Rachel's Baby Quilt

when my friend Rachel told me she was pregnant with her third child one of my first thoughts was "i get to make her a quilt!!"
She already had her other boys when i met her so I haven't had the chance to make her a baby quilt.

and now i did!!

This baby was also going to be a boy and Rachel had a thing for chevrons, mustaches, and red and navy.

I decided that a chevron baby quilt would be perfect.

This pic is a little dark 

fun picture, right?

and here is baby Dillon on his new quilt

Rock on little man, rock on

Abigail's Dressing Room

Abigails room doenst have much space. and we didnt use the closest for much except some storage. 

I decided to make it into a dressing room for all her dress up clothes in hopes of making her main room a bit less cluttered. 

I want to say a HUGE thank you to those who gave us dress up clothes. She loves it and can spend hours playing in her room. 

here are the "before" pictures but after I cleaned it out. 

Dave's parents came down for a visit and I enlisted +Don DeBaeremaeker s help in recreating this room. 

We added the wire shelf for more storrage

dressing corner

A place for shoes

The curtain rod and mesh fabric I got from ikea. 

I added the ribbon and used a fancy stitch to create a place for a rod to go through (but used the clips instead)

the gem lights are also from ikea

new shelf thing with baskets for skirts and headbands etc. 

3 mirrors from ikea

shower curtain rod for the dresses

I got some cool lights from ikea that change colour. this is the remote for them. 

Don working on the plug

inside the closet with the colour changing lights. 

Pretty cool if i say so :)

Both she and Zeke have been loving it!

Pine Needles Quilt Guild Mystery Quilt 2014

Last year I did a Mystery quilt with my Guildmates. 

A Mystery Quilt is given to you in very small steps. 

We were given instructions that stated how much of 4 fabrics to get and what tonal range- one light, one dark, one medium dark, and a medium.

Here is my result : 

very important to label your quilts!

signed and fancy stitches to hold down the binding

This is one I am keeping!

I had also made this pattern for the dignity quilt 

Zekeism

Zeke
May 22 2015

Ouchie!  This is hotter than a wildebeest frying in a frying pan

Dave • Nov 12, 4:02 PM

kids are up. zekes scared of his room

Nov 12, 4:02 PM

scared?

Dave • Nov 12, 4:02 PM

yes

Nov 12, 4:02 PM

why?

Dave • Nov 12, 4:02 PM

there are eggs in there!

insect eggs

Nov 12, 4:02 PM

what kind of eggs?

are there

did he learn something in kindergarten?

Dave • Nov 12, 4:02 PM

remember at the goat dairy he picked up acorns and the bone

well he found the bag and dumped them out

Nov 12, 4:03 PM

yes

Dave • Nov 12, 4:03 PM

discovered an insect living in one

Nov 12, 4:03 PM

ah

Dave • Nov 12, 4:03 PM

plus what looked like bug eggs in apther

he tossed someoutside

then started freaking out like something was biting his bum

took off undies and discovered an unwipped bum

then a couple more had bugs

wont go inbecause there is bug eggs on his carpet

Nov 12, 4:04 PM

actual or imagined bug eggs?

good vaccuming will fix that, no?

Dave • Nov 12, 4:04 PM

i told him if he didnt clean his room he wouldnt get to sew woith me. which would have been happening with me now

instead abigail had to get him undies 

and now hes in her room

Nov 12, 4:05 PM

k

Dave • Nov 12, 4:05 PM

"but the vaccuum is too heavy for me!!!!!"

Nov 12, 4:05 PM

well, he does have a mommy...

Dave • Nov 12, 4:05 PM

mommys being mean and not protecting him

Nov 12, 4:06 PM

I see. chosing to fight the battle eh?

Dave • Nov 12, 4:06 PM

Nov. 14, 2015

zeke: "why do we live in an old house, when we could have paid the worker men to build a new house so then the bugs wouldnt in"

Dignity Quilt for Shalom Manor

Last year the nursing home I used to work at asked me if I would make a Dignity Quilt for them.

A dignity quilt is a quilt that is used to cover someone after they pass away and are being taken to the funeral home.

This is part of the Death with Dignity movement among nursing homes and other long term care.

I loved the Mystery Quilt Pattern so I made another one. (here's the blog about the first one)

They wanted this to be about 5 feet by 7 feet. 

This is about that :) I forgot measure it when it was done!

I had my quilter use her flutterby pattern as butterflies are often used in hospice 

I had a friend embroider a label for me so it will last longer through washings

signed

They also wanted a pillow case to store it in

So I used the leftover fabric

and here it is inside

related news:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150329_At_some_nursing_homes__a_changing_attitude_toward_death.html