tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83568600013207217182024-02-06T19:47:19.943-08:00Polka Dot Palm TreeKathy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426119855521385594noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356860001320721718.post-79968456814409232572019-03-06T13:48:00.004-08:002019-03-06T13:49:51.488-08:00Patriotic Quilt Made with Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a happy and hectic year last year and I was on the go and away from home for most of the year but I really wanted to make this quilt for my father- in-law. I started it quite awhile ago and I finally finished it. I picked up the 10 inch red, white and blue squares at the Pacific International Quilt Show last year. My father-in-law was once a Marine and will always be a Marine. He continues to volunteer with the Marines and is a true patriot. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the pattern, I started just with half square triangles and then decided to put the smaller triangle on each side of the half triangle. I just started putting it together and improvised as I went along. </span></div>
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Front 51 x 60 Back is pieced with leftover blocks and material</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We just made a quick trip to Colorado and I gifted this quilt to my father-in-law. He has had health issues but is a fighter. I hope this quilt wraps him in love. </span></div>
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<br />Kathy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426119855521385594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356860001320721718.post-52741314179161666032018-07-11T18:20:00.005-07:002018-07-11T21:27:33.405-07:00Happy Birthday/ Happy Hawaii Quilt<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My dear friend from Hawaii arrived this week for a California to Oregon road trip. The trip started in Yountville and the Napa Valley. We toured Napa and enjoyed drinking and eating and drinking and eating some more... While she was here we celebrated her birthday and I was so excited to give her this quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I named the quilt "Ho'okipa" to honor her sense of never ending Aloha. Her welcoming spirit touches everyone she meets and she is a true friend, so I thought it was the perfect name for this quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The quilt was made from Hawaiian themed fabrics mixed with a few batiks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As she is getting ready to head back to her Aussie home to live closer to her two daughters and will be leaving Hawaii, this seemed like a fitting gift. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was inspired by this beautiful calendar that</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> was a Christmas gift from my sister. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> This calendar is full of inspiration provided by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr. I love the graphic lines in the quilts and the colors used are beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't wait to make more of these quilts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Twelve beautiful quilts, so there is inspiration every month... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am in Denver right now and was able to track down this amazing little quilt store/house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is a tiny little house with a shed beside it, both of which are jam packed with fabric. Beautiful fabric from every imaginable maker... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was a little overwhelmed and walked out with a few pre cut packs that were on sale just because I couldn't quite figure out what to buy. I am planning on making one more focused trip before I leave town. </span></div>
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Kathy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426119855521385594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356860001320721718.post-23507075631971504562018-01-16T09:03:00.003-08:002018-01-16T09:11:43.051-08:00Change... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My beloved 1080 Bernini recently went into the shop for a cleaning and I found out that it needed more than a simple cleaning, it needed a ton of work. Saying good bye was hard, I bought my 1080 almost 30 years ago when we lived in Illinois. It happily stitched drapes, pillows, Halloween costumes, quilts, valances, baby gifts, bags, and more! It didn't do a lot of fancy things but it definitely met my needs for all those years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a time of mourning and sadness and deliberation over what to do- Put the money into fixing it or purchasing one of the new fancier machines, I made the big decision to buy a new Bernini sewing machine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I debated and debated about which machine to buy. Bernina sewing machines are expensive and i was really just going to buy something equivalent to my old machine and then I attended the Women's Expo in Honolulu and really saw what the new Bernini machines can do. During the show they were offering a discount so I knew it was time to buy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This 740 had me at hello... What a beautiful machine, dual feed, large throat, bright light, quiet stitching, ability to use a font for machine labels, extra large bobbin-- I could go on and on and on... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is an amazing machine, I am still playing around and learning how you to use it. And to be honest, I am a little in awe and intimidated by all it can do! With the purchase of the machine, you get a class at the local dealer's shop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am in the process of cleaning out and clearing out my sewing room so I haven't been able to settle in and sew much yet. I managed to create a small Hawaiian baby quilt with a quilt label and a few burp cloths just to try it out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love everything about "Bernice". She is easy to get along with and is humble yet amazing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This colorful quilt is made out of a Kaffee Fassett jelly roll that has been in my stash for awhile. I added a few more fabric strips and then added the vibrant blue sashing. The jelly roll strips are 2 and a half inches wide and I cut them at random lengths. The sashing is 1 and a half inches wide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The quilt is 3 blocks long with another 3 partial blocks wide. Blue sashing separates the large blocks, except for the areas where I ran out of the blue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This colorful quilt was fun to make. I can't wait to see it when it has been quilted by my good friend Barbara Alama. I'll post pictures of it once it is quilted and bound. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just finished 2 baby quilts using some cute Hawaiian fabric. A</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">fter making lots of baby boy quilts.