Whats been happenin'?

Picture overload!

This always happens when I wait too long to blog :/

The 13th was Macy's birthday. The family decided to meet up at Alli and Kyles for "the party" and then on Saturday the boys were going skiing/boarding.

Well the snow at Sunrise didn't materialize (till the next week :/ bummer) so the guys stayed at the house with us.

We had pizza from Mr. G's for Macys birthday and played Rock Band and Dance Dance Revolution. Bobby was soo funny!. Saturday we headed up to the rock shop and hiked up Petroglyph Hill. It was pretty cool.

G'pa playing with Brelee girl.

Macy blowing out the candle

Hugging the puppy she got from Uncle Greg Carbonneau

Rock Star Brelee posing for the camera!

Wes, Uncle Derek and Trav playing video games

Bobby and I at the top of Petroglyph Hill

picture is fuzzy...

Derek and Britt

Petroglyphs on the rocks

Outside the Rock shop

Steven, Meghan and the littles

Britt and Derek playing on the ice

Trav and Brelee

After we got home from Holbrook, Whitney had her baby!

Cashen Tyler Whiting

Jolene and Baby Cashen

Cashens baby quilt

ya, I said baby- I know its big...lol! His room will always be these colors :)

Nursery bedding and tinee baby Cashen in his crib

Jolene and I did the bedding ensemble.

Alli and Macy came down last week to see baby Cashen and hang out for few days. It was great to have them!

Macy sharing her breakfast with G'mas dog.

Theme for this year?

I finished (well, almost everything but hand sewing the binding) Macys baby quilt. She turned 1 on Wednesday, so this is another "better late than never".
The fabric is Sandy Gervias by Moda from several years ago, the pattern is from the book "Even more quilts for baby". The original pattern has 6 blocks- I prefer square rather than long so I added 3 more blocks and did the yellow piano keys border rather than a plain one. Quilted every other pk, and then stitch in the ditch the center. Its a bit wrinkly from setting in the dryer :/

Better late than never?

I started this table runner before Thanksgiving. Of course it didn't get finished, until now. I was packing up some of the fall decorations I got while at Allisons last week (they had a screaming sale on Fall decorations at Alco) and thought I might as well finish the table runner and pack it up also. Unfinished projects make me crazy! And until I was a "quilter" I always, always finished a project before starting a new one. Well, a quilter has many "irons in the fire" :/ It may go back to that "so many patterns/fabric so little time". Every year I want to get unfinished projects (UFO) done before starting new ones. Then the fabric manufacturers come out with some amazing new design or block of the month (BOM) that is crying out to live in my sewing room. *sigh*
At least this one is done, and next Thanksgiving it will be great to have it done for the table :) Better late than never, right?

Recipe box

Recipe box made for a Christmas gift. Its actually the only gift I made this year, which is unusual for me.

Black, cream paper and metal box from Hobby Lobby. Fibers and embellishments from my stash.

Sand the box really well, cut and glue (I used Tacky brand) your papers onto the box. Dry. Then do several coats of Modge Podge over it, waiting for each to dry well, and lightly sanding the edges between coats-the edges tend to get a bit rough.

When its all dry you can fill the handle with fiber and ribbons to your hearts delight. :)

You can wipe it off with a damp cloth but I would be light handed with getting it wet.