Quilt for baby West.

I know, I'm an awful blogger! We welcomed a baby girl December 7th (after a long and PAINFUL month of kidney stones in November) and I'm finally getting back on track with things.

A friend of mine is expecting a baby boy in March and we couldn't be happier for her! I actually started the quilt in October but with my machine on it's last leg I didn't finish it until last week by borrowing a friends machine. I chose very boyish colors and some SUPER cute sock monkey fabric.

Once I finished it I immediately starting thinking of fabrics to use for a new quilt for Owen's 2nd birthday. I just LOVE the windmill design! What do you think?

for a closer look click here.

Funny Face.

Have you ever seen Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face? 

This movie is beyond classic and the clothes are to DIE for. 

If I were to do my wedding over again I would absolutely wear this dress.

I think it's my new favorite movie. 

Diaper Shower.

A friend of mine is due only 3 days before me with a baby girl as well! We decided to throw each other a baby shower and since she already has a little girl she opted for the ever popular "diaper shower."

the invites.

the festivities.

flowers, flowers, flowers.

diaper raffle jar! I used carnival tickets leftover from another project. The prize was a box of peppermint tea, a polka dot teapot and a muffins recipe book.

The Menu:

Strawberry Banana Orange Juice
Hummingbird cupcakes
Mini Quiche

Caprese Salad
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Chicken Salad Crossaints

Favors:
little blue boxes filled with tea cookies.

Three of us are due really close together. :-)

All with baby girls!

June's Finished Quilt

I finally finished June's quilt last night! It's not perfect (of course) but I think it turned out pretty cute. I'm in desperate need of an upgrade in my sewing machine so I can make one without imperfections but until then it will have just a few flaws. :-)

I was so excited to finally use all the vintage fabrics I'd been saving and even used the cross stitch book my sister gave me to make the "J."

I'm not a huge fan of pink but I made sure to put plenty in there with the blue.

Owen seems to like it too. :-)

as promised..

Don't you think it looks better on?

I didn't want to wear the cardigan with it but I still need to install a hook on the zipper in the back. :-( 

Quilt for Baby June.

We recently found out our little nugget is a girl! While I'm still getting used to the idea I am falling in LOVE with girl fabrics. I started this quilt for her and have almost finished the top layer. I was pretty excited to finally have an excuse to use all the vintage fabric I scored at the flea market a year ago. It was supposed to be quartered like this:

But I went for a more simple approach:

I'm not loving that heart so I'm playing with the idea of putting a "J" there.

Other fabrics that I'm DYING to use:

Tip Top Elephants

Who couldn't love matryoshkas dolls?!

I find these gnomes & fish HILARIOUS.

New-Old Dress.

I found a great spring dress at a second hand store in SLC last month for only $6! I felt so cool that I was part of the "old school VIPs," who knew about the secret discount card that they no longer give out but still honor. :-) I love the colors and love that it's empire waisted so I can continue wearing it as my belly grows. Problem is, as my belly grows it gets increasingly shorter. Not wanting to be a pregnant hussy I added a black panel to the bottom and problem solved! I actually like it much better with the black. What do you think?

It looks great on too! I'll be sure and take a picture!

Quilt for Porter.

I made a quilt for some dear friends of ours who are having a baby boy next month!
We're so excited that we'll actually be in town the month he'll be arriving! 

It seems silly but I actually had a VERY hard time picking out fabrics for this one. When you're making a gift for someone else it's always a little intimidating. I had to recruit my sister, Deb, once again for some help on the last few prints. Brilliantly, she picked out three beautiful prints that brought the whole quilt together.

I did a little better this time but I'd be lying if I said there weren't a few mistakes here and there. :-)
All in all, I think I'm getting the hang of this quilting thing. In fact, I already bought the fabric for my next one! Not sure who it's going to but the fabric was just too cute (and cheap! I had a coupon) to not buy it. :-)

it's a miracle!

