The kids and I are back from 15 days in Seattle, and settling back into our summer routine. I’m not working very much this summer, and trying to compensate for that by doing lots of Good Mommy things like walks and tea parties and craft projects and picnics in the backyard. Here are some random crafty things that have been going on around here:
I made this hair tie for my sister as part of her birthday gift (the big 2-5 birthday). The pattern is from Sew Darn Cute (which I checked out from the library a few weeks ago and loved).
Charm pack quilts seem to be my go-to project after a trip. I had one charm pack of Happy Campers that I just love, and cut a bunch of 5″ squares from my stash to coordinate before we left for Seattle. I finished this Happy Campers quilt top yesterday, and it will be our summer quilt for the sofa.
The Colorado Renaissance Fair is rapidly approaching, which means that I am way behind on the quilt I wanted to have for sitting on while watching the jousting. I’m using Castle Peeps (of course) and plan on binding it with this purple. I really wanted to include purple (as it is the royal color), and I think purple in just the binding will be unexpectedly fun. 🙂 I haven’t decided on a pattern…the castle peeps seems to require large pieces, but I don’t think I want to repeat the pattern I used for the central park quilt. I’m thinking giant pluses maybe, but that seems like a logistical nightmare for someone without a design board next to her sewing machine!
Julia - Cute headband! I’ve been thinking about checking out Sew Darn Cute from our library – but every time I’ve been its already checked out.