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I love to knit, read, and quilt. I enjoy spending time with my sons every day.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Quilts


 I completed all the quilts I planned to make for Christmas presents. These were started back in February, I believe. They were all random fabrics, with a focus fabric picked out for each small family based on the wife's favorite color. Each one consists of 9 patches alternating with a single fabric, with the focus fabric running through the 9 patches. While I was home in November, finishing these were our goals. The 9 patches were all finished, and they were in an appropriately arranged stack. But only one of the tops was fully pieced. In the 2 weeks I was home, I finished piecing them all. Mom quilted them. And I got most of the bindings done. This post is a bit picture intensive, since there were 8 quilts.

This was for my Mother and Father-in-law. Their color was blue.

This was for my Brother-in-law Brian, and his wife. Their color was green.
 This one is for my Sister-in-Law and her Husband, son, and daughter, and the colors were yellow or green.
 This one is for my oldest brother and his 4 kids. He said he likes all colors, so I actually had a fun print with surfing lizards in front of a cityscape that worked perfectly. It was mostly blue when cut into 2 inch squares, and you couldn't really see the lizards, so I made sure to add the last of the fabric to the back, so he would see what the fabric had looked like originally. This fabric was actually given to me after it's previous owner had won an ugly fabric contest with it. She was glad to be rid of it, and I thought it fit my brother quite well.

 This quilt is for my mom and dad. My mom's favorite colors are yellow and purple, so I found a print that had both. My dad's favorite color is green, so we used green thread to quilt it, which looked really cool on the peach backing we used. When quilting it my mom used it to try a few different free motion flower varieties. She then had me quilt the last little bit. Here is a flipped picture of the bottom where you can see that I put "Katie heart Mamo." It turns out that using her longarm was not as scary as I thought it would be.

 This quilt is for my Brother-in-law, Kevin and his wife. Her color was purple.
 This quilt is for my brother, Andy, and his wife. They wanted red. I thought the black and white added in would give it a good Mickey Mouse touch (as my brother is a big Disney fan).
And this quilt is for my Brother-in-Law, Grant, and his wife, and 2 little boys. She said that her favorite color is either pink or red depending on the day, so I chose a fabric with green and a deep hot pink that looks almost red in some lights.

I really hope they enjoy them. It was fun to see how each one turned out so differently while using the same pattern for each. Merry Christmas.

Monday, December 23, 2013

Celtic Solstice Link Up 4

Well, it's Monday again, which means it is time for the Mystery Monday Link-Up for Bonnie Hunter's Celtic Solstice. I keep thinking that I want to try and get myself up higher in the list of link-ups, but when I checked her blog first thing this morning, I found there were already 67 other links. Wow. I guess that's what I get for living in Mountain Standard Time.

I haven't gotten much done on this this weekend, but I did get started last night. I started sewing the 2 inch strip sets together for the 4 patches that are clue 4. I also managed to finishing piecing the half-square triangles and pinwheels from clue 3. This is just what is waiting to finish being pressed. I just had a few things decide they wanted to take higher priority during the last week. Hopefully, I can get to part 2 soon, too. I think the pieces are getting sad that they are just sitting there waiting to be sewn. I'm number 87 this week.

Happy Sewing.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

October Trip Home

 At the end of October and beginning of November I got to take a trip home to see my parents with Nate the Great. We got to be there for Halloween, a family reunion, my niece's baptism, and the first snow.

Nate the Great loved getting to see his grandparents. He really loved all the attention he got. Here he is swinging with Grandma.
The day I flew in we got to go to the Westfield Quilt Show, put on by the Quilters Guild of Indianapolis. There were a lot of really amazing quilts. This was one of my favorites.
We also managed to give Nate the Great a haircut. I love the look he was giving me in this one.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Tank Replication

 This is my favorite tank top for layering. It is actually a high enough neck that it adds nicely under lowcut shirts, and the straps are far enough to the sides that they don't show. Unfortunately, in my current larger state (and it's "I've been washed a thousand times" state), it no longer covers my belly. So since my mom is crafty, and I think I can be crafty, I decided to try replicating it.
 First, I tried to get a template to use. I tried laying it flat on the back and going that way, until my friend suggested trying to get the template of just the folded front and back. That worked a lot easier. I got 2 basic templates and pulled out some extra fabric I had. It was a knit that was so thin, I actually had to double it over.
I added measured a set length further down, pinned, and cut. The first attempt ended up being too tight. So I added some width to the second one as well. That actually ended up being too big, so I just kept making my seam bigger until I got it to a good size.

