The Year in Review...



 

I just wanted to take a moment and wish you

a very Merry Christmas...

May your families be full of warmth,

 love, kisses and hugs...

 

Love,

Gigi, Papa, Holdyn and Riggins....

Redressing the Future Progress...

Remember this from yesterday?

Well, I am just working away!

 

 

The fun thing about this project

are all the patches are baby clothes...

the pink border is from the crib skirt and the flowered

sides are from the crib bumpers...

I love repurposing those as they looked like they

were a little expensive!

 

 

 

And now the fun part...I was a little worried about the

knit fabric squares...will those stretch when they are washed

if I don't quilt them? The span is only 4 inches...and the

batting instructions said up to six inches...

I sure would like to hear from some quilters

with more experience than myself...

 

 

 

I just couldn't bear to quilt over those little flowers...

 

 

 

So...I didn't...

Just needs a little binding!!!

I was getting way too excited when

I remembered this is a project for

TWINS...as in TWO sisters that are twins...

 

 

 

So...there is another one of these...

that will need ditto of this post!

Lucky for me that the quilting

is the fun part!

 

 

Seriously...These are now my favorites.

I really would like to know about those knit

squares though...any ideas out there?

 

Happy Tuesday!!!

 

 



Redressing for the future...

 

It's no secret if you are

following me on Instagram or Facebook...

 

but this stack came from these lovelies...

 

A friend of my daughter...who has TWINS...

wanted to find a way to keep her little girl's

dresses for a lifetime...

 

 

I received three or four (I forget now...) bags

like these full of clothes and bedding from

their cribs... What had I gotten myself into?...

:) :)

 

 

But look at them...I would want to keep them too!

 

 

It all looked so daunting though,

until I found this site...

 

Feels Like Home...

 

Tara shares the list of blogs that inspired her!

Love when fellow bloggers do that!

 

 

 

Sew...

after looking at several  of the blogs and videos...

 

I decided on the above...

 

I have to say, I am a little surprised how

easy and fun this has been...

 

Have any of you out there made quilts like this?

 

Share!!!

I can use all the help I can get!

 

Stay tuned....

 

And the winner is....

I hope you like your package when it arrives....

 

Sarah Craig!!!!

 

Congratulations!!!!

 

Send me your addy and I will

send all of the goodies out!

 

Thank you for playing along!!!

 

(Puttin on the Ritz by Bunny Hill

and Ric Rack Rabbits, Charcoal by Kona Solids)

 

Great Job Everyone!

 

Let's play a game....

This is where I start with...
Long time no see.... or Hello Again...Hello.
How about this: Funny thing happened on the way to the blog...LAST JULY!

But let's not digress. Simply put, GRAND BABIES.
I now have them, REALLY LOVE them...but have also now, found a way to balance it all... 
Maybe.  We'll see.

It's been a fun first year with my little Holdyn...
and soon to be first year with little Riggins...
so let's just see them right off the bat and get it out of the way...
I know you will see my delimma when you see those little faces....

Holdyn Kale / First Birthday Party w/ CAKE

Little Riggins.. 8 months old...and HAPPY!

 

Sew....let's get down to the business at hand...I REALLY HAVE BEEN SEWING...

I have a sweet friend that will have an almost Christmas baby boy...soon....and this one was for him...
There's a lot of pictures today...(it's been nearly six months since I last posted) but there's a fun contest at the end!

You know the drill..sew your strips together and cut...then make a little block...

 

Then just mix your borders around to suit your eye...

 

Once you get the right arrangement for yourself...sew those blocks together!!!

 

I wanted this to be a boy quilt..so I added some Kona Charcoal on the back

and quilted it "squared"...

 

Here's a closer look...I loved it.

 

Of course...being the bunny lady...(oh yes, I wear OTHER hats when I am not Gigi...)

I just had to add a few of these little cuties around the edge...

Not a popular thing, but I wanted the bunnies to show...

So, I made the back of the binding just a little wider to let my bunnies dance!

 

And once it was all finished...this is how it looked.

 

I love this line ...

 

and that Charcoal is never NOT going to be my favorite Kona Color...

 

 

Sew...here's the contest...

If you know the fabric line on the front of the quilt, or you recognize the binding...

Send me a comment and tell me what it is...

 

I will draw on Friday, December 14th

and the winner of all the CORRECT answers

will be mailed all the scraps from this project

 and one other one.......and even a surprise charm pack!!!!

 

Who wants to PLAY?

 

Here's to coming back...

Just in time for Christmas!

 

 

For my sweetie...

My sweet Bill...

So patient...

He's been waiting a LONG TIME

for this beauty...

My Swap partners at Block Swap Adventures

helped me with this quilt all last year...

and it is finally getting it's final finish

of stitching on the new machine!

I don't think Mr. Bill is too sad that I am

in my studio every night working...

Especially when it is for him!!!!

Working on my WIPs and

cranking them out...

Never a Bad thing!

First block...

This is the first official block sewn on my

new machine...

Can I tell you how nice it is to have

a genuine 1/4 inch seam?

I hope my Block Swap partner enjoyed her new block!

Fancy Flea Goodness

I have to admit...

It has been hard to pull me out of my studio...

and when I do come out for a bit...

I am finding that my new addiction to

Instagram is a pretty serious affair!

I am currently working on a little Flea Market Fancy
project ....and I am not sure where it is headed...
but I do love seeing all those colors up on mydesign board!

Where I have been.... :)

I was given a half of day off work a few weeks back...

so, I decided to stop by my favorite fabric store on the way home...



Everytime I have gone in, I have wandered over to look

at this beautiful machine...

This time was no different.

The price alone was enough to send me running from the store.

But that day....

It. was. on. SALE!!!!!



When I left, I called my sweet man.

I asked for a loan.  :)

and he SAID...

!!!!YES!!!!!

So, the following week, he surprised me

and picked it up!

and see that stack of goodness behind the

new machine?

Yep...he brought me that too!

:)

And He hasn't seen me since ....

hehehehehehehe!!!!

Bunny Fever!

 If you are a follower of my blog,

You already KNOW I am the 

Proud Mama of a little bunny

named Miss Cotton Patch...

Mama...I was napping...

And today,

I would like to introduce you to

 the newest family member

to grace our home... 

another sweet little girl...

Miss Maeme!

Get my good side Mommie...

Sew...

It just made sense to me to... 

JOIN a free BOM group over at 

The Raspberry Rabbits !

Mama Michelle,  along with her two

favorite employees, Hannah and Harrington

have a really neat stitching project going on...

Look at these great kits!!!

The kits contain enough wool for all 12 months,

 beautiful fabrics to accent your blocks with, and 

floss kits for the final stitching fun! 

The patterns are all FREE on her blog!!!

Should you decide to join us, It's never too 

late...there are still kits available

in her little shop and the buns

will be more than happy to 

package them all up and send them

out to you...and maybe even put

a cute little bag of Jolly Ranchers 

along with it! 

Just look at this yummy package of 

FLOSS!!!!

Fridays are my favorite day over at Bunnyville...

If you haven't visited them in a while...

HOP on over  

(I couldn't resist)

and get ready for some fun

and a great visit with Michelle!!

"Maeme...close your eyes...she's gonna flash you!"

Be looking for my first little

BOM coming soon!!! 

Finally!

One of my favorite blogs I visit often is

Film in the Fridge...and Ashley has had

me watering at the jowls for 

some of the Flea Market Fancy 

line for awhile now!

Well, what do you know???

I FINALLY ordered myself a small

batch of this coveted line by Denyse Schmidt !

I can NOT wait to tear into this!

Any ideas out there?