more for Evey

I painted this little storage box for Evey. I had a lot of fun designing, drawing and painting it freehand.

I wanted it to look a little old and retro so I sanded the edges so it didn't look to new. Three different boxes stack and then tie together with a bow.

Another look at the top. I love how it turned out. I am a bad photographer  so just pretend like it is a good photo.

This is the doll I made to go with her cowgirl quilt. I tried to make the doll look like the girls on the quilt, with bright red lips and pink round cheeks.

I love having a granddaughter.

sewing for Evey

I have the best news ever! My first grand baby is soon to be born. I can't wait! It seems like yesterday when we found out that she would be coming into the world. But she took no time in growing.

 I have got a new deeper passion for sewing and have enjoyed my evenings working on gifts for my sweet little girls.

  

I crocheted her a yellow blanket and then sewed flannel to the back. Next I tie quilted it and added a satin edge. You just can't have too many different textures when it comes to babies. Then I made booties to match. I love the feel of the soft baby yarn, flannel, satin and the little ties all together . I hope my little Evey will too.

 Everyone needs a little grab and go diaper bag for wipes, diaper and a changing pad.

I love this baby quilt. Its all little cow girls. I had so much fun making it. I hand quilted it and then tied it. It has a retro look that made it supper fun to make. I now want to make Evey a whole little cowgirl outfit to go with it.

 No little girl could have two many head bands or shoes....

                                                                                                     

Booties tops and bottoms

 I am working on a cloth doll that goes with this quilt. She has a little embroidered face that matches the printed girls, and yellow yarn braids. I will post a photo when she has clothes. We can not be putting naked dolls on the web, now can we?

    

I am still working on a retro ,circus themed quilt . Sarah said she thinks it will be her favorite so I am not going to post it until she sees it. Its on the quilting frame now . I am loving working on it. The fabric is so soft and I can't resist the print. This is a a small sneak peek at the fabric when I was piecing it.  (this is the just the complementary fabric. Sorry no looking at the retro fabric yet.)

April fools

I pack a lunch for Samuel and Eliza every morning. I try to make the lunches fun and let them know I am thinking about them when they eat them. So for April fools I put baby carrots in Cheetos bags and tapped their sandwich bags with double stick tape. Then of course I had to add a note that said I love them-That part was not an "April fools"

Flower garden Quilt

I am making my first grandmothers flower garden quilt. I have been having so much fun learning how to do it. It is all hand sewn. I love that about it. I pre-cut all the little hexagons and put each "flower" in it's own little zip lock bag. When I have a spare moment I can just pull out the little bag and work on the individual flower.I don't have to pull out the sewing machine and there is no clean up. Just zip up the baggy until I have another spare moment. I love working with so many different fabrics too. I have not got bored looking at the same fabric over and over. I have most of my flowers done now and am starting to work on putting the white edge around them and then sewing them together. I wanted bugs in my flower garden, so when I found some fabric that has lady bug, Beatles, birds, and butterflies all in the right size I could not resist it. I am hoping to add a border with embroidered flowers, bee hives,butterflies, yo yo flowers and bee spelling out sayings.I am having so much fun making it I don't even care how long it takes me to finish it.

Learning and teaching

A few days ago I had the opportunity to make a new Friend and she was so gracious in offering to teach me about Quilt. She is extremely knowledgeable and talented in this area, so I felt really privileged . It made me think of one of my favorite quotes By Catherine Beecher." If all females were not only well educated themselves but were prepared to communicate in an easy manner their stores of knowledge to others; if they not only know how to regulate their own minds, tempers and habits but how to effect improvement in those around them the face of society would be speedily changed" I so love to read about Catherine Beecher. Catherine Lived in the 1800's and was instrumental in the education of women of the time. She helped in the founding of women's colleges at Burlington, Iowa, Quincy, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. How grateful I am that I have the opportunity to learn from others that practice this philosophy.

The Grinch has arrived

Nothing says Christmas quite like the Grinch. 13 Years ago, in Dec, our life was very busy. On Dec 1 I had just given birth to Samuel, not to mention the 3 other small children that already blessed our family. I was working 36 hr a week as an LPN while trying to study for my RN finales that I had to take on Dec 4Th . Mike was helping with the kids, working hard as a detective for Salt Lake sheriff's department, and trying to get started on Christmas preparations. The first week of December had come and gone and we had not put up any outside lights. Late one night as we were driving past the beautifully decorated homes, We heard Isaac exclaimed from the back seat "Look we are the black hole in the neighborhood." Sure enough our home sat dark and a little sad looking between the bright lights of our Friends homes. The next day when I returned home I found Mike sitting in the living room with all the kids around him as he finished painting "The Grinch" That day He had created a family tradition that continues to means so much to us. The Grinch reminds me of that very busy Christmas, When there wasn't time to even breath but Mike MADE time to make something special for me and the kids. It was truly a gift of time and love. Topped of with a little bit of humor.