The tank is all finished except for the straps. The plan is to attach the straps in such a way that this can still be used while Baby #2 is breastfeeding.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Celtic Solstice Link Up 3

Happily, I got both of my sewing machines back this weekend. This meant I could do some of the sewing for part 3. I love how bright these half square triangles and pinwheels are.

Unfortunately, with everything else going on right now, I still haven't managed to start sewing on part 2 yet. But hopefully, that will happen soon.

So here is to another successful Link-Up. I am number 142 this week.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

EPP Pincushion

 A new guild has been started in Salem, Utah. We are the Nebo Modern Quilt Guild. We meet the 2nd Saturday of the month at Gracie Lou's if any are in the area and interested in joining us. For our October meeting, the ladies decided that they wanted to learn a little bit about English Paper Piecing (EPP). Marion was going to teach them, but then had something come up, so I got to sub in for her. I think it went very well indeed. This is the sample I made up beforehand.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Diamond Candle

For my birthday, my sweet hubby got me a diamond candle. It was a wonderful Strawberry scented candle, with a very pretty ring inside. Nate has been fascinated with the ring. He likes to put it on each of his fingers. He doesn't play with it for long (I don't think he wants to lose it), but he will play with it if he is on my lap.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Calculating Hexies

I'm slowly making more progress on my Hexagon Quilt.

I am working on adding the new green along the outsides.


Because I hadn't really sat down to figure out how many flowers I would need, I decided I would try calculating based on the size the quilt and flowers were currently. I also looked up what sizes I would need for the different larger quilt sizes for which I am aiming with this quilt. Here is the chart I created with each next size of quilt in a new color, so that I can add to one side until I have enough and then I can move onto another side until I get to the smallest size. Then I can move onto the next size up.

Monday, December 09, 2013

Celtic Solstice Link-Up 2

I had such hopes of getting my blocks done for Part 2 of the Celtic Solstice quickly. Unfortunately, my sewing machine decided that she is feeling a little under the weather on Saturday. I was zipping along trying to get some more rat hammocks done for my Etsy shop, so there was more variety for people who might be shopping for Christmas presents, when the needle stopped sewing.

I have, however, been trying to get done what I can without having a sewing machine. I feel so lost without a working sewing machine. I did get all of my part 2 pieces cut out, and the diagonal lines have been draw on all 200 of the squares. I am just hoping my sewing machine will be up and going again soon (I have plans to call a repair guy today). Then I can get to the 500 seams involved in this batch of blocks.

Now for the Link-Up. I'm number 87.

Sunday, December 08, 2013

Top for Konda

 This was the other top that I got to help Konda out by piecing. This one uses a jelly roll. It was simple to put together, and looks absolutely amazing. It was great practice for my piecing skills. I'm very honored that she trusted me enough to help her with it. Check out her website.
It was fun to see the quilt at all the different stages. It started out looking looking like something exploding on my design wall and condensed down so pretty.

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Celtic Solstice Mystery-part 1

 My mom has been talking since before my trip home about doing Bonnie Hunter's Celtic Solstice Mystery that kicked off on Black Friday. I didn't think I had the fabrics and was so focused on the projects for Christmas that I didn't even want to think about doing it. Well, my resolve only lasted until Thanksgiving. Then on Black Friday, I went through my fabrics, found the ones I wanted to use, and trekked to Joann's to buy the rulers I would need. I had sworn I was not going to do Black Friday shopping this year, but apparently I was destined to go either way.

Here are my fabrics.

Here I am with part one all cut out with just a few pieces sewn. I was using them as leaders and enders while I was trying to finish a border for the round robin I'm in.

I have successfully managed to get a few of the part one pieces fully sewn. Though I do feel a little behind because my mom has managed to get them all sewn, and I usually try and stay ahead of her when we are doing the same projects.

Now to Link-Up. I'm number 199. I recommend going and seeing all the variations that have already shown up. I'm excited to be joining this group of quilters this time around.

Sunday, December 01, 2013

Small Table Runner


One of the fun things I was able to do was to help one of my friends, Konda Luckau getting ready for quilt market. This was a small table runner that she had me piece. The pattern comes with 3 sizing options. I love how the colors worked together. Be sure to check out all her great stuff at her website Moose on the Porch Quilts.

