....