Playing With our Food

Are these guys too cute or what? I was looking around on pinterest yesterday and came across this idea , from this genius woman right before lunch. Perfect timing!!! The best part was Mitchell's reaction....he was so excited. And i really think that this made eating that sandwich much more fun. They were so easy. Make sandwich. Cut wings. Add cucumber eyes and a cheese beak. Done!

Did you make anything fun this week?

Leslie

Caught Up!!!

It feels so good to have these done finally. Note to self, don't join anymore Bee's that have time limits! Yikes!

I was supposed to have all of these done for the Vintage Sheet Freedom Bee before Delilah was born....4 months ago.Yeah, that never happened.

But she is finally taking a few predictable long naps in a day so i was able to pull out all of the sewing stuff again and get to cracking.

These are so fun and easy to do. There is no measuring or precise cutting involved in most of the process. I just take the fabric and scissors and start cutting strips. They each take on a life of their own and each one is a little different.

Some were harder than others for me. Color was sometimes a challenge and the quantity of fabric i was sent was also sometimes a challenge....to make sure i had enough to finish was a lot of pressure. But i guess part of the fun is making those things work.


This block in particular was really hard for me....when i opened the package I thought the fabrics were never going to work together...in the end i think it turned out to be my favorite. The challenge for me on that one was to make the color of the pink fabric stand out, not the actual pattern on the fabric.

Leslie

Now with Pictures!!!

I had a technical glitch yesterday...but i think it got worked out...so now all the pictures are there to go with the post!!! If you are interested you can link through to it here.

This Past Week

This was not an eventful week...slow in some ways, really. I had some things i wanted to blog but the computer needed some work. Thank goodness I have personal technical support(husband is a major geek)!!!!! So what did my past week hold, well....

Delilah is clearly going to be a computer whiz someday...that is hubby's new i pad there in the left corner. Clearly whatever she was watching was really good, or terribly shocking!


There was a little game playing going on with the big kids!!! Chris and i took this Jenga on a ferry trip once across the gulf of Alaska(6-7 days long). Rolling seas sure do add another dimension to this game.


I spent some time cutting and trying to get my piecing right for Lynne's QAL. It is coming along, slow but sure.

These little crochet hats both went to new homes. They do baby gift baskets when babies are born at the hubs work. They work up really quickly. I made a few when Delilah was born, but i think she is going to need another with the extras on it. My favorite is the yo-yo flower on the tan hat. I also quick made up a little flannel lovey blanket. Evelyn has a great tutorial for these. I love fast homemade gifts!

And how could i resist adding this last shot of the little lady. She has been napping in her stroller bassinet since she came home with us, but clearly she is growing out of it. I was sitting just to her right making the hats, above, when i heard a little noise and saw this silly little face popped over the top watching tv instead of napping. And looking so pleased about it too!

Leslie

Gnome Cuteness!!

Not long ago i came across this awesome tutorial to make a gnome hat for the little one in your life. I could not resist!! Delilah had to have one.

That is why i love crochet. You can make a project like this in no time flat and get some instant crafty satisfaction.

The photo "shoot" went from good, to plain cute, to silly....

...to uh-oh pick her up before she starts crying very quickly.

The tutorial was easy to follow and fast to make. I chose a linen color yarn so that the hat was as neutral as possible. It is meant for a older child but since my kids have huge heads it is not too far off in size for little Delilah.

Mitch says it look like she has the Eiffel tower on her head.


Leslie

Lily's Quilts QAL

Despite all the other projects i should be working on....and all the others that are still lyuing about waiting to be finished...i decided to try the QAL that is going on over at Lily's Quilts. Lynne is a brilliant quilter and has devised a plan to get the rest of us to come along on a dresden plate journey with her. I have never sewn or quilted anything that is circular and never used templates so this is going to be entirely new and totally out of my comfort zone. Will I it get done or will it be destined to remain in the WIP pile for a undetermined length of time? Answer is, i have no idea....but when it comes to something fun and new i have a hard time not wanting to join in. My plan is just to go with the flow and take it one week at a time, just like we are supposed to. Wish me luck!

Wordless Wednesday

Leslie

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... and then some. No, I did not just randomly type in numbers. Those were the numbers i was supposed to memorize(the amount of digits is how old i am). That is Pi because it is Pi Day!!! Chris said we had to memorize pi to get pie, but really in the end we all had pie no matter.

So, Happy Pi Day!!!

What did you do to celebrate? Isn't it obvious what we did? We ate pie. We even had pizza pie for dinner. Thank you sister for giving us a heads up, or i would not have ever thought to do it.

Easy Apple Pie

5-6 medium apples(I use a mix of braeburn and granny smith)
3/4 c. Sugar
1 T. Flour
Cinnamon, to taste
1 ready made Pie Crust

Peel, and slice apples evenly. Place in bowl. Add sugar, flour and cinnamon. Mix thoroughly. Now lay pie crust in pie plate, pour apples in and spread evenly. Place second crust on top. Seal edges, cut top to vent. Brush with water, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 375 for 60 minutes.

Leslie

Delilah's Delilah

Could there be a model any cuter than this? I think not!!!

I was able to finish her new quilt in record time(for me). I think when you only have a little time available to you, you sure start making the most of it. I just sewed whenever i got the chance.

Look at that leg...chubby, chubby leg!! I love it!!!

i randomly laid out the blocks from the Delilah charm packs that i had and really had to try hard at not over thinking it. I did not want to get stuck at some point in the process because i have terrible analysis paralysis.

The backing is from the same line, and i accidentally overbought yardage so i have plenty for another project.

I quilted it using a hot pink thread that matched the pinks in the fabric...husbands choice. I wanted to play it safe and use my standard off white but he voted otherwise. He said live on the wild side, so i went with it...and i think i like the result. The above pic is courtesy of my little helper, Mitchell....he wanted to help me with my quilty photo shoot. Man, it is hard to hand a nice camera over to a 6 year old.

Sharing finishes over at Amylouwho's has been on hold for a little while, but today she is back and the linky for sew and tell is open. How perfect that i finished this just in time to have something to share with all of you lovely ladies. Go on over and check everyone's projects out, they never disappoint.

Leslie

Some Good Nerd Lovin'

Happy Valentine's Day to all!!! Last night my very special sweetie wrote me a valentine program....his version of a love note!!!

For those of us that do not write or read programs most of this is self explanatory/obvious but the part he explained to me was the beginning....the 'while (1)' part means that while 1 is equal to 1(ie infinity), so Love will always equal Leslie and Chris. Sweet, no? In that special nerd way that i love so much and that he does so well!!!!

Here my love program is sitting amongst the start of my new project....it was good to dust off my machine(literally) and exciting to sew something again. And of course there has to be a gratuitous baby shot in this post....we love her bunches!!!

Just Hanging Out

A Makeshift Start

Now you see it....

Now you don't!!!

I don't have a lot of time or space for sewing right now so i went with the makeshift solution...a little batting taped to the wall(seen this around blog land for awhile now) in the most inconspicuous place possible....behind my dining room door. It is not big enough to get the whole thing on the wall, but it helped me get an idea of what i wanted to do and a chance to see all the fabrics together. Every time i look at it i feel like i am looking at a Cath Kidston catalog!