I just had to get a picture of this piece of the quilt. When I saw it I couldn't get over the fact that it looked like a stingray to me. Now that I see it again, I see a stealth fighter plane.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Wall Pincushion

This is the pincushion I made to put on my design wall to minimize how many pins my son put into my design wall. I finally finished it, and now he wants nothing to do with it. At least it is something I can use a regular pincushion as well. I did not attach it permanently in place, so that I can move it where it can be more useful for me if I need it as well.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Monsters, Inc.

We've finally figured out a way to get Nate to sit still. There is not a day that does not go by without him asking to watch "Monsters," several times a day. I think if I let him watch it much more he will have it memorized. On the other hand, he's watched it so many times now that I can actually read while he watches. I've always had trouble with focusing on a book when there is noise around me.


Sunday, November 10, 2013

Sit Upon

 One of the joys of this pregnancy has been the return of the pain in my tailbone (from when Nate was born). I have been saying for weeks that I need to make a pillow that I would be ok taking to church with me since that is when it hurts the worst. I found a video online that covered the basics like how big to cut the fabric.

I picked a pillow out at Jo-Ann Fabrics. I went with a softer one for fear that a harder one would not actually provide the cushioning I was hoping for. Luckily, it has a zipper so I can add more fluff if it gets too flat too fast.

I went through my fabrics to find a fabric I wanted to use. I do plan on making a second cover eventually that is quilted and a little more intricate than this eventually. This fabric was actually from my most recent Red Tag sale fabrics. I'm really liking butterflies right now.
And 45 minutes later, I was done. I have also been using this in my craft room, since I have the same style of chair in there. My son has even made me get up, so he could put it back on the chair for me one of the times I sat down after it had fallen off.

Sunday, November 03, 2013

Salsa

Around the time of my birthday I had someone give me 38 pounds of tomatoes. So I thought I would try my hand at canning some salsa. I found a recipe online that turned out to be perfect for me. I've always been really picky about my salsas.
 I did 1 single batch to make sure I liked the recipe, and then I gathered the supplies I needed to make more. These pictures of from that second day of salsa making. We had the supplies for 2 double batches, and still had tomatoes left over for BLT's and Tuna Tomatoes (something my mom introduced me to as a kid, tuna salad on tomatoes).

 First, I had to clean my kitchen, so that I would have room to make it (really wish my kitchen was a little bigger).

I had everything sorted and divided for the 2 different batches (only a double batch would fit in my pot), on the kitchen table. Then, I realized it was lunch time.
This definitely felt like one of those moments that wins you both good mom point ans bad mom points. My son was a real sport about it though. We had lunch on the floor.

I meant to get an after picture, too, but I forgot. However, I can say in all I managed to get 22 jars of salsa. It has been a big winner with my family. In fact, just the other day Nate and I were eating quesadillas and he kept asking for more salsa. I had given him a spoon to move the salsa from his plate to his quesadilla, and he kept spooning the salsa directly into his mouth and asking for more. At one point, I tried spooning it directly onto his quesadilla, and with a grin on his face, he spooned the salsa off of the top of his quesadilla straight into his mouth. He thought Mommy was playing a new game with him.

Sunday, October 27, 2013

3rd Finished Quilt

I have a 3rd finished quilt finally. This is one that my mom and I started doing at the same time. She had found the pattern in the Moda Bake Shop, and thought it would be fun if we both had the same project to work on. We started it before Christmas last year. She did the quilting on it (really cool snowflakes) and it sat waiting to be bound for most of this year. At one point, I had gotten it out and done most of the binding then life caught up with me and it got put on hold again. When I got back to it, I found that I had less than 3 feet of binding to finish. Half an hour later I was proud to say I have officially finished 3 quilts.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Etsy Picture Day

 I love that I always have a little helper for everything. He is also fascinated by some of the simplest things. I had managed to accumulate a large number of things that were just waiting for the photo day that was required to get them posted to Etsy. For my rat cages I actually have a small cube that I use specifically for pictures. Nate was fascinated with the chains that hung down (and he would make them swing back and forth.



He did a really good job staying out of the line of the camera (just playing beside me on the table, but at one point one of the toys got away from him and he had to go get it. It was too cute a picture not to share somewhere.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Measuring Tape Necklace

One of Nate's favorite toys in my craft room is the measuring tape. He wears it as a necklace, wraps it around his waist, or just unrolls it (and asks me to roll it back up for him). I've even carried it in my purse for a few of my errands because I knew it would keep him quiet for quite a while.

