Heart Bubbles

I intended to make a simple stacked coins pattern, using scrappy pink & mint fabrics with white strapping & border. I thought I would like the way the color fabric strips kind of pop up from the white background. But after I finished the piecing, I thought it looked a little boring. So I appliqued hearts on it, using a light pink voile, wonder-under and a decorative heart machine stitch. Now I love it! I think the hearts look like bubbles or balloons floating in the sky.

Lily Cat

Lily is one year old now. Since her first day in our house, she's loved to sit in the windows. She has a little bed on top of one of the radiator covers, which was her favorite nap place all winter long. I wish I had such a warm cozy spot for napping!
Her coloring has changed a lot. She's become much more grey than when she was a baby, especially her ears, face and tail. She has a funny little white lightening bolt between her eyes and white paws, but other than that, she's mostly grey.

Quilts For Kids

A few weeks ago, I volunteered to sew a child's quilt for an organization called Quilts for Kids. They sent me some fabric that would otherwise be headed to landfills. Enclosed in the kit is a note encouraging quilters to make one or two extra quilts for each kit that is sent out. So, now I have two quilts to send back... to them. They will be given to children who are in pediatric hospitals, orphanages, etc. I like knowing that these hand-made blankets will warm a child and hopefully, help to lift their little spirits.

Quilting

I haven't been blogging much lately. That's because I've been in the basement...sewing! This is the quilt that I made for our neighbor's new baby...Heruy. The name of the quilt is Hip Hop Heruy.

Home for Christmas

Holiday Pets

Christmas on the East Coast

Stanford gear from the West Coast Hawkins...Henry got Football...

and Siobhan got Volleyball.

Gucci perfume from Grandma...very chic!

Dwight received Mastering the Art of French Cooking...the kids can't wait for him to put his Cookin' With Hawk spin on Julia Childs. :)

Henry with his blue GShock from Grandma. He looks pretty happy.

Lily fell in love with Dwight's Pepper Jerky.

A rare sweet sister/brother moment.

Henry and Lily go nose to nose.

Lily enjoying a tummy scratch.

Guess who found the pickle?!