There must be something in the water, because just about everyone I know is either getting married, having a baby, or going for both! In the spirit of life moving on around me, I've delved back into some baby quilts. I started this one yesterday. It's a simple pattern, but one that I haven't tried before. I'm loving the sock monkeys and bananas! There's another row around to go, that will be a dinosaur print in the color scheme of the small blue squares. Hopefully it will all come together! I think crib quilts are my favorite to assemble. I love all of the adorable prints and color combinations that you just couldn't get away with, for any other occasion!
fickle [fɪkəl], adj. 1. changeable in purpose, affections, etc.; capricious
Friday, October 15, 2010
Back to babies!
There must be something in the water, because just about everyone I know is either getting married, having a baby, or going for both! In the spirit of life moving on around me, I've delved back into some baby quilts. I started this one yesterday. It's a simple pattern, but one that I haven't tried before. I'm loving the sock monkeys and bananas! There's another row around to go, that will be a dinosaur print in the color scheme of the small blue squares. Hopefully it will all come together! I think crib quilts are my favorite to assemble. I love all of the adorable prints and color combinations that you just couldn't get away with, for any other occasion!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
“Oh, Dearie, dainty doesn’t do in the kitchen.”
I'll have to concur with Julia Child on this one, but this apron certainly is cute! Once I finished snipping away all the stray threads, and got a good look at the finished product, a little Doris Day slipped into my head...
There might even be a shade of practical in this apron... it covers more than most outfits! No messes here! ... something tells me I won't be able to say that about the kitchen when I finish cooking in it! It is a little on the large side, but I have a feeling that once I wash the finished product, It will get a little smaller. The one take-away message I did get from constructing this apron, is that items completely bound in bias tape are VERY tedious to put together! Every single inch of edge in it is lined with bias tape!
I also got a fabulous tip from a fellow crafter, to treat the fabric with a spray silicone treatment, to protect it from stains/splatters. I definitely think I will give that a shot.
I also think I will give my apron it's trial run next weekend. I have never cooked a duck, so I think I will give Julia's "Caneton Roti" (roast duck) a shot. I might even wear some heels and pearls while I'm at it! I'll need to be sure to invite someone who knows how to carve! Any volunteers?
I love you a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck though you make my heart a wreck
Make my heart a wreck and you make my life a mess
Make my life a mess, yes a mess of happiness
A bushel and a peck though you make my heart a wreck
Make my heart a wreck and you make my life a mess
Make my life a mess, yes a mess of happiness
There might even be a shade of practical in this apron... it covers more than most outfits! No messes here! ... something tells me I won't be able to say that about the kitchen when I finish cooking in it! It is a little on the large side, but I have a feeling that once I wash the finished product, It will get a little smaller. The one take-away message I did get from constructing this apron, is that items completely bound in bias tape are VERY tedious to put together! Every single inch of edge in it is lined with bias tape!I also got a fabulous tip from a fellow crafter, to treat the fabric with a spray silicone treatment, to protect it from stains/splatters. I definitely think I will give that a shot.
I also think I will give my apron it's trial run next weekend. I have never cooked a duck, so I think I will give Julia's "Caneton Roti" (roast duck) a shot. I might even wear some heels and pearls while I'm at it! I'll need to be sure to invite someone who knows how to carve! Any volunteers?
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