Sunday, October 06, 2013

Nate's Big Boy Bed


Around the time of Nate's Birthday, we got him a new big boy bed. He was not getting naps because he was more interested in climbing in and out of his crib. He's actually done a good job from the beginning sleeping in his big boy bed. Some days he will take a while before he crawls into bed, but he almost always makes it back to bed before he falls asleep.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Lots Done

Well, I had plans of getting a nice post on here for you, but then I don't remember what I did with my camera, so I think I'm going to make you wait another week.

I did actually get quite a bit done this last week (2 weeks since the last post). I basted more hexies for the big hexie project. I finally remembered that I wanted to get a pillow and make a cover for it, for sitting on, especially for at church where the chairs are hard for the classes. I blame the pregnancy hormones for making the bottom of my spine so owie. I managed to finish that this morning. I decided to try replicating my favorite tank top (with modifications) and that is mostly finished. I actually managed to clean almost every day this week. And I started on a little paper pieced lonestar that I thought might fit on my sit-upon pillow, but will have to become either a wall hanging or a center for another quilt.

As it stands, I promise to find my camera and get the pictures and posts ready to go at some point this week, so you can see some of the progress (and not just have to take my word on it). As for now, I think I will go try and see if I can find just a smidgeon of my sanity, so that I can actually manage that this week.

Until next time.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Birthday Fun

Monday was my Birthday. So on Sunday, we had one of my favorite meals with my best friend and her husband (and little girl) on Sunday night. I figured since I thought I looked really good that day that I needed to get more belly pictures. This is me at 21 weeks 6 days. I had also dressed Nate up nice for church and wanted some pictures with him.
 This picture turned out pretty good. We couldn't get him to give up his thumb for the pictures though. It really wasn't that surprising since it was after 5pm and he still hadn't had a nap all day (church starts at 1 which is right during naptime).
 I eventually forcefully removed the thumb. Then because I was being silly because I was on the high of it being my birthday weekend and stuck it in my mouth instead. I'm glad Marsha got that picture. Despite Nate laughing, that pose only lasted about 30 seconds.

The next day for the my actual birthday we headed up to the State Fair. We were joined by my best friend and her husband (and daughter) again. We also got to see his sister and brother-in-law. Nate was enamored with them for sure. He had won a little stuffed leopard at a choose-a-duck midway game, and they showed him, that the leopard could "attack" them. We got to ride a Merry go round and this year Nate didn't hold onto me at all. He is growing up so fast. It was a perfect birthday weekend. Maybe, just maybe, I might have another one next year.

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Second Baby Blanket

As some of you may remember, at the beginning of the year, I committed to making baby blankets for several of the people I knew who were having babies. I have fallen a little behind on this goal. I had 6 people to complete the blankets for, and this is the second one I've managed to complete. All 6 of the babies have been born, and this will be going to a little girl who was born in February, so she is 6 months old already. I'm just glad I finished it.

Luckily I have a few baby blankets that had been made previously, to try the patterns, and a few of these will be given instead of making a whole new blanket. I had been holding on to them until I could find out what this baby would be, and pick one to keep.

 This pink one will be given to my husband's coworker, whose wife just had a little girl. We are super excited for them. This is the one I was holding onto in case I had a little girl. It was the second baby blanket I ever finished.



This blue one will be given to a friend at church, who had a little boy in May, I believe. This is the blanket I started when I found out Nate was going to be a boy. However, I didn't give it to him because I stopped halfway through when I remembered I had another one I had made years before for a little boy.

This yellow one is the one we are planning on giving to our little boy this time around. It will be nice and warm for him since it is made from cotton yarn. This was the second baby blanket I ever started.

Sunday, September 01, 2013

Baby #2

Well. Here is the first baby bump picture for this pregnancy. Yes, I did get a shirt up picture, too, but I don't really like sharing those.

This picture is from 8/21 and puts me at 19 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I don't think I got any belly pictures with Nate before 20 weeks because I was worried it wasn't baby. This time, however, the baby has been insisting on being visible for several weeks already.

Now for the part, everyone wants to know about anyway. We have found out that Nate the Great will be getting a little brother in January. I was hoping for a little girl, but have known since I married my husband that girls would probably not be in our future (boys run on his side of the family). I will admit I am actually relieved to know that prepping for this baby will be nice and simple, since I already have boy things and know boy things. We are still discussing names. I have one picked out that I love, but I'm still working on getting Spencer from "It's high on the list" to "Yeah, that's his name." When we do have a name, I will share, I promise.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Prepping for Nate's Birthday Party

For Nate's Birthday in July, we scheduled a pool party. The day before the party the weather was really stormy, and the forecast said the next day was going to be the same. Well, needless to say, I panicked. I started desperately searching for some good backup indoor games. Nate was going to be the youngest there, as all of his guests were adults or aged 4-12. That created some problems in coming up with things they could all do.

