Category: gifts

Sunhat for a baby with a big head.

D’s head is already bigger than mine,(he’s outgrown his adult small bike helmet already), so it’s hard to find sunhats that are appealing, age apropriate, and will fit him. I made up this pattern last year, but he outgrew it, obvi. Here’s the new version. Green cotton seersucker on the “inside,” (it’s reversible, but I […]

Ahhhh, bliss….

It’s a lovely picnic-y day here in San Pedro. The perfect day for a Busy Bee sandwich and a picnic at Averil Park. The perfect day for my mother to walk the children down to the duck pond so I can admire the rubber trees and get a little bit of stitching done.

Alabama Chanin knock-offs

I’m working on bday pressies for my sister. Her birthday is in April. Depending on the website I refer to, her birth flower is either the daisy or the sweet pea. So, I decided to do 1 of each. I found an old daisy papercut stencil from Martha Stewart living (at least 5 years ago), […]

Nap time!

The monster (whom I love dearly) finally slept, so I was able to make a just-because gift for my gram… She said she had a hard time finding black beaded necklaces, so $12 at Michael’s to buy beads later, I came up with this: The big beads look like lava, and the little ones are […]

Scrap baby quilt for a friend..

Murch, who lived down the hall from me senior year, and was a Whiff with C, and his lovely wife, Susan, are having a baby!They were married just months after us, and I made them a quilt for their wedding….When I found out they were having a baby, I waited and waited to find out […]

various bits…

My husband is very Irish, so I decided to put a little bit of effort into decorating for St Pat’s day. Tada! yup, I am NOT a decorator. But I am proud of that wreath! it’s made out of coffee filters, I just glued them onto a circle cut out of a paper bag, and […]

Oscar’s birthday present

My friend Catrine is Dutch, (like, actually born and raised in Holland). Her little boy is celebrating his 1st birthday this weekend, so here’s what I’ve made for him: This onesie is still drying, but I’ve used freezer paper to stencil the Dutch flag (I do know how to spell the word white, but the […]

What I accomplished last night…

the kids went out early, I didn’t… I was so excited to get the fabric for the 1st Wednesday Block Swap, I got right to work… I made a pinwheel star for Flic (she asked for stars, 12″ square, in black and red) I used the Made Tutorial as inspiration for a shirt for D… […]

Boy baby quilt

This one’s going to our church-y place for the anniversary auctionAgain with the saturation gradationagain with the double diagonal quilting(I don’t know if it was the wind or the print or if I jiggled, but this is a trippy photo!)close up of some of the prints. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it!(btw, I suggested an opening bid of $60, […]