It's a BOY!

Early Monday morning (1:53 a.m. to be exact), we finally got to meet our new little one! He's a healthy, happy little boy with lots of spiky dark brown hair. He was 8 pounds, 1 ounce in weight, and 21 1/4" in height.



Big brother is thrilled to have his new little brother home now too!

After a super smooth and quick delivery, we're now safe and sound at home and are hard at work taking care of each other and finding our new groove. I rather expect this blog is going to be a little quiet for awhile. But I fully intend on coming back soon! :)

Jane Stickle Quilt: BR-3

Block number/name: BR-3 “Attic Window”

Date completed: April 24, 2010

Number of pieces: 14

Notes on block: I’m really pleased with how this block came out, but I feel a little cheater about how I went about it. Maybe I should have tried piecing it with all those inset seams, but it just sounded too tough. So I went with appliqué everywhere but in the narrow band of triangles near the bottom. Though I love the look of this fabric (especially the pretty gold gingko leaves!), I really wish I knew which direction the characters are supposed to go. Though I seriously doubt anyone is going to be attempting to read them, so it probably doesn’t matter.

Pinwheel-a-rama

I may not be able to fit a thimble on my finger, but I can still use my machine! (Albeit, only for short bursts.) So I did a little Pinwheel Party catch-up last night.

Block 6:

I really like this one.

Block 7:


But I love this one!

Block 8:


This one isn't as exciting, but I still like it. (It is square in real-life... the perspective got a little askew in my picture.)

Really, what's not to love about pinwheel blocks?

No baby yet. Today is the official due date. Here's hoping that baby decides to make an appearance soon!

Greenpiece: Applique block 12

No baby yet. Sigh... Hopefully, soon! But, I was actually able to fit my thimble on my finger the other day and finished another Moda Greenpiece BOM block. Woo hoo!

Applique block 12:


There's just something about gingko leaves... I rather like this block.

(Feel free to send happy labor thoughts my way!) :)

Happy and bright!

Even though I haven't been doing much crafting, I have managed to do a little shopping! A couple of weeks ago, one of my favorite online shops, Shabby Fabrics, had a fabulous sale and I picked up these:


Woo hoo!!!! That's 88 fat-eighths of bright fabrics in a rainbow of colors. I'm afraid my picture does NOT do them justice. What a treat! In person they are absolutely gorgeous. My initial thought is to use them to try and make one of those gorgeous patterns from Kellie Wulfsohn of Don't Look Now (I'm thinking about the Rainbow Lollipops... but I haven't decided for sure). I'm not quite ready to commit to that yet though. So for now, I'll just gaze happily at my pile o' happy brights.

Also, kind of hiding to one side in that pile, is a pattern I've been eyeing for some time, the Happy Stacker Ring Toy by Heather Bailey. I think it will be a lot of fun to make for baby sometime in the near-ish future.

A whole lot of nothin'

The title pretty much sums it up over here. No baby. No craftiness. Just big belly and swollen sausage-fingers. Lots of tiredness too. Last night, I did get to go to the Moda Greenpiece BOM meeting at my local quilt shop, which is always fun. Unfortunately, it is also the first month that I didn't manage to get all my blocks done. Boo! At least I finished the pieced block for the month.

Greenpiece pieced block 7:



I still have two applique blocks to complete in addition to the new blocks I received yesterday. I'm not making any bets as to when they'll get done though!

Jane Stickle Quilt: I-10

Block number/name: I-10 “Iris’ Medallion”

Date completed: April 11, 2010

Number of pieces: 25

Notes on block: All of the inset seams made this block tricky, so I’m really happy with how well it turned out. It seems like about all I have in me these days is maybe one block in an evening, or a little bit of appliqué. My poor fingers are like little sausages by the time evening rolls around, making stitching a lot more challenging for me. It’s really forcing me to slow down, and I’m finding it kind of frustrating. The whole end-of-pregnancy thing leaves much to be desired. I know you're not "due" until the 24th, but feel free to come on out any time now, baby! :)