I decided to do a bean bag toss, a marble race option, a treasure hunt dig, and a balloon pop. Here are the bean bags I made for the bean bag toss. I used rice, and each has an inner pouch and an outer pouch. These were made the day of the party. For the marble race option, I cut 2 pool noodles in half length wise. These ended up not being used for the party since the weather was nice and we were outside, but Nate has enjoyed playing with them since.

For the treasure hunt dig, I shredded paper and hid a bouncy ball, and a ring pop for each kid to find. I also had a batch of 40 army men for them to find for the birthday boy. The balloon pop was in place of a pinata. I put candy into balloons to have the kids pick from and pop before they left. I did enjoy popping the last of them after everyone left, since I had over-stressed myself that day.

All of these were things I had seen on Pinterest in some form or another. I don't know that I could have pulled these together on my own otherwise. Thank you Pinterest.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Nate the Great

Sorry, I  have been a little AWOL. Between having a two year old and being pregnant, I can't say I'm getting much done. I have been working on my Hexies mostly, since his favorite thing right now is "Monkies" as he calls Baby Einstein. I always thought it was silly that this had become a thing, until I started watching them with Nate. I must admit there are times when I can't pull myself away from it. He is starting to mimic some of the signs, sounds, and words that he hears on them. It is surprising how quickly he seems to be growing and learning.

This picture was taken in July, I believe. We had gotten him this truck for his first Christmas. He still loves it. I think he was trying to tell me that he wanted a ride on toy. He actually rides around on it like this a lot. It makes me smile. Now he has a real ride on toy, so maybe this one might still survive to see Baby #2.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

It is a Sunday.

Howdy again. So it is a Sunday. And yes I am aware I missed a Sunday. I'm not sure where the last 2 weeks have gone. I can say that I have another couple of Hexy flowers done (finally watched my Netflix movies that have been sitting there for a week or 3). And I have some intense plans to get a border onto a quilt before Thursday (not that I have a deadline or anything :P).

Now though, I must say it is bedtime. A headache is forming, and Nate is asleep (after waking me up at 7:30 this morning). Good night all.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Actually Remembered on Time

Well, I can say I have successfully updated on time for the first time in quite awhile.

Lots has been going on here. Today my little boy turned 2. We had a party for him last night. I managed to somehow get the party ready in time. On Friday, we realized that the weather might not cooperate with our pool party/cookout plans, so I frantically gathered a few games that would suit a 2 year old and his guests (kids aged 4-11). Luckily, we didn't need those extra activities as the weather stayed clear until we were cleaning up. We still used a few of them though. I will try to get the pictures up of what I managed to make later (camera is upstairs and I am not).

With as much as I was able to get myself to do yesterday, it really should not have surprised me as much as it has that today I would not be able to hardly anything. I spent most of the day laying on the couch watching my son play with his new toys, and even crashed in bed for a 4 hour nap (and I'm just barely awake to try and get this done). Unfortunately, this means I had to miss church. I really even tried telling myself that I would feel better when I ate, but that was a lie, I couldn't eat much of anything today. By the time I realized I wouldn't be able to make it to teach my class, Church had already started. I felt bad about it, but was reassured when I talked with the one in charge of the teachers after I managed to wake back up. I guess I have to be a lot more careful not to overdo it when I feel good on a Saturday.

In other news, I had begun to smell something unpleasant downstairs. At first I thought it was something that was just a house smell and most the house had it (since I don't feel good most of the time for some odd reason :-). Well then I started to realize that it was localized downstairs. I was thinking that it had to do with the furnace being downstairs and all the intakes centralizing in that area (just the smells of a house, and a 2 year old). It was annoying because it was getting strong enough I would feel awful just walking from the bottom of the stairs to my craft room (about 8 feet distance) and then I would panic because I didn't have any locations for an upset stomach downstairs (downstairs bathroom is still unfinished). Well, we figured out what it was tonight. The window well in the playroom has been collecting too much water again, and it has leaked into the room (a quarter of the carpet is soaked). I'm gonna try and get in there tomorrow with the carpet cleaner and try to get more of the smell gone (or at least masked by the smell of cleaning chemical). I really hope that we can get it fixed back up soon. This poor tummy does not appreciate my current super-sniffer.

