I love babies in colorful clothes, especially when they’re handmade! Hubby’s administrative assistant is pregnant with a baby girl who is due in September, so I needed to dye some clothes for her! I chose a subdued palette, tones of a natural rainbow to be specific, so that the clothes are still lovely and colorful… Continue Reading
After piecing the Wonky Tree Baby Quilt I made for my cousin’s new baby, I used the scraps to make a pillow they could use on the rocker in the baby’s bedroom. I used the graduation of blue to green to make one big, stripey, wonky tree. I then used this pieces as the last… Continue Reading
Hot off the ironing board, the top for the baby quilt I’m making for my cousin’s new baby! It’s pretty big for a baby quilt, 40″ x 56″, But it sure will add a pop or two of color to the nursery! Now, on to quilting it!!! Continue Reading
Every once in a while, I see a stuffed animal online somewhere that gives me the itch to make it. Then, I wait until there’s a child or two who is the right age to appreciate it, and then I go about making it! Last year, it was these cute Forest Folk, pattern by Ann… Continue Reading
Now that this quilt is received, (and loved!) by Annalise and her parents, I can show it off here! (The toughest part of making surprises for people who follow you on social media is not sharing snapshots of it along the way!) To read more about the process, and why I’m making this quilt, please… Continue Reading
I got the cutest picture from my cousin a couple of weeks ago! Here’s Lucy at her 2 month birthday: Oh my goodness, that smile! SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!! If you remember, I made some things for her nursery: We got to visit her just a week ago, and I was happy to hear that a couple… Continue Reading
I wanted to share a few more pictures of all the presents I made for my cousin’s new baby Lucy, as well as share some thoughts on working with a limited color palette. Folks who have followed me for awhile will know that even though as a fabric dyer I can dye ANY color I… Continue Reading
Every nursery needs a mobile, right? So I decided to make a bunch of birds just like I make for Christmas ornaments (pattern is in my e-book) Then I described in really general terms what I wanted and he built the mobile scaffolding. The birds were tied at different heights off each arm and voila!… Continue Reading