Pictures of Emily

Here she is about 1 day old. We are back in the hospital for jaundice.. just like her big brother! She's currently sunning herself in the bili bed while Mommy gets some computer time (probably the last free time for a while!). Daddy is home with Aidan. We are both doing great and look forward to the nice weather outside so we can go for some short walks outside.... quite different from having a February baby in Vermont!
Have a great Easter/Passover weekend everyone.

Emily Ann arrived 4-7-09!

My baby girl is here! She arrived yesterday afternoon at 5:54PM after about 3 hours of labor. We got to the hospital about 30 minutes before she was born so it was a very quick trip up to L&D. She's perfect! 7 pounds 14 ounces, 20 inches long and a full head of hair just like her big brother. She's pretty much been sleeping since she arrived so I'm sure today she'll be awake all day.

April and still no baby! But..... I got a quilt top completed!

I got a bit of sewing time in yesterday while Aidan was taking a nice long afternoon nap. I got my Maya Wrap sewn.


I also finished my mystery quilt top last night! This was a 2008 Fall Mystery I took at Yankee Pride. I believe it is an original patten/instructions by the owner Judy. I chose to do the batiks in blues and greens.

Other than that... just waiting for a baby to decide she is ready to arrive. I'm ready to be done being pregnant... it feels like I have been pregnant for the last years... which I pretty much have been!

No baby yet... but some pics of blocks!

Well, it has been awhile since I posted. The month has gotten away from me but I have done a little sewing. I was able to get my blocks together on my mystery quilt, just need to sew the rows together then work on the pieced borders.

Here are 3 of the 5 rows for the lap quilt. I am not too happy with the green I chose but you never know with a mystery quilt. It will look very different once it is finished and I'm sure it will grow on me. Here is a picture of the finished quilt pattern:

I do like the pattern and may do another with different colors once I can get back to sewing again after the baby arrives and things settle down.

I have been doing other sewing things... I've made some more bibs for Aidan - Thomas the train and some Winnie the Pooh. I also made valances for his room in Thomas the train and some green ones for the guest room.I've also got some binding to hand sew down on another train panel to hang in Aidan's room... just need the swelling in my hands to go down so I can comfortably do that at night again! Little bits here and there!
Aidan has grown so much it's hard to believe he is almost 14 months old! He got his hair cut a few weeks ago and is now such a little boy! This was a pic of him a couple of hours ago right before he went down for a nap.

I'd better get to sewing those rows together before he wakes up.. it may be the last chance I have for a little while.
Baby is officially due tomorrow.... so we'll see when she actually decides to arrive.
Happy Quilting everyone.

quilting progress!

I got some sewing time in this weekend! I made a 2 sided little 16x16 quilt for my MIL. She wanted terra cotta color. I did the Ohio Star (she's from there originally) pattern and just a simple border. Just need to hand sew the binding down. The one with the green middle will be the 'top' but it can be used on either side.


I also made progress on my Mom's quilt. I just need to finish hand sewing one block down onto the quilt and then some hand quilting over my 'patches'
Yesterday I made 2 valances for our guest room. I've had the fabric for months and it was nice to get that done and have them put up.
The hanging sleeve is on the black and white quilt,so I just need to wash it then drop that off to someone from my guild and that is set for the April show.
That leaves me a couple of things to plug away on.... making a fabric book of nursery rhymes from a pre-printed panel and working on my 'mystery' quilt top.
Happy quilting everyone.

It's Friday!

Wow, it has been a long time since I last posted. I have not been doing any sewing really, as I no longer have a sewing room. Aidan got moved into it last Sunday and the nursery is all set up for the baby girl. I've got lots of pink stuff hanging off the edge of her crib that still needs to get washed and put away though. So, I've pretty much been doing lots of cleaning and organizing to get that room ready for him.
The only thing I have done, is make one new block for my grandmothers quilt that I am fixing and finishing up the hand work on it. I did notice that I put one unit on backwards.... so I need to rip that seam out and redo it. Then I can just sew that block in and put the binding on, then maybe do a little hand quilting over the 'repairs'. My other 'goals' to get done in the next couple of weeks.... I need to create a hanging sleeve for my black and white quilt and get that info filled out so it can be hung in our guild's show in April. One of the ladies has kindly agreed to take it early and pick it up as the show is April 4+5.. and I have a feeling I might be a little busy with a newborn baby. Other than those two.. I'd love to plug away at finishing my mystery quilt from last fall and I bought a panel that will be made into a fabric book of nursery rhymes. If I don't get to the last 2, it's not a big deal. I'll get to them later this year I hope. I'm just at the point where I have absolutely no energy to do things...but that is to be expected. I was terribly tired the last month with Aidan... and I just sat at a desk all day. Now, I'm chasing after a very active 1 year old who is walking everywhere!
Ok, need to pop downstairs and swap the laundry while he is still napping.
Have a great day!

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

Aidan is a big boy now. 1 years old!
With a gift he got this morning from his Grandma (his other Grammy (my Mom) is a huge Red Sox Fan!).