New baby is here!!

My youngest daughter decided she wanted to be here in time for her baby shower... She wasn't due until August 2nd, 2012, but she came on July 18th, about 2 weeks early.

Her name is Elliette. At birth she weighed 6 lbs. 7oz. and was 19 1/2 in. long.

She's my little sweetie doll!


Anyways, been trying to get things sewn since she got here, and though she's not all that much more work when added to our 2 toddlers, she's so adorable & I love her so much that I feel bad setting her down to get some work done...

Baby #3, almost here!!

I'll be full-term as of Saturday, July 21st, 2012, however, my due date is on August 11th.

We have a 3-year old boy and 2-year old girl already, and they're both really excited to meet their baby brother or sister!!


We're busy at home trying to get everything set up, and so, obviously, sewing time has been kinda lax...I'm trying to get some play-cape/cloaks does for big brother & sister though, so hopefully they won't feel left out once baby gets here.

Orphans finding homes...

I'm frequently e-mailed a newsletter from Hummingbird Highway (ScrapTherapy) and this time they intrigued me with one of their subjects...Finding homes for Orphans....blocks that is...

Here are the guidelines:

Guideline number 1. Start small. It's summer after all, and nobody wants to fling a king sized quilt around their sewing table. Start with one something. One block, One collection of four-patches, one . . . ?

Guideline number 2. Whatever becomes your inspiration or 'orphan' block must have at least one seam sewn. Examples: a half-square triangle unit, a four-patch, a completed block or a partially completed block. You can start with more than one of any of these, but whatever 'it' is has to have come out of your stash with at least one seam already sewn. Exception: if you really don't have any orphan blocks, make something from your scraps, a four-patch for example - the key is to start with something you already have. Adding new fabrics is allowed! Using stash or scraps, even better!

Guideline number 3. Make it fun! Start any time. Nobody needs stress in the summer. No one is supervising you. There will be no quiz at the end of the summer. If you don't make any progress one week or another, that's fine. This is a guilt-erasing, not guilt-creating challenge. Even if you make one new thing from one abandoned quilt block, that's one more than you had before summer started!

Guideline number 4. Share. Send pictures before you start sewing. And keep us posted on your progress. And I'll post pictures of what's happening on my end. It has been said that one of the tricks to accomplishing goals is to share them.  


After I get farther on my to-do list (as in, get some projects actually finished), I plan on doing this!!

It's SO quiet!!!!!!!!!!

My mom decided she wanted the kids for the weekend, so I dropped them off @ Grammy's house earlier today and she'll be dropping them off on Sunday, and we'll be finishing out the weekend with a BBQ!!


Anyways, just read CrazyMomQuilt's blog today and she suggested we post up about how much we got done during the small project sew along...so here goes...


Here's my updated list:(Green=Finished--Purple=In Progress)

1. Safari baby rag quilt--Needs batting
2. Textile Eeyore Softie-(Cara)--FINISHED
3. Buttoned front, tied back quilt-(Topie)--Needs to be bound
4. Girly Camo Bunnies w/ parasols quilt-(Jem)--Needs name letters
5. Cousin's goddaughter's lightweight quilt-(Allyss)--FINISHED
6. Doll quilt-(Allis)--1/3 done hand-quilting
7. Re-size scrappy quilt-(Logan)--Need to rip free-motion quilting
8. Porky Pig backed boy quilt-(Xander)--Cut backing down to size with enough left for matching pillow case
9. Flannel circles, denim squares quilt-(Dru)--Got 5 blocks out of 42 done
10. Denim Picnic quilt-(Us, for the kids on park days)
11. Bruised Bento Box(Purple & Black)-(Doug)
12. Rag Denim Wood Tones-(Tim & Tasha)--Need more denim blocks cut
13. Baby #3 quilt-(Our baby is due beginning of August...won't know gender until baby is here...)--Waiting until baby gets here to make a unique quilt

While the kids are gone, in addition to getting the rest of our boxes unpacked and organizing the stuff, I'm hoping to get in some much coveted uninterrupted sewing time!! 

Only been 2 weeks, and already getting stuff done!!

We moved into our new place on  Saturday, May 5th, 2012. For a few days after that, all we did was unpack and sort, and organize.

Then, my hubby had to go to work, so while our 2 kids played and napped, I made a list of all the craft projects I left inside (as opposed to moved into storage) and began working on them one @ a time until they were finished or I hit a snag somehow, and have to wait for a bit to finish...


Here's my updated list:

1. Safari baby rag quilt--Needs batting
2. Textile Eeyore Softie-(Cari?)--FINISHED
3. Buttoned front, tied back quilt-(Topie)--Needs to be bound
4. Girly Camo Bunnies w/ parasols quilt-(Jem)--Needs name letters
5. Cousin's goddaughter's lightweight quilt-(Allyss)--FINISHED
6. Doll quilt-(Allis)
7. Re-size scrappy quilt-(Logan)
8. Porky Pig backed boy quilt-(Xander)
9. Flannel circles, denim squares quilt-(Dru)
10. Denim Picnic quilt-(Us, for the kids on park days)
11. Bruised Bento Box(Purple & Black)-(Doug)
12. Rag Denim Wood Tones-(Tim & Tasha)
13. Baby #3 quilt-(Baby is due beginning of August...won't know gender until baby is here...)

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I joined CrazyMom's project sew along!!

Here's my list:

1. Safari baby rag quilt
2. Textile Eeyore Softie-(Cari?)
3. Buttoned front, tied back quilt-(Topie)
4. Girly Camo Bunnies w/ parasols quilt-(Jem)
5. Cousin's goddaughter's lightweight quilt-(Allyss)
6. Doll quilt-(Sale or Allis)
7. Re-size scrappy quilt-(Logan)
8. Porky Pig backed boy quilt-(Xander)
9. Flannel circles, denim squares quilt-(Dru)
10. Denim Picnic quilt-(Us, for the kids on park days)
11. Bruised Bento Box(Purple & Black)-(Doug)
12. Rag Denim Wood Tones-(Tim & Tasha)
13. Baby #3 quilt-(Baby is due beginning of August...won't know gender until baby is here...)

I have quite a few others, but we'll start with these & go from there!!

Moving on to bigger and better things....

My hubby FINALLY got the job he's been trying to get for the last 3 years!!

So we'll be moving approx. 30 miles west to be MUCH closer to his job...Instead of taking 45 mins to an hour to drive each way, it'll take just 5 minutes!!

Also, today is my baby girl's 2nd birthday!!!

This pic is a few months old, but here she is!!