Inspirational Fabric

I was in the fabric store with Jeanette when I passed by this beautiful fabric. For some reason I fell in love with it and just had to have it. What for? I had no idea. If it weren't for Jeanette, I never would have gotten it. Instead, I would have just gazed at it and caressed it every time I stopped by the store. She helped me quickly figure out how much I would need to make a new comforter for Kaitlin. Kaitlin never did get a special nursery. She got Karlie's leftovers. Poor third born. So this is the launching pad for an entirely new nursery with bright and bold colors. I did go back and buy a bunch more. The only problem is that I bought the fabric in May and its now almost August and I just completed the blanket (which is the easiest part). With any luck she will have her whole room done before she is a teenager. ☺

A Blankie for Owen

Katie is too modest. Really she is quite handy with a crochet hook and a whole lot of string; she made this blanket for Owen's birth. Nice isn't it?

Stitch Detail

It's Snowing!

This is the quilt I'm working on at the moment. The dot fabric is for the background. I still have some sort of border to put on there. I thought snowflakes would be a good theme for Michigan.

Pillows Part II

Hailey still sleeps with hers everynight!

Pillows

This is a little pillow that Anna made for Laney. She has made one for each of the girls. Satin on one side and flannel on the other. All four of them sleep with them. A nice way to be literally in touch with the kids from so far away.

Here are Kaitlin's and Karlie's.

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I'm Knitting as Fast as I Can

I guess it's my turn to post, but I haven't been able to get much knitting done lately. I am working on a few things and will have them to show soon... In the meantime, here is a little guy I knit as a baby gift a while back. Maybe he can keep the rest of the strings company while I get to work?

Happy Hat

The majority of the posts you all will see from me will be ones displaying your talents and gifts. Unfortunately, I don't have the crafty gene. My attempts are a good laugh though and give me something to do once and a while. So the first beautiful thing from strings is this adorable hat Jeanette made Kaitlin for her dedication. She loves to wear it and the brim is large enough to act as a sun hat!

Aloha!

These are from my Hawaiian quilting phase. I got all the patterns from Poakalani. She has published a series of books with patterns for pillowtops but also has a website with larger patterns on it. I like them because of the animals and flowers in them. For example below are sea turtles and whales.


Kanani O Ka Home

This pattern is Woodrose.



John's 70th birthday quilt has Helekonia, dolphins,Pua Melia, mangos, turtles, and Lokelani (patterns are clockwise from top left).

This one is Hibiscus.

Pineapples.

This is the current project. I'll show it to you when I finish it.

flowers

So, things with string...these are not quite as impressive as the beautiful dress mom made, but they are quite literally made with string. They look much better when they are tacked onto a skirt or shirt or something, but for now you just get the pic of them alone. I recently added a few to a skirt for Haileys bday (I'll have to get Max or Katie to take a pic of her in it to add to this so you can see how incredibly cute they look). The flowers are amazingly simple and easy to make...they just require a little time, busy fingers, and the ability to count to 20.

A Dress for Laney

I made this little dress for Laney. Her mom loves the Hannah Anderson label so I choose this big bold bright Hannah Anderson style fabric. Most of the items I have made for the kids have been knit, so it was fun to turn something out so quickly.

Actually I did do some kid sewing a while back. These are his and her outfits for cousins Spencer and Hailey. We were visiting Max and Katie in Colorado along with Sam and Heather from Michigan, GiGi, Grampa Larry, and Aunt Anna for the Fourth of July. The fabric design includes little outlined houses and kids holding hands and the words "me and Max are friends." Fun to sew and even better to have so much of the far flung family together!