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> i</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">t was fun to create something a little more girly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finally finished this quilt last summer. Today while I was cleaning I popped it in the washing machine and then remembered that I didn't have any photos of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I bought this quilt kit when I was on a trip to Vancouver. It was a snowy cold evening when I visited Granville Island and stepped into the lovely <a href="http://www.theclothshop.com/">Cloth Shop</a>, I just couldn't resist the cheery colors featured in this quilt. I usually don't like large sampler block style quilts but I thought this might help me stretch my quilting skills. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Here is the <a href="http://polkadotpalmtree.blogspot.com/2014/02/vancouver-canada.html">post</a> that has a photo of the model that was on display. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a new grand baby, another darling little boy packed with personality. I was lucky enough to be in Denver when he was born and treasure the memories of being with my daughter and her growing family. Axel was born right before a major blizzard, snowstorm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over Spring Break we headed to Phoenix, Arizona so my husband could meet </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was inspired by Katie Blakesley at Swim Bike Quilt and used her free Star Bright Quilt Pattern. Thank you Katie for the inspiration! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This quilt just grew and grew, I wanted to include more than one star and had enough fabric. This quilt is big enough for years to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love the back of the quilt and the large "Jacks" material I found while quilt shopping with my sister in Morro Bay, California. The Cotton Ball is a lovely shop full of gorgeous fabrics. This was a lucky find in the sale rack. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I absolutely love my new/old Yo Yo Quilt! I picked up this quilt at a garage sale in my neighborhood. I usually don't stop at garage sales because I have enough stuff in my house to have my own garage sale, but my husband and I decided to stop and see if they had a shovel or a wheelbarrow. Instead... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This quilt was shoved in a box and I just took a quick peek at it, telling myself that there were probably a few yo yos that I would be able to salvage and use to decorate bags or pillows. When I got it home and spread it out, I discovered that it was in perfect condition and huge. It fits beautifully on the end of my California King bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> It is probably from around the 50's with tons of vintage fabric. I love checking out all of the different fabrics that make up this gorgeous quilt. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I truly marvel and appreciate the time, patience and love that went into making this beauty. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I feel a little guilty snagging this beauty for $1.00.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The bottom of the bag and handles are made of a heavy denim. The inside of the bag is made of a mixture of Liberty House fabric and Cotton & Steele fabrics. I used a heavy pellon which gives the bag more structure. She loved her new bag and had it packed and ready to go for her summer travels to Australia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a silk infinity scarf, made from an up cycled silk kimono. You can find these beautiful scarves at this etsy shop. The picture doesn't capture the softness of the fabric and it is even prettier than the picture </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I LOVE this table runner made out of Kaffee Fassett fabrics. Absolutely gorgeous, and she is going to teach me how to make those curved seams. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">really the best gifts of all are the kind cards and the kind words that many parents took the time to stop by and pass along. To hear that you made a child's school year a success and that it was appreciated may seem like a small thing, but to a teacher, at the end of the school year when exhaustion has definitely set in, it means the WORLD! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I just finished this bag as a thank you for the gutsy teacher who filled in for me while I was on a leave of absence with my husband. I am so grateful for all of the work she did with my students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> It has been awhile since I stitched up one of these totes. I love how this one turned out! I used some denim for the bottom of the bag and some great fabric that I picked up at SAS Fabrics in Tucson, Arizona a few years ago when visiting my daughter. If you are ever in Tucson look this place up and plan a visit. SAS Fabrics is this treasure trove of sewing stuff- and I say stuff because it is packed to the ceiling with things for the crafter, lots and lots of stuff! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> They have everything from ribbons, material, lace, felt, snaps, buttons, etc... It isn't fancy but everytime I made a trip to SAS I left with pieces of Michael Miller, Free Spirit, Kaffee Fassett and more. You never know what you might find in the big boxes that are stuffed to the brim with fabric. Plenty of treasures at SAS at bargain prices. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The inside of the bag is made of a pink and green batik. I stuck a box of truffles from Trader Joe's inside along with a letter of recommendation. Hope she enjoys this bag and can finally relax after working with my almost middle schoolers. This time of year can be challenging with fifth graders and I so appreciate all the work she did with my students! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just finished these two fun quilts for two fun little boys! First, I made the blue one for my niece who just adopted a little boy. I was skyping my daughter and grandson, Arlo and showed them the blue quilt and Arlo went Whoa, Aww, and well that did it, I needed to make one for Arlo too. He just turned two and is in a car, truck, train phase. I found some Riley Blake fabric, that was actually adorable before I cut it to make smaller blocks. After I started I had second thoughts about cutting it up, I created lots more work for myself and I wasn't sure that it would turn out. The two quilts were a hit and I think both boys will love them, when they slow down enough to cuddle... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Walking the streets of San Francisco, I spotted this quote on a chalkboard. It stopped me in my tracks and I thought to myself- <i>this was put here for me</i>... It is time to just stop and take it all in, reflect on the blessings we have and where we are headed. We were blessed to be able to spend time with family and friends while we were in San Francisco, it was a difficult and challenging time but we were surrounded by the people that we love and the people that love us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> We are both currently taking time off of work. This is giving us time to spend together without the distractions of work, or anything else...