A Pair of Aprons

I made an apron for Eloise.  It was way to wide.  I had even cut the pattern down some.  Her cousin, Annie, is trying it on.  It's still a little wide, and of course a little short for her.  See it slipping off her shoulder?

So I made a second one and cut the pattern down some more.  This one fits Eloise.

 It is a free pattern from Smashed Peas and Carrots and even has a tutorial.  It just wasn't meant for children this young.  I used sunflower buttons.  They were leftovers from my kitchen valances.

The fabric was some my girls had in their shop, but didn't think they'd ever use it.  It looks great in this apron.

 I didn't show the inside, but it is reversible, with the red gingham on the inside.

Eloise got a prize for trying the apron on without crying.  She was showing her other cousin, Elizabeth, that it could be done.  Eloise thought the prize was so good, she just took the container and started eating all of it.

Annie and Eloise

This is linked to TGIFF and Whoop Whoop Friday.

The Cutting is Complete - Or Nearly, That is

I thought I was done cutting, and then remembered I do have a little border to do yet.  But that won't take long.  This is the quilt for my son Chris and his betrothed, Sarah.  A nice wedding present.  You can see the first pictures here.

 This is a shadow trapunto quilt.

This is the fabric behind the batiste that creates a cream color.

 And this is what it looks like when the batiste is in front of it.

 All the borders ready to go.

And also Juliet Rose. She's a week and a half old.  We even caught her awake.

This is linked to Esther's WOW

and WIP Wednesday

Shelley's Quilt

A cute and very nicely done baby quilt.  I did a stipple on this one.

My son, who's about to get married holding Juliet.

Ohio Rose, Juliet Rose, and Eloise Joy

This is another square that I finished for my quilt guild. It is the Ohio Rose. You can see the last one that I did here.

 

Eloise really enjoys her little sister Juliet.

You can see more of these sweet girls here.

  

Check out what else is going on at TGIFF and

Whoop-Whoop Friday

A brand-new granddaughter

Meet  Juliet Rose.

She was born yesterday and is very beautiful.

 

Big sister Eloise is kissing Juliet.

 

 And she loves to give her dad a nice kiss also.

  

	Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD:          and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
	As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man;          so are children of the youth.
	Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:          they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.   Psalm 127.3-5

Wild Rose

 My  quilt guild was giving away packets of fabrics to make squares that we would put together for charity quilts.  I'm always attacted to large flower prints, so this is the packet that I took.

 And this is the first square I made.  I think I will stick to this type of applique, so I should get many squares out of this packet.  The rules are 12" finished square and use at least 4 of the fabrics in each one.  That shouldn't be too hard.

This is a Wild Rose.

This is linked to Whoop-Whoop Friday 
and
TGIFF.

Carol's quilt

Want to cuddle under something soft and warm?  This is it.

 A boy or man wouldn't have trouble with this one.  I did a stipple that is elongated.  I wanted to change from the normal one.  I do need variety in my life.