Logan's Turtles

My littlest nephew, Logan, turned one recently.  What does a one year old need, really?  Well, Uncle Jason and Aunt Jess decided he needed a turtle family. 

I came across this tutorial on Make It and Love It a while back and thought these little guys would be perfect for a little guy.  I made the littlest one using the pattern and decided to make 2 bigger ones by enlarging the pieces 150%. 



Are they stinkin' cute or what?



Lily got in on the photographic action.  She thought these were for her to play with and started attacking the little dudes.  Here she is sitting on one of the big guys.  Silly girl, doesn't she know turtles are for Logans?

Happy Birthday, Jason!

Happy Birthday, Jason! Thanks for being tolerable of my unmonitored stash of fabric, notions and other creative supplies.

I found a few things to share with you and the rest of my readers.
These are the 71 Reasons to Buy Fabric, minus

#16 because you don't usually fuss.

#24 since I've never once thought of calling you the Fabric Patrol
Officer.

#28. Until now I hadn't thought of storing fabric under the
bed.

#34 is kind of hard to use since our youngest (yet to be created) child is
not leaving us.

#66 because I'm sure you can always find something else to complain
about.

So, I thought I'd share that poem with you on your birthday to say thanks for not complaining too much that my stash has hit the floor. I love you!

Ella's Cape and Crown

Ella's third birthday was a while ago, but I'm just now getting this photo uploaded to share. Ella is Jason's niece. For her birthday, I made her a cape & crown.



I thought it was pretty cute. I've got a bunch more cut out to stitch together for an upcoming craft show.

Happy 5th Birthday, Lily

Today, my cat, Lily, turns 5. Well... sort of. We adopted her 5 years ago today. We got her from the humane society when she was around 3 months old, so we don't know for sure when she was actually born. So instead of celebrating her birthday, we celebrate her adoption day.

This year, to celebrate her adoption/birthday we're going to the vet to get rabies shots! (No, we don't usually celebrate a whole lot more than this. She might get canned food instead of her regular dry food or a new mouse. We're really not crazy, wacky cat people.)

Here's a few photos of Lily throughout the years:
1. Jason and Baby Lily, this was the first day she was with us (we had only been dating for 3.5 weeks and I convinced Jason we needed a cat), 2. Lily's Sink Bed, she loves napping in here, 3. Jason and Lily Day One, they were both so small!, 4. Lily's Fabric Stash, how can one sew and not have a cat to hide in their fabric?, 5. Jason and a Younger Lily, this was probably sometime in 2005, 6. Lily 60s Yearbook Style Photo, this was just taken yesterday.

So, Lily... we love you and are glad you decided you could put up with us for these 5 years.

Crazy Chicken Bag

My mother-in-law, Momba, likes chickens. I found this fabric a while back at Hancock and couldn't pass it up. I had to make something for her out of it.
Her birthday was on the 6th of October, so I made her a bag. I based the bag off Simplicity pattern 9963, option D. My mom had made me a bag from this pattern years ago and I love it. I think it's the perfect size for so many things. The shot above is of the inside of the bag.

I made a fun star block for the front side rather than the 9 patch shown on the pattern. I paper-pieced it using a pattern I found in a book called 365 Quilt Blocks.

It turned out rather fun, don't you think? I'm happy with it.

Happy Birthday, Little Sis

Today my little sister turns 22.

Here's a few photos of Katie and I from the last few years. (Apparently I don't have any older photos of us than these in my possession.)

Happy Birthday, Katie!



Love,
Your Sister

Happy Birthday, Amber.

My best friend, Amber (the one that just had a baby) turns 25 today. It seemed like a good time for me to share my birthday cake photos with you. My birthday was over a month ago, but this cake Jason made for me was too cute to not share.

So, happy birthday, Amber.



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