well, well, well...look who's back

Kinda ;)

I don't want to make any promises, assuming I just up and disappear again for an unknown period of time. But today, I'm back - and I've got photos and projects to share!

I completed my very first quilt a couple of weeks ago and shipped it off to a lovely brand-new baby boy named Henry. I hope he loves it for a long time. I failed to take photos of the quilt during any of its construction, a mistake I will not make again anytime soon.

Next up? Rainbows and sunshine...

The design is loosely based on Thea's Puzzle Quilt by Amy Butler.

I think the back of this will include a long pieced strip down the middle, with kona bone borders on either side. I'm still debating on binding, and how it will be quilted. I'm not a huge fan of free-motion quilting, even though this pattern probably lends itself to that look. I tend to think that unless you're extremely experienced, it just looks sloppy. Experienced I am not, so this will probably be some variation of straight-line quilting.

I'm also working on another baby quilt. I don't have great photos quite yet, but I'll be sure to share once I get some. I'm hoping to finish the quilt above by next Saturday - wish me luck!

Fun with color

See the stack of bold solids on the right?

They started becoming this earlier this morning....

I like this block a lot. I might even love it.

Based on Denyse Schmidt's "Drunk Love in a Log Cabin"...obviously ;)

Happiest No. 2

Sunny bright happy curtains in the kitchen. We have a local fabric store, G Street Fabrics, that has a massive selection of upholstery and curtain facbrics. Typically I find the majority of their selection to be too "safe" for my taste, but I do like to rummage through the $5 stacks for backdrops on photo shoots, or just general time passing. A few weeks ago I found this lovely, happy print and zipped up some curtains for the sliding glass doors. I will share that I cheated - the long edges are sill selvages, and not true seams. You can't tell the difference now that they're hung. Whatever - kid only naps once a day, you do whatcha gotta do. The rest of the kitchen is still a work in progress, and that progress is s.l.o.w. 

 They drop completely to the floor and I heart them. Next up will be sheers for the back wall o'windows. Sewing sheers is fun, fun! NOT.

Cameron and the goop on Superbowl Sunday. I believe Cam was mimicking Cass at this particular moment. It's a pretty dead-on impersonation, if you ask me - but you didn't, so I'll just share my opinion anyway. Uncle Sean gave Cass a Steeler's hoodie for his first Christmas, and he wore it with pride.

A (whispers to herself) finished living room. At least for now. There are a few tweaks here and there, but it's pretty close to complete.

A few of Cameron's earliest framed photos. Pinwheels from our wedding. 

Part of my vintage jar collection.

 My handmade wedding bouquet, based on a kit purchased from Princess Lasertron.

The child has learned to crawl down, and up, the steps now. He goes down the stairs veeeery carefully, and it's hilarious. 

 "I did it all by myself Mama." Bless his little heart. 

These litte stacks of lovelies will be made into something even lovelier. I am waiting on a delivery from Sew Fresh Fabrics, and then a new storm of crafting shall commence. Or, a very, very slow drizzle of crafting. Cuz ya know, it's not like I have other things to do - laundry and taxes and meals to cook and contracts to write. Nah, I think I'd rather play with fabrics and patterns all day.