I’ve started myself on a “schedual” for working on the quilts. Two squares a day will get finished (the matching, one for each quilt) and whatever cutting i need to get done to make my sewing easier for the next day. These quilts should be done (top part anyway) in 12 days and counting. I will be pleased to see them done and even more pleased to see them up on the site! Prices for them have been set and as we know the baby sized quilt is already up and available (right here) Without further ado…pictures!!

Kadence’s so far. The middle and right side completed, tomorrow i start work on the left side so that the center will actually be cenetered.

Jacobs, same quilt, different color.

From yesterday, the turtle

and from today the gold fish. I like them…turned out super cute I think.

On other issues I do apologize for my sudden and random unannounced disapearence! We had an issue with some part of the blog of which I don’t understand but Summer got it fixed and I’m back now! Boy did that scare me…I didn’t have any of this backed up, learned my lesson!

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Hello all I hope this evening (or…whatever time it is that your reading this!) is finding you well.  

I am most pleased with myself, yes most pleased indeed. A labor of love has come to fruition, but lets back up a bit shall we? The beginning is an awesome place to start.  

February of last year I found out that my best friend was pregnant. This was the first time in my life anyone close to me had gotten pregnant so I was extremely excited to be as hands on as possible. She said that she wanted me there at the birth and that she would love for me to be a doula of sorts (we say “of sorts” because I am yet to be certified, though I am working on it. A doula is a birth assistant in short..) time went by and we spent most days together. Baby started to kick, started to recognize my voice and move to the music. It was a wonderful time. I enjoyed her pregnancy thoroughly and when the time came for him to arrive into the world I was in love with him the moment I caught him. Yes that’s right I was given the honor to catch him, to be the first to lay hands on this new life. It was mind blowing and life changing. Kaleb was born. He happened to be born very red headed (as both mom and dad are red heads we aren’t surprised by this) and on Halloween! So the entire time we were in the hospital he was “pumpkin” for whatever reason it didn’t stick…but even still, pumpkin. Life moved on ever quickly as it tends to do and now we’re facing his first birthday!  

Over the summer I decided I wanted to tackle my bed. Its a King sized bed so this was going to be quite the project. Of course I had to do it in my style, so I created as I went and came up with the appliqué quilt:  

It was a huge labor of love and honestly I felt rather silly making something that suited a child so well for myself…but then again, that’s me! As soon as I was done I instantly set to making one for Kaleb. I had just the design and I knew it would come out amazing…I just knew it. I set into it feverishly and those around me encouraged me and made many suggestions that I offer it on the website once done. Every time I would sit down to work on his quilt I would turn on the CD we had on while she was birthing him. It was a subconscious decision, but a good one at that. Put on repeat…good thing they were good songs! And so now that I’m done…I present to you…Kaleb’s quilt:    

Pumpkin!! hehe I had originally wanted to find a cute little cartoon style boy who’s hair I could do in red…but oddly enough that was a very hard request I guess so I was very glad when I found the pumpkin. I think its better than the boy would have looked.

This special blanket can be customized for your little one (or its also the perfect size lap blanket, so if your a child in adult shoes like me we can put your favorite animals on there and leave out the name and birthday..hehe) I just got it up on the website. I couldn’t be more proud.

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Hello all! Yet another busy week. *whew*

Most of the work has been in preparation for the soap sale but that moved along quickly so I had plenty of time to use up some of my creative juices on the sewing machine. I got some work done on the three quilts I’m working on currently as well as the “water” skirt. I can’t seem to move fast enough for my liking on the quilts they are just so darn cute I want them done already! Pictures you say? Well I think we can arrange that!

This is the pattern for the twin sized quilts that I’m working on, should give you an idea of what its going to look like…sort of…mabye?

This is the green schemed quilt that I’m working on, in the middle of the pattern you can see that there is a larger space for the name and here it is.

And then in pink.

This is the baby quilt and its a different style and the twin. I’m just beside myself with how cute this is turning out! 

 and last but not least picture is the close up of the applique on the “Water skirt”

I also finally some new things done on the website. I am very pleased to be able to check these things off my “to do” list. One is a new page for the quilts that I’m working on. While I’m not offering them for sale JUST yet I do have a gallery so that people can see what its going to look like and watch as I update the projects I’m working on right now as I go. The other page is the instruction page for the Snugglebug carriers. That has been a long time coming and I am so pleased with how it looks now.

            I’m extremely excited about this weeks Super soap sale! Its Flutterby Gifts very first sale! The great thing about it is that Mushroom Tree diapers has chosen this time to launch their “Grand opening” to correspond with our sale! I got everything loaded onto the site today. We’ve been waiting on this and working very hard to make it happen. I couldn’t be more proud to offer Jill’s wonderful diapers on my site. All of her diapers are made from reclaimed materials, old shirts, pants sweatshirts ect go into this awesome mamas gear. I just love her innovation not to mention the diapers are so cute! I have to keep reminding myself that I have no children to buy those diapers for and just steer myself clear of that area of the page. *giggles*

Ok folks, I’m off to bed, its getting late. I can’t wait to see what this upcoming week brings!

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Just a quick note to give some link love to the carnival! Bridgets place hosted and did a lovely job, as did everyone who submitted such great stuff!! I entered my blog on finishing my quilt. Its kind of difficult to still have posts over at blogspot when I’ve moved here, but I am just so proud of that quilt that I couldn’t let that stop me. So give some love, these people worked hard!  

*As an aside about the give away: It seems that people have been finding both the give away entry that is meant for leaving comments to enter the give away, and the blog I wrote stating that I was interested in participating in the give away. People are leaving two notes requesting to “be added” or “throw their name in”. One on each entry. That doesn’t quite work, so I had to go through for a few hours and delete multiple comments. If you see that your comment has been removed, it is absolutely nothing personal its just that the entry titles are so very similar (my bad…) that I would most likely accidentally count both requests and that’s not fair. So please leave all comments to “throw your name in the ring” on this entry and NOT on the older one. Thanks so very very much for your understanding, I wasn’t expecting such an interest!

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