Finished and Delivered!

I have completed Commissioned Baby Quilt #6! And it is even done on time! ☺ I am very happy with the way it turned out. The embroidered alphabet was a new adventure for me this time, but I really like what it adds to the quilt.

Here is a close up of the border.

And here is a close up of some of the embroidered letters.

I delivered the quilt today to the lady who had asked me to do it. She absolutely loved it and was, I think, very pleased. It makes me feel great! This lady is one of two people who have kept me in business and has told me today that in a year or two she is probably going to need another one! I don't mind at all. I love making quilts! ☺

Splurge

Today, I bought this absolutely adorable dress! My mom works right next to a used clothing store and she saw this dress hanging in the window. She told me about it last night and I decided that I wanted to go check it out today. Well, I tried it on and it was a PERFECT fit! For some reason I am attracted to vintage dresses and this specific one is really cute!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! ☺

(edit: This is for Rose. I am pretty sure this dress is polyester.)

ABC's

Today I went over to my grandma's house and worked on Baby Quilt #6. The last time I went over I finished putting the borders on, so this time I started to work on embroidering the alphabet in the centers of the blocks.

I only got to letter J today, but now that I'm getting the hang of it I'm sure it will go much faster.

I chose to use a caramel colored thread for the letters because I didn't want them to be too bold and take away from the quilt. I pulled the color from one of the designs in the fabric so it blends well.

I hope to be able to work on the quilt again soon. The baby is due in August and I don't want it to be late! But, I think since I'm going to do simple quilting that I should be able to meet the deadline. ☺

Vacation on the beach

This past weekend my family and I took a trip to Long Beach Island, NJ. It was so nice to take a break and just relax. I would say that the beach is probably one of my favorite places to go. I love the sound of the waves and the smell of the fresh air and salt water.

One of the special places we visited while on the island was the Barnegat Lighthouse. We climbed all 217 steps to the top and let me tell you, it's a workout!!! But the view at the top is well worth it.

In this picture you can see almost the whole island since the lighthouse is on one of the ends.

I had a wonderful vacation and didn't want to come back. Hopefully we will be going again next year!

Just for Fun

A couple of nights ago I was laying in bed waiting to fall asleep, and all of a sudden and idea just popped into my head! I have no clue what made me think of it, I just did. I remembered that I had put together a block with some fabrics that had come together in a packet a long time ago, but I had never really finished it. So I decided that the next morning I was going to.

I'm surprised I even remembered it the next day, but I didn't forget and headed down to my basement where I have all of my sewing things set up. After searching through my stash of fabric for a while, I found some fabrics that went well with the previously made block. I brainstormed and sewed and after about an hour or two I came out with this.....

A fairly good sized pillow! It was a lot of fun just to take a break from my everyday routine and sew something up for a change. ☺