New project

I've got a new quilting project on the go that I'm excited about. I'm making a quilt for my new niece Jessica. I'm using the opportunity to do some 'scrapbusting' and using left over materials that I used to make the 'little J' quilt and the blue and pink quilt I made. I wasn't sure if the colors would work together at first but so far it looks great. I'm also using a different pattern this time around trying out a 'coin stack' pattern. Will post some sneak preview pictures soon.

I've also been working on a second project helping my friend Kaia make a quilt for her daughter. She comes over when she can and I'm showing her (in my non-expert experience) step by step how to make a quilt. We get to catch up while doing it so it's lots of fun!

You know how when we were kids we'd do all kinds of creative things? Crafts, drawings, painting etc? It seems as we grow older some of us lose that part of ourselves. Rediscovering my creative side through sewing has been lots of fun and it is the perfect outlet I need after a long day at work.

Kids say the darndest things

Recently heard at the Bou-Lunn house:

Mommy: 'Who loves Mommy?'

Ian: 'Me'.

Daddy: 'Who loves Daddy?'

Ian: 'Not me'.

(poor, poor Daddy).

Cool

These are the coolest wedding pics I've ever seen. Wow!

http://thenicholsblog.com/2009/08/09/amy-greg/

Vacationing 2009

The 'Little J' Quilt

Here is the quilt I made for my friend's baby. Derek says it will blind the poor thing. I like it. The colors are modern and bright!

Curling up with a good book

There is nothing better than curling up with a really good book. Something that wraps you up and takes you away into another world. A story that keeps you up late at night because even though your eyes are tired and you know you should turn off the light and go to bed... you-can't-stop-turning-the-pages. Recently a friend lent me the book 'The book of Negroes' by Lawrence Hill. This is exactly the book I had been craving. Something to whisk me away to another world. I've started keeping a list of 'must read books' that I will share with my kids someday. A list of books I hope they'll read when they are older. This one is going on the list.

Sometimes when real life is shit, reading a good book helps (thanks Tamawa).

Creative Sewing

I am loving my new hobby. Mostly I spend my time surfing on etsy.com looking for beautiful fabrics and imaging the beautiful things I can make.

My next project might be this quilt which I absolutely adore:
http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2009/06/how-to-make-scrappy-hedgerow-blocks.html

Quilting is relaxing and it feels so good to make something from nothing. It is creative and fun. The idea of giving handmade gifts feels good too.