Category Archives: babies Melissa is one of the most generous people I know, and one of the things that she does that is totally crazy is pretend that family photos are a decent swap for time on her long arm quilting machine. And I am in love with that thing. I quilted two baby quilts this morning in […]  Sharing a peek at my morning’s endeavors: starting an improvisationally pieced baby quilt for my soon-to-be-nieces. When this line came out four or five years ago I bought a fat quarter pack and some yardage because my sister-in-law is a huge Dr Seuss fan. It never occurred to me that the line would have so […]  The biggest thing I did this year was this: I finished all of my nursing school prerequisites with a 4.0 and got a job as a CNA at the birth center of our local hospital. And also I kept up to date with Project Life, which anyone can tell you is a miracle. (This is […]  This is one of the coolest easy summer dress patterns for babies that I’ve run across. You can make the whole outfit including bloomers in just over an hour if you’re fast, and the dress doesn’t require a serger at all–it’s a great beginner clothing project. I got the pattern on Etsy here. I just […]  A couple of people commented that they were up for a Quiet Book Sew Along, so that’s good enough for me–we are on! The plan: complete a Quiet Book (for a Christmas present if you like) before October 1st. This should allow for a relaxed pace, but still free up all of October for Halloween […] Stupid internet. The very LAST thing I need in this life is another sewing project to start, but I was innocently doing a little mindless blog surfing and saw this quiet book from The Empty Bobbin last week I had a quiet book when I was little, and Ellie loved playing with it while […] |
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