I’ve been working on some fun and new Vintage Shoe Button Cha Cha Rings this week: The STORY behind the Buttons: Burgundy I was visiting a local art gallery – Capri Gallery and the shop owner showed me a jar full of shoe buttons she had. I passed – I didn’t know what I […]
Wordless Wednesday
WIP Wednesday – Round 9
Still sitting and waiting for Baby #3 to decide to join us so I do have a few things to report on this week. the Bloom Quilt: I have managed to get all of the largest and second largest ‘blooms’ sewn onto the quilt. I apologize about the absolutely terrible pictures – hope to get […]
Block 5: Fourth Inning – Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt Along
I also finished up the 5th block of the quilt along – Fourth Inning Again…I did some minor tweaking – all of the larger squares were supposed to be one color but I wanted to add one other into the quilt so I chose to use two colors. A Look Back Block 1 Block 2: […]
Block 4: Diamond Mine – Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt Along
Still no baby so I whipped up the blocks for this weeks Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt Along right away. I wanted to be sure I got in on the giveaway! Here’s my 4th block… Diamond Mine I did minorly tweak this design. I was supposed to use the same fabric on the outer corners […]
39 weeks – 7 days to go
I turned to the side while chatting with Jared and he blurted out “Are you sure you’re not having twins!?” – I feel like a whale! How Far Along: 39 weeks Size of baby: 20 inches and just over 7lbs Heart rate at Last Doctor’s Visit(4/14): 150 Measuring at Last Doctor’s Visit(4/14): 39 weeks What […]
Interview with KimsCraftyApple (aka me) for Season 2 of Project QUILTING
Happy Sunday everyone! Sorry I’ve been a bit MIA for a few days – no baby yet, just celebrating my birthday! I decided to start the Season 2 Project QUILTING Interviews with one from myself. I hope you enjoy reading a bit of what I’m thinking when I do this! What made you decide to […]
Happy Birthday to Me!
Last Friday, April 15th was my 29th birthday (yes, I’m a tax baby and yes, my father worked for the IRS). Being ridiculously huge and pregnant we had a pretty laid back celebration. In the morning I took Cedi to her registration/screening for 4K. Then my parents came to spend the day with the girls […]
4K Screening
Yesterday I had to take Cedi in for 4K Screening and registration. It was definitely a proud ‘mama moment’. Cedi did fabulous for her screening – no concerns at all. Cedi was a ‘very friendly’ child. Instead of calling it purple – she said ‘violet’ – perhaps a budding artist!? And, my favorite, boys and […]
Perler Beads – HOURS of Fun!
As most mom’s know – if you can find an activity that will occupy your children for even 30 minutes – it’s amazing. Well, the other day I pulled out the bin of perler beads and we had two hours of quiet – minimal chatting and no arguing – and I’m not exaggerating! The girls […]