About two months ago I decided to make Owen a quilt for his 1st birthday. That was the plan anyhow. It seems the universe was against me! My sewing machine broke twice and I finally had to have a lady at the repair shop sew the last few lines before the hand stitching started. Nevertheless, I prevailed! 

I'm pretty proud of it even though it has several mistakes.
 I justify that it being my first I'm allowed a few mistakes here and there. :-)

As long as the birthday boy likes it! 

another one bites the dust...

Forgive me dear friends for my long absence. I've been busy growing a baby in my belly! In order to clear up some FAQs you may have, I've loving stolen this Q&A from my good friend Andi.

Pregnancy FAQs

Q: How are you feeling?

A: I'm definitely not about to join an pie eating contests right now, that's for sure. I'm pretty sick most days and puke when I even LOOK at food that grosses me out. That said, I don't have it nearly as bad as others who are getting their fluids thru IVs so I'm VERY grateful.

Q: Do you think it’s a boy or a girl?

A: It's so early that I really can't say with conviction like I could with Owen but there is a nagging voice in the back of my head saying it's a girl. There is another nagging voice saying I'm always wrong so ..... :-)

Q: Are you going to find out the sex before the baby's born?

A: Absolutely. I would love to be one of those people who could have a surprise by choice but I'm a type A planner and I just can't handle not knowing! Tim isn't fond of the surprise idea either.

Q: Were you trying, or was this an "oops!" baby?

A: "Oops!" just sounds so mean and unwanted! We definitely weren't planning on it for at least another year but now that the deed is done we definitely are excited. Excited, shocked, nervous, terrified and thrilled all at once. Honestly, I'm still so thrown at the news that I forget that I'm pregnant all the time. I even bought 4 more tests after the first 2 just to "make sure," because it wasn't sinking in.

Q: Are you going to give birth naturally?

A: We'll see. I'm not going to rule it out because I definitely have a breaking point but I've heard recovery is easier when you don't have an epidural. (*or a third degree tear! boo!)

Q: Have you thought of names for the baby?

A: Absolutely. Like I said, type A planner. I started hounding Tim about names the day we found out. We have a name set for a girl (always have) but we're struggling with boy names yet again. We are hoping for a girl just so the poor child will have a name before his 10th birthday.

Q: Are you scared?
A: Extremely. More so than with our first. With our first we were blissfully unaware of the "hitting a brick wall of realization," moments. I think this time I know more of what "could," happen and I'm afraid of how to handle it with a very active toddler and no family within 500 miles. That said, I do have moments of "hey, I'm a pretty good mom," and it helps build up my confidence that it won't be as chaotic as I imagine.

 

Q: Is this pregnancy much like your first?
A: Yes and no. My pregnancy with Owen was fairly effortless til the last trimester with only small bouts of nausea. Heck, I only vomited twice the whole pregnancy and both times they were pre-labor induced. Differences I've noticed so far is I'm ridiculously emotional with this one. I only had a crazy pregnant woman cry episode ONCE with Owen and it wasn't til I was 6 months along. With this one I knocked that record out before we even realized I was pregnant. (and the tallies are still racking up!) Also, cravings are totally different things and came much earlier.

Q: When are you due?
A: We're due first part of December. Which is scary. December/January/February are FULL of birthdays, anniversaries and GERMS! And as a December baby myself (12/27) I already feel sorry for the kid. December is a tough month to have a birthday. But hey, at least we can count it on our taxes, right? :-)

Q: Do you want a boy or girl? 
A: Honestly, I love boys, they are just so much fun. When I picture my ideal family when we're older it's just FULL of boys. I know Tim really wants a girl though and since everyone on his side of the family are fighting for our favorite girl name it'd be nice to have a girl too. :-)

Q: Are you just having one?

A: That remains to be seen! We had an ultrasound and they did find another sac but couldn't see well inside it. Chances are it's nothing and it will just resorb or something but they haven't ruled it out completely. Fraternals twins DO run in my family so you never know!

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