Something Special for My Mom

The big girl and I made this awesome envelope/card using the Something Special Card & Envelope tutorial from Sew Mama Sew as part of my mom's dual Mothers' Day/Retirement gift.  Poppet sketched out the picture, then embroidered it all herself.  I was so impressed!

Ice Cream Dresses

I'm currently having a bit of an Ice Cream Dress obsession.  I sewed two last week, both for Lu.  One was a special request.  When I asked her what sort of shirt she wanted (because I'm making them blouse length, for ease of movement), she said, "Thomas shirt!"  She has inherited her big sister's love of Thomas stories, and carries a toy version of him around with her everywhere, even sleeps with it.  So I hunted down some cheapo Thomas fabric, and made her a shirt she loves.  The other one I made for her birthday, using Sarah Jane Studios' obligatory "Children at Play: On Parade" print.

I have fabric cut for two more Ice Cream tops/dresses, this time for Poppet.  One of those is another special request, which has required some extra creativity, and I will document it soon.  Then maybe my love affair will have run its course.  I did this with Geranium Dresses too.

I have a couple baby gifts to make after I've finished my next two Ice Cream tops.  Then I plan to tackle a Family Reunion Dress.  I also need to make a sun hat for Lu.  Hopefully I can keep this momentum going.

Quilt-Making

I've started a couple quilts now, but haven't had a chance to complete them. This is the first one that I have a deadline on, so I've been working consistently on it. I'm making the quilt for a good friend's third baby, due pretty much imminently. This is a baby who is near and dear to my heart for various reasons, so I wanted to make her something special. I based the design on Rae's Storytime Squares Quilt, but I used different fabrics as I wasn't able to get my hands on enough Far Far Away II in time.

Once all the fabric had been cut, The Poppet helped me lay out the squares on our livingroom floor. The new baby's older sisters are good friends of hers, so I thought her contribution would add a special element to the quilt. I let her lay the squares out exactly as she wanted to, with only a couple fussy edits after she got distracted by something else. Later she came back and used my roving selvedges as pretend bandages to bind various "injuries."



Considering this will technically be my first completed quilt, I'm curious to see how it turns out.