Breakfast at Tiffany's

I feel silly posting another finished girl quilt when I have yet to finish baby boy's quilt... but that's reality. I as much as I LOVE the quilt I made, I am having a hard time with "boy" stuff. I just love pink & girly.

For this quilt, I used a charm pack of Moda's Breakfast at Tiffany's line and followed these directions from I'm Just a Guy Who Quilts. I added two borders because it turned out so small... and I love it!

doubles

I made two ribbon blankets last night - one for my baby boy and one for my sister's girl. I used leftovers from our quilts so I didn't have much fabric to work with, but they turned out super cute and a great size for the diaper bag (8x8").

 {heather ross goldfish in bags}

{heather ross ice cream trucks}

Spinny Speller

I came across this Spinny Speller at the thrift store and snatched it up. We are working with Bug on spelling and letter recognition and I saw this as a great tool to work with. She has been moderately interested, however Moo has loved it as a chew toy! I do love a good multipurpose item...

I did get a new camera {yeah for a wonderful hubby!} and am playing with the focus and all the fancy buttons and options. I am totally loving it.

lunchtime

Some days it's all I have in me to make three meals... today I was feeling crafty but didn't have quite enough energy to get my sewing stuff out. So, crafty lunches instead!

PB&J roll-ups, Strawberry yogurt with sprinkles and apple slices

It's not super fancy, but my kids love when I put some effort into the presentation of lunch. Bug loves to dip apples in the yogurt and Moo had a blast dipping her sandwich rolls in the yogurt before she ate them. A little strange to me, but she ate lunch so it's okay with me.
Being now late in the third trimester of pregnancy and anemic, I am super exhausted. When Moo naps, Bug and I have traditionally done projects during that time - some simple, some super time consuming. Lately we have been cuddled up on the couch during that quiet time and browse "fancy lunches" at Another Lunch, Bentology, and Bento Lunch for cute ideas. {It's spending time with the kids that's important, not what you do together, right?} She finally talked me into getting a couple bento picks & accessories online and I hope they get here this week!

{linked up at what's for lunch wednesday}

{evangeline}

I have been super inspired by all the gorgeous quilts I have seen on flickr {like this}, and decided to make a quick baby blanket this last week. I love the pink and grey combo, although I am not quite sure why a month before I have a baby boy I am sewing girl quilts...

I bound it while watching the Princess and the Frog, and named the quilt Evangeline after the star. It's bound in a black and grey print, although the grey is subtle. It is different than what I usually am drawn to, and I love it. I did a couple inches of the binding in the grey from the star and I am surprised at how much I love the pieced binding. You can't see well from the pictures but it was stippled over the whole quilt.

More quilts to come this week... I am nesting!

a mug rug

A quick little project today!



I keep a water bottle on my nightstand and have just been placing it on a piece of junk mail to keep the condensation off the wood. Not pretty or ideal. So I whipped up this little 'mug rug' this morning while Bug was at school to use instead. Love it! The pieces are tiny, I started with 1" strips and pieced them together using this tutorial. It measures 4 1/2" square finished.

Ice Cream & Polka Dots

I know I have mentioned before how much Bug loves polka dots... the obsession continues! We were out thrifting a while ago and she found this Ice Cream tank top (size 8... WAY too big) and insisted she buy it, so she did- pulled her $2 out of her wallet and paid herself at the register!

 Since her Red Riding Hood dress was such a hit, I upcycled this in the same style. Using Dana's math to help with the circle skirt, it came together quickly. I serged the bottom and did a quick hem just folding under once. For the top of the 'skirt' part, I also serged it and then just did a topstitch along the existing hem from the tank. 

Easy! I also took in the sides starting at under the armpits half way down the tank to help with the fit across the chest.

In action: