Hunky Dory indeed

This is what I started with.

And here are the results of a couple nap-times...

♥

(used this tutorial for the blocks)

For the hexagon quilt-along

I have been loving 12 Days of Christmas ever since I saw Kate preview it way back in December.

I bought the FQ bundle as soon as Leah listed it at Burgundy Buttons.  And then a jelly roll.  And a layer cake.

I started cutting it up for this pattern.

Apparently, I'm not the only one who ♥ this line...

This is for the hexagon quilt-along.

Can't wait.

I've been sewing curtains, as promised to the hubs long time ago... but as soon as those are finished, I'm cutting in to this!

I thought I'd get a picture before I did. :)

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One more thing...
Speaking of Christmas fabric, and Leah, she's having a giveaway!

Go see.  Her shop is great.

Molly's Bricks in Bloom

Hooray!  My new Moda Bake Shop tutorial is up! 

Go see, and let me know what you think!

I'll be back later to fill in some more background, but for now, it's late... so I just wanted to say thanks for stopping by!

Some more pics for you. :)

Some ideas for boy-ifying this:

I have a couple boy fabrics that I think would work well for this, only the appliqué pieces wouldn't quite be as big.

The Aldo to Zippy would be great, perhaps using some of the letters from the alphabet panel to spell out baby's name in the middle section.

The 2D zoo, using solids and silhouettes for the center section (you'd have to make your own pieces, but since they are just simple outlines on solids, it wouldn't be too bad).

I also think the Wheels collection would be awesome... with little cars "driving" through the middle!

Some notes on the math, and using other collections:

The Oz bundle has, if I remember correctly, 6 greens, and 5 pinks, other than the big focal prints. 

The quilt top needs a total of 91 bricks (hopefully I did my math correctly there), so if you get 12 bricks from each FQ, you need a total of 8 (will give you 5 bricks left-over).  You might have to change the lay-out slightly with only 8 FQs, because the distribution of the brick sizes is not exactly even.  My lay-out used more medium and large bricks than small.

This quilt would work great with any fabric line that has large focal print pieces!

our little party

Steiger had a party this weekend. 

I made a cake.  It was the first cake I've really decorated... not bad, I say... but,

I preferred making the tractor in fabric.
With a little matching banner.

We blew out a candle.

Steiger didn't quite get that this was his one chance to make a real mess... a bit anti-climactic.

He opened presents, and fought back when cousin Cooper tried to steal them.

All in all, a very happy day.

You say it's your birthday.

Here you were on your first birthday.

Today is special, it's true, but really, we celebrate you every day.

Now to finish getting ready for your party tomorrow!

a quilt for Steiger's birthday buddy

Living out where we do, when Jay is working twelve to fifteen hour days, can get pretty lonely.  As a result, I've connected with some friends via the internet.

I have a group of moms I chat with; all our babes were born in the same month.  We decided to do a little birthday exchange, and Lainey was Steiger's partner.

I mentioned it back here, and now, it's all done!  I can't wait to see pictures of Lainey and her quilt, but here are some I shot before I mailed it away Monday.

It's a simple nine-patch, done in Aviary by 3 Sisters, for Moda.  The solid is Moda Bella fig-tree cream.
I quilted it using simple straight lines, at a 45 degree angle.

I think she's going to LOVE it.

The back is solid, and very simple, so I decided to add a little personal touch.  They call her "Lainey-bug."

The only trouble is that I didn't decide to add the lady-bug until after it had been basted, and quilting had commenced.  Because I wanted to make sure it was secure, I stitched around it, quilting one random circle on  to the front.  I hope she doesn't mind... I figured her mama would think it was worth it, to get the lady-bug on there good and stuck!

There's not a lot of contrast, but the soft florals suit her perfectly, I think.

Meanwhile, I've been cleaning and re-organizing the house.  After all this time, Steiger finally decided to like his car-seat.

One final word --

Jandi, over at Jandi in Stitches is having a Fruitcake Giveaway!

Go see!

I ♥ Fruitcake.  Like I told you about here.

Happy Easter

Tomorrow will be Steiger's second Easter, though he's not yet a year old...

Here he is on his first Easter.  We came home from the hospital that day.


I made a table runnner for this Easter. 
Fabric is Cherish Nature by Deb Strain for Moda Fabrics; border and backing are Kona solids in Stone; binding is Nicey Jane Welcome Road in Slate.


I love it.  

It's kind-of reversible; I almost like the quilting on the back better actually.  


Steiger got in to my pile of blocks, and they got out of order, and I sewed the wrong edges together (the bottom row), but I didn't feel like ripping out the seam... so it stayed.


It's not too bad, and makes it less "matchy-matchy" perfect. :)

Here's Steiger from last night.  This was when the night was still good.  It went down-hill from there.  There wasn't much sleeping going on in this house last night.

Happy Easter everyone.  May you be filled with light, peace, renewal, chocolate, and sleep.