And, just so you don't think that crafting has no room in my life anymore, I should mention that I am trying very hard to make sure I get the next round robin done on time (Thank you Annette for being so understanding of my lateness last month). This round robin, however, is teaching me something. Despite all the fabric I have (and my hubby says there is too much), all my fabrics seem to be the wrong shades of everything for these quilts. I think I've found a few things that will work with this one. Guess if I don't, I get to go shopping again. :-)

Sorry for the length. I will try to get pictures up soon-ish.

Until next time.

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Tuesday Musings

Well, I have a fairly good excuse for missing my Sunday goal this week. I got home from the Stirling Family Reunion (Husband's Grandmother) on Sunday. It was a great Reunion with lots of time spent with family.

As far as projects I've been working on...I'm nearly done with a round robin (that is late going out) that I believe will be finished with another hour or 2 tomorrow. I could have gotten more done today if my math hadn't been wrong (in a few places). Otherwise, I'm very pleased with how it is turning out.

I also managed to get a touch more Hexagon stitching done at the Payson Concert in the Park this Sunday. My husband is playing in the band this year, so Nate and I have been going. We sit with some friends from church and their 11 year old was kind enough to watch Nate on the playground to give me some time to enjoy the music.

2 weeks ago, we had the privilege of seeing Baby #2 in an ultrasound. The doctor said that it was measuring about a week older than we had originally thought, so the official estimated due date is now January 13th. He kept saying it was about the size of a cinnamon bear (and looked a bit like one too), so that is what I keep calling it in my head. I was very insistent with Nate that I would call him Baby until we knew if it was a boy or a girl and then by his (or her) name. I've always thought it slightly silly when people call the baby a bean, or a peanut, or some such things that only references really one early size of the baby, but this time it has taken over my mind. I guess that was bound to happen with more things going through my head, and less brain power. (Just seems simpler than trying to correct myself.)

Now this tired Momma needs to get to sleep. It is much later than I usually allow myself to stay up.

May Fortune Smile Upon You Until Next Time

Monday, July 01, 2013

Oops, Looks like Monday Again.

I really did plan on posting yesterday. I thought about it and planned on it, and even knew what I was gonna post about. Then it was nighttime, so I slept, without getting any of it ready to post. Guess I'll try again next Sunday.

Monday, June 24, 2013

I will post Sundays...

I promise to continue to post once a week (Sundays are my goal). Yesterday, happened to be a crazy Sunday, so I thought I'd drop a few lines today instead.

I got to visit with my best friend and much of her family yesterday, since it was the day they had their little girl blessed. It was a very spiritual day for me. I then went to my own church meetings and had the joy of teaching 11 eight and nine year-olds. While it can get loud in my class, I learn so much from them.

In other news, my first baby doctor appointment is tomorrow. I'm sure all will be well, but I am a tad nervous as this is my first time meeting with this doctor. That being said, I should probably get to bed since the appointment is first thing in the morning.

Until next time.

Monday, June 17, 2013

The Real Reason Behind Falling Behind

So I have a confession to make. I have not been getting much done on anything. I promise it is not because I'm just giving in to a lazy bug (though some may still insist that's it).

I still try to get a little of something done every day. Some days that something is just making sure I stay fed and hydrated.

The reason for this is that I am expecting Baby #2 in January.

I do plan to continue to update, and I may drop it down to just 1 or 2 times a week, but that decision has not fully been made yet. I do also plan on getting pictures from the local quilt show and doing a small series on all of the wonderful local talent. I just have to go and get the pictures first.

Well, Hope to see you all again soon.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

More Hexagon Progress

Still chugging away on the Hexie quilt. Time seems to keep disappearing at the moment, but I'm hoping to get some free time this week/weekend to get something done that I can post about.

Happy Crafting.

Friday, June 07, 2013

Oops

Wow, this week disappeared fast. Not sure where it went either. I did get a lot more done on my Hexagon quilt. I've finally begun to add in the new green, so we'll see how it goes. It looks good so far.

But now I need to get myself to bed. I will certainly try and get some pictures up of the new green soon.

Sunday, June 02, 2013

Gonna Tackle Some Hexies

Well, no pictures today. I got all set up to work on Hexies and realized I forgot the camera. It just means you don't get to see the mess that has become my bedroom.

I'm not feeling very good today, so I decided to stay home from church and just lay in bed. Then I realized I am not as tired as I feel, so I slowly gathered my laptop, the Netflix movies that were waiting to be watched and my Hexie basket to knock out a few movies and a few Hexie flowers. Maybe I'll post the finished ones next time.

Until next time.