She is very precise coloring the stars:
Of course, with cats and kids, you have to take alot of pictures to get one good one!
We have a special song for clean up. She is diligent about getting all the crayons back in the box.
Yay Baby K! What a fun time.
We call those "eyelashes" or "railroad tracks" and it means that the tension is off on my quilting machine. Of course, I didn't realize that until I had quilted four rows of a pantograph and took the quilt off the frame. UGH. Where is that seam ripper?!?
No, not the big one. That's a bruise from a few weeks ago when Baby K dropped a high heeled shoe on my foot. The broken one is the fourth toe on my left foot (this little piggy had none). The swollen one that kind of leans too far left. I haven't been to the doctor, because I've heard there is nothing really to do for toes. It's feeling better finally - I can walk without limping, but stairs make it throb.
She entertained herself for a long time over the weekend with Post It notes.
I got these blocks from "Quilting Knitters" on Ravelry. We all made a bunch of one block, sent them to the organizer, and got 15 different ones back. Everyone did a great job. I am thrilled, and inspired :-)
One of her favorite games is making Mommy and Daddy lay on the floor to go "night night" as she puts a blanket over us. We get tucked in with kisses and stuffed animals. Then, when she wants us to get up, we have to "chase" her as she does laps around the couch. Quite the little director - I imagine in a few years we will have all the neighbor children at OUR house as she runs the show!
And the "big sister" kitty, Gidget. Since she is the boss, she gets to sleep upstairs. It's funny to wake up, check on the baby and see Gidget sleeping at the top of the stairs so that other kitty doesn't invade her space!
And the front. Not perfect, but once it is all together with many colors, I don't think anyone will take the time to critique the seams! I decided that I need to sew the seams with matching yarn, so I will carry each color up the back so there aren't any alternate colors poking through.
And here are more Quilts of Valor donations. I used pantographs on these to get them done quickly. Pinwheels...
And stars.
Here is some detail of the Linda Taylor feather pantograph that I used. I stitched them with red/white/blue varigated thread, which was perfect for the busy fabric.
No baby pictures today...I'm out of space!
She played ball, until we had to make it disappear...she was biting chunks out of the foam. Oh well, she has other bouncy balls.
Another happy day in K-land!
Baby K walked up to me this morning while I was at the computer and announced "I did it!" showing me her tower...
4th of July was quiet. We took a quick trip down to Grandma's to swim, then tried to have our annual anniversary dinner at Pappadeaux's restaurant. Unfortunately, K was hyper after the long drive and Daddy and I took turns letting her run around on the outside patio. Came home and watched the Boston Pops fireworks and went to bed early!
Hopefully, you can see some of the quilting in this shot of the back. I meander/stippled in the white squares and used a squiggly outline in the star blocks.
I have a waiting pile of quilts for Quilts of Valor, so I will keep to my daily schedule. I've realized that I can't stand and quilt for more than about 90 minutes at a stretch. My feet and back definitely let me know when I've been at it too long!
We checked in on Grandpa as he recovered from surgery (went home last night - all is well):
And four days of hospital knitting got me past the heel on Froot Loops (pattern available at Knitty.com)
I figured out the border on my striped vest. The directions are intimidating because you pick up stitches, then work the rows perpendicular to the body of the sweater. I have two other sweaters that I want to work on, but I'm forcing myself to finish this one first. Such restraint!
Here is the graduation quilt - just a few weeks late.
I tried to get some detail shots of the quilting. I did curly q's in the center soccer fabric, then spirals in the green corners and waves in the yellow portion.
Quilting details from the back.
Border details.
She put them on her arms!
I finished another pair, with just inches to spare. I was sweating those last few rounds as I watched the yarn disappear!
Jaywalker pattern with Blue Moon Socks That Rock yarn in January One colorway.
One of these days (or evenings when Baby K is asleep) I will lay it out on the floor and sew the top together. Since I already have quite a stack ready for the longarm, I need to spend time there! But instead, I started on my Storm at Sea. The complete block on the left is what I got done at camp 2 years ago. Today I sewed up the squares on the right. I have to re-check my math and decide how big it's going to be. I have a friend in mind as a recipient, so it's a toss up - do I make a twin size as a sofa quilt, or do I bite the bullet and go for the queen bed size?!?
And finally, here's our cutie pie. She loves to play with ice cubes and luckily our house has tile floors so I just let her drip everywhere. (Again with the expensive taste in toys!)
She enjoys a watermelon with Daddy, but she's not very good at smiling on command for long enough for the camera to capture it. Oh well, you get the idea!
The pattern is called Love Knots. Here is a better (?!?) picture of the quilting designs I used:
Yesterday I was trying to get some pictures of K. She was really being a ham!
I let her play with some scraps from my current project. She was having a grand time laying them out on her table and then draping them carefully over her arms. I tried to get her to smile...
Success!
