Quilt Inspection

I'm still sewing these rose star hexagons....

I'd like to be sewing more in the studio

and on a sewing machine, but time is limited...

Miss Kalico has given the latest block her approval :)

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Lately, I have managed to do quite a lot of basting

and sewing while being the broken-legged passenger...

We are about 45 minutes from

anywhere 'big' so I can get quite a lot done,

as long as I don't look down for too long...

Well, Actually I Have Been Patching...

I worked so hard to get those bags made

for a local shop and completely forgot

that I have been slowly,

(very very slowly!),

working on my rose star hexagons...

3 more finished to go into this quilt.

Did I mention I'm making it single bed size?

Thinking it's for when Baby-Kalico

gets a 'big girl' bed in a few years time.

With any luck I will have it finished by then ;o) 

I only work on these blocks every now and again.

Sometimes I'll get lots of pieces basted while waiting

for a hospital appointment.

Other times, I might manage a few stitches

while watching (the rain delays

during) the Wimbledon tennis.

Somehow, as I try to do more

with my leg, I get less time to do anything else...

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And rain! Boy have we had rain...

non-stop rain. And when the sun shines

you can't hang your washing out

because a few hours (minutes!!) later

it WILL rain...

Yes, the UK weather is a sad state of affairs!!

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Little people, keep me cheery though!

Baby-Kalico is still toothless,

but we have had all the symptoms

(for weeks now) of teeth! :o(

So for a while now she not been feeling 100%,

but she still manages lots of smiles!

And she never says no to some fun food.

Here she's eating her favourite sweetcorn rings ;)

What Have I Done To Deserve This?

I am not sure what I've done,

but after many weeks of a distinct lack of interest in me,

'her lady-cat-ship' has deemed my bed

acceptable for napping again :)

She was even happy for me to photograph

my rose star hexagon progress laid next to her..

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This was the first photo, but the sun (!!!)

streaming through the window caught

all the dust particles in the light of the camera

(does that make sense? I mean, the circles are dust

that my camera has caught reflected...

or something like that... LOL)

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Yesterday's hospital visit saw me get my 4th Plaster cast,

this one now includes my ankle as the last few casts

kept slipping down like a pair of old tights

that had lost their elastic ;)

Luckily, it's only for another 2 weeks

and then I should be fitted with a brace

which will allow me to bend my knee - woo-hoo!

Boy did my favourite chocolates

from my friend J come at just the right time!

Sleepless nights, a phantom itch under plaster...

all gone with a nibble of marzipan :)

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This photo is specially for Granny-Kalico

it shows Baby-K at 7 months old!

Yupp!! 7 months already! Slow down!

Unfortunately, the very next day she was really poorly

and we've now had 3 sleepless nights

with her battling very high temperatures

and sickness. I'm pretty sure she's teething

as she's trying to chew everything!

Poor little poppet :(

So here she is on the mend (hopefully)

and feeling a little brighter,

but still not 100% her chirpy self...

The vest was a sweet gift from A.

Getting My House in Order

This morning I dropped my rose hexagon quilt off 

with Chris at Father's-Heart Longarm quilting.

While I was discussing pantos with Chris,

Baby-Kalico sat aound with a few of Chris's gorgeous quilts

around her to catch her if she toppled over.

She did :)

Chris showed me a quilt she did with a gently scalloped-edge

which was very inspirational as an alternative to my usual straight edges

and would look great with my rose hexagons -

quilt food for thought!

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There is nothing sacred in this house!

Nothing that can not be slept in...

I guess our little kitty who was once called baby

(by her previous owners)

thinks the baby stuff is hers :)

Happy Easter

Nearly, Nearly...

Collected 2 quilts that had been longarm-quilted

by Chris at Fathers-Heart today

so...

Nearly, nearly a finish (or 2) for 2012!

Just need to get the binding on them first!

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And the other nearly...

one more sleep until I get to hear Ricky Tims speak about his quilts

I'm really looking forward to it!

And of course,

another gratuitous baby-pic (for Granny!)

Baby Doll

Some pictures of Baby-Kalico with her dolly.

I have been making a dolly for our neighbour's daughter,

so I was looking at the one I had already made,

to see how I had made it - 

(so that I didn't have to read the instructions again LOL)

I managed to convince Master Kalico to get in the picture :)

(I will be honest...

these are actually just gratuitous baby photos

taken at 23 weeks!)

(Spots, spots spots! Especially if they're red ones!!)

Number Four

I have been busy with my rose star hexagons again...

Number 4:

And I have made a few joining units

just to see how they work/look...

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A gratuitous baby-Kalico shot

under her beautiful Welshquilter quilt:

And another one of her getting a bit of shut-eye...

And here's one with her 'Connex jewelry'

that her brother made her :)

She is a good sport :)

Love is...

"Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous;

love does not brag and is not arrogant,

does not act unbecomingly;

it does not seek its own, is not provoked,

does not take into account a wrong suffered,

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, "

- I Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is a happy baby.

Oops! I've done it again!

Last time I tackled my Carolina Lilies

I sewed some berries in the wrong place...

Well, I unpicked them...

... and promptly sewed the leaves in the wrong place LOL!

Anyway, I have decided to just make more leaves

and sew LOTS of leaves on

(and I may add a few extra berries too while I'm at it LOL)

Baby-Kalico continues to delight us

(lack of sleep is the new sewing...well, sort of!)

As does her brother...

And I still try to fit in a bit of

Gluten-Free baking when possible
(even though pies get left in ovens to cool

instead of being taken out on time,

but they are still edible!)

The tea-towel which is much loved

and very well used is a design

by Veldt.

And we have had some very strong winds lately!

Our poor trampoline was taken for

an unscheduled flight!

Wordless Wednesday

Ooh, Ooh, Christmas is coming!

A very BIG thank you to my Secret Santa

from chookyblue's SSCS!

Wow! What a gorgeous Christmas decoration,

which makes me quite excited about what may be in the parcel!!!!

When the envelope arrived, I stashed it straight away

from myself and temptation

and only after an email from Chookyblue did I remember

to open it for the decoration.

This is the decoration that I sent my partner...

(something secret on the back!)

And this is baby-Kalico!

Sorry, but my days are just filled with magic moments,

precious little smiles, smelly nappies

(and hardly a moment for myself!)

But 'me' time will come later,

now it's definitely baby time!!!

Baby Blog

Besides making a few Secret Santa

and other Christmassy things,

which are not blog-able at the moment,

I really am not up to much 

other than loving this precious little girl

that has come to live at our house!

Now that she is slighly less sleepy,

I have been able to lay her on the quilt

I made for her and let her look at the toys

hanging from the baby-gym.

Slowly she is starting to notice things around her,

but it's very tiring ;o)

(For both of us LOL)

Andrea's quilt is used daily and so is a little blanket that Vicky knitted.

She is one lucky little baby to have so many handmade items!

She's still very little and so I've not managed to get her to model

some of the beautiful knitted jumpers she's received.

I can already see her growing quickly

and wish it wouldn't happen so dang fast!!

3 Weeks Old Today!