Back Again thank goodness

I just needed to take a picture of these beautiful crocheted blankets made by a friend for E. Aren't they lovely? The one on the right is a large granny square. I just love the colors. Here's a close up of the mostly yellow one so you can see the details of the stitch...just cool I think. She said she crocheted the all yellow part and went back and over-stitched (is that a term?) the varigated yarn.

These nifty little towels were emboidered by a friend and my mom gave them to me. I am having a real craving to do some dainty stitches since I bought the sublime stitches book last week. Maybe once things settle down here. In the mean time I have these little guys to drool over.

The purple room is E's. It is the only room in the house that is trully put together...except wall decorations. All other rooms have boxes up the waazoo (sp?) Anyhow, I am working on unpacking...or rather I should be right now.
One more for the road......here's G at Cheer camp today. She had a blast and already has future plans to be an Arrow!!

Fresh Cut pincushion

I finally finished WIP pincushion with Pizzazz by Heather Bailey. The pattern found in Quilts and More Summer 2007

. It's the first project finished since we moved to our new house. I have been buried in boxes for 4 weeks now UGH! Anyhow, I am hoping to get my sewing room together this year LOL! In the mean time, I have certain fabric and projects that I didn't pack just for the stitching moments I might grab at say 3am while the kids are asleep. I did get over to JoAnn's yesterday and splurged on a new book (with a 40% coupon). by Jenny Hart

Gotta go...baby is calling!

My friend Marilyn made this awesome quilt for Ellery. I just had to post it because it is so adorable. I love looking at each block. This was based on a book and became a Moda fabric line called Peek-a-boo Baby. I plan on hanging it on the wall in the babies new room. Thank you so much Marilyn, we love it! Close up shots of some of the blocks.
My ALL time favorite...the crying baby...because of the uvula!
Pacifier baby
Bottle baby
Sleeping baby

I have been busy this week. She's finally here, Miss Ellery.....March 13th, 6lbs. 10oz., 19 3/4 inches. She's one of THE best projects I have ever made....besides my first daughter little Grace. Notice the knitting in the background...I started that during labor to get my mind off the pain. That lasted for 26 rows....that is as far as I knitted. Now it may remain a UFO for a couple of years!

3 UFO's done...a small accomplishment

It's the 11th of March and still no baby. I am resting mostly but working on my projects as well. I started to organize my sewing area this weekend and made quite a bit of progress. Perhaps the little girl is waiting until mom cleans the whole house... I don't know. Anyhow, here's my latest.....

I found that bunny cross stitiched piece....completed! and ready for framing while I was organizing my sewing room a bit this week. I found a white wooden picture frame at Jo-Ann's and used some Delta paint to get the turquoise color I wanted. I decorated my family room with a bunch of Eastery stuff so this will fit perfectly.
The 2 pincushions were created from my scrap basket. The flying geese were part of another project and they didn't make the cut. So I sewed them up found some scrap backing, stuffed them...and added buttons. I think they are super cute. A great addition to my pincushion stash.
These plates were my find of the day at the Cracker Barrel. I fell in love with the whimsical painting and soft colors...not to mention the inspiring sayings. I hope to find a white wooden plate shelf to put them on in my sewing room. I just had to share these cuties.