Rainbow Birthday

My sweet little "L" turned seven!

I can't believe how time flies.

My Mom, who taught me to sew and who loves to quilt like me, made her this beautiful quilt for her birthday.  When Grandma asked what what she liked she said, "rainbows and butterflies!"

Can you tell?  You almost can't even see her with her rainbow dress on too. ;)

The center of each rainbow square is butterflies with glitter.

(Glitter would definitely be on her list of favorites too.)

 Grandma hit that nail right on the head.

It was love at first sight!

She was even excited to read the label on the back to us all.

Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!

(Thanks, Mom!)

Sewing Lesson #1 - Pillow

I guess her official start was a while back when I let her sew some lines on paper without thread.  She first sewed straight lines that I drew on a paper.

Then she sewed along curved lines and other shapes.

After some time, she showed some interest again.

She's nine now, and she asked me to teach her how to sew.

I was delighted, of course, to see her interested in something I find so much pleasure in.

I asked her to make a list of things she would like to sew.

Then I looked it over and chose what I thought would be the easiest to start with.

We started with a pillow.

She chose some fabric from my stash, and we got to work.

We talked about: cutting, right-sides-together, seam allowances,

turning right-side out, etc.

She did a fantastic job!

I'm so proud of her and she loves it.

I hope she continues to love it like I do.

Zig and Zag for Baby Girl

We welcomed a new niece to our family.... well, a few months ago.

I hear she is so cute.  I can't wait to meet her someday but she lives across the country.

I made this little quilt and sent it to her.

 All those half-square triangles were actually fun to play with.

 The back turned out cute too.

Welcome Little One!

Flowers and I Spy Swap

 I was so excited when I got a nice chubby envelope in the mail the other day.

It was from Sandra who hosted the I Spy Swap.

Yippee!!

140 unique squares, all with pictures on them for making an I Spy quilt.  They are all 5" squares so it should be a nice sized quilt.  I think the kiddos will love it.

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Now for some hexagon flowers...

I love the Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap!  We get to make fun flowers to share and we receive even better ones from others.

These are the ones I've made for Anne-Mette in Denmark.

 And these are the ones I just received from her.

Aren't they perfect for my Black-Eyed Susan garden.

There is also lots more hexagon flower work to be seen at One Flower Wednesday.

A Girly Dress

The other day I found a cute pink t-shirt on the clearance rack.

I loosely followed this tutorial and a pattern I already have and came up with this dress for my girly girl.

It was so quick and easy.  She wanted a little heart on the shirt so we did an iron-on applique.

She loves it!  And so do I!