</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The last few weeks have been incredibly stressful and I know that each time my husband has another run in with cancer it takes just a little more out of me and us... I know that we can get through it, that we can get through anything because we have before. We still have chemo and radiation to get through and I am going to remember Oscar Wilde's quote and continue to look for the blessings... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a rough week last week... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Work was crazy; kicking off Exhibition(the capstone project for my fifth graders) , a lengthy parent conference, a faculty meeting, a Parent Workshop and at the back of my mind, the fact that my husband's cancer is back. I guess I thought that with everything he has been through that we had it beat. In 2001, when he was 42 he had a grand mal seizure and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Three brain surgeries later plus a go around with very aggressive prostate cancer and now the brain cancer is back. Today in the car on our way to buy every kind of natural organic supplement ever made to fight cancer, I listened to my husband tell me to think of my (<i>not our</i>) future, and that I should start to think about where <i>I </i> want to live when <i>I</i> am on my own. At first it infuriated me, I told him that he shouldn't put those thoughts out in the universe, that I didn't want to live anywhere without him... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then it just hit me, the reality of it all sank in and I became incredibly sad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A future without my love, a future without the life we have made together- an unknown future. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In my mind, I see us growing old together, loving our grandkids, loving our kids, loving our brothers and sisters, loving our parents and loving each other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So while, I continue to go about my day, I know that soon, I will support my husband through another brain surgery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I keep telling myself that I am strong and that I can do it, I can be the rock that holds us all together. And that he can do it again, that he can beat the odds and continue to be a cancer survivor. He <b>will</b> be the guy out there that keeps on fighting and keeps on living. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finally finished this baby quilt for baby Zig. I absolutely love it! It is soft and cuddly and crisp and bright. I bought the safari fabric a few years ago when I visited the Birch Fabric Store in Paso Robles, California. I knew these fabrics would make the perfect quilt someday... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Zach and Sara announced that we were going to be grandparents again when we met up with them on our trip to Sri Lanka. I was in awe of all of the elephants we saw in the beautiful countryside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And so, the elephants just seemed perfect for this quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My new Brother sewing machine made the machine quilting a breeze, no puckers, no skipped stitches and lots of stitches... I love my new machine! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My Christmas present to myself was a Brother sewing machine. My sister, Karen recommended this machine for machine quilting, and Amazon had an amazing deal with free shipping, free shipping to Hawaii is a deal in itself. I looked at the new Bernina sewing machines and just didn't want to spend so much money. I also love my old Bernina, it just doesn't have some of the features, like a larger throat area to make it easier to quilt the top of larger quilts and a knee lever. So I am hanging on to my old Bernina and I'll use this new Brother for finishing up my quilts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been so busy with school and traveling to see my family that I haven't been doing a lot of sewing. I did manage to finish these fun Mug Rugs for my co-workers. I found these cute initial coffee mugs at Target and then stitched up a Mug Rug to sit inside each one. It was fun to use up my scraps and be creative. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sending warm wishes for a Happy Holiday from Brussels, Belgium. Christmas Markets, Cathedrals, Chocolates, Comic Strips, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Belgian Beer</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and the Manneken Pis---we are having a fabulous holiday with my son and his girlfriend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have had this fabric forever and I wasn't quite sure what to do with the bright giraffes, this seems to be perfect! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I spent some time in my sewing room during the last few stormy days. Hurricane Iselle brought gray skies, wind and showers plus an M & M binge and some sewing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The girl bib was made from an <i>upcycled</i> old quilt. I love the soft colors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Seeing pictures of her with her arms full of babies takes me back to when I had 3 babies all under the age of 2, my twins and their big brother (all of 20 months old). Twins are such a blessing, exhausting but so much joy... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I recently stitched some Pack and Play sheets for T.S., <i>Top</i> <i>Secret</i>. (My kids want to surprise me with the baby's name so I resort to calling the baby, T.S.) He is due to make his arrival next week. My son couldn't find any sheets in Korea so I made 2 sheets, one flannel with frogs and one made out of upcycled sheets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They fit perfectly! I found the tutorial on <a href="http://modestmaven.blogspot.com/2010/05/pack-n-play-sheet-tutorial.html">Modest Maven</a>. The tutorial was easy to follow and the pics on her blog are adorable! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Love these photos of my kids and my newest grand baby, T.S.! We are anxiously awaiting his arrival. My kids love to keep the name of the baby top secret until the arrival so I nicknamed this little one T.S., which stands for Top Secret. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The name doesn't matter to me, it's all about that healthy baby with loving parents and of course loving grandparents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He is due in the next few weeks and we can't wait! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When my daughter was here we made some pack and play sheets, binky clips, little pouches, and some banners and sent a package to T.S. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't seem to locate any of the pictures but will post when I find them... </span></div>
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