Flying Circus, Take 2

Well, we finally made it to the Flying Circus. It was wonderful. It takes place in an old grass airfield out in the middle of nowhere, and has a 1920s theme. As soon as I got out of the car, there was Cole Porter music playing. The weather was good, warm, but with a nice breeze. Of course Liberty loved it-she's airplane crazy. She even got to go on a little kids airplane ride. It was just a large toy airplane that goes up about 4 feet in the air. Wyatt slept through the whole thing, but maybe next year he'll be old enough to enjoy it.

The airplanes, all lined up, ready to go.

Liberty, getting a little sleepy.

So I survived Todd's first out-of-town trip since the baby was born. I also found a great babysitter, so when Todd goes out of town again next week, I'm going to have her come over and help out with the kids so I can get some schoolwork done.

I banked some hours on the internet this week looking at Blythe Dolls. I first saw them on Doe's blog. I am totally addicted. Of course, I must get one. I told my husband about them and that I needed one, and the sweetie that he is, said "Yes, Dear" as any good husband knows to do. I can't wait. I am planning on getting the 'Welcome Winter' doll. The most fun part about Blythe dolls is all the fun clothes and accessories. They are great dolls for grown ups, especially because of the grown up price tag!

My other internet venue this week was Etsy. Do not go on that website unless you have some serious time to spend. I made a few purchases: an art print of birds that made me smile (and I just love birds anyway), a bird bracelet, and some bird earrings (I'm not sure that that link will work). Yes, I know, birds birds birds!

The web designer almost has my page done. Look for it on Monday or Tuesday. I just saw the latest preview and I'm really excited about it. It has hydrangeas, a bird, and a vintage quilt picture on it, and that's all I'm going to say!

My OCD Moment

I went a little OCD today. I ripped apart my entire Bareroots stitchery and replaced all the borders. But it was well worth it. I just wasn't digging the original borders. I had a partial Moda Sanctuary jelly roll that worked out perfectly for replacing the borders. Now I just have to add a couple more borders and finish the embroidery. Here are a few pics:



On another note, Wilbur is now famous! I was looking at one of my FAVE blogs, Little Acorns, and who do you think was on the main page? Why, Wilbur Wright Davis. I showed him his picture, and I must say, he is quite full of himself now, strutting all around the house.

Todd is TDY for a few days, so this is my first time ALONE with two kids since Wyatt was born. Not too stressed out about it, but wish me luck!

International Sensation!

My husband thought no one was reading my blog, but I have proved him wrong! I got a handy little ticker (bottom right of page) that shows how many visitors I get each day and which country they are from. So, Todd-HA! I would love it if some of you would post a little comment and tell me about yourself! The whole point of my blog was to meet fellow quilters/crafters. So please, fell free to leave a comment!

Today, after browsing through some of my favorite blogs, I was inspired to use up some of my scraps. I decided to make a doll quilt out of some leftover reproduction fabrics (I had used a charm pack to make a lap quilt for my mom). Here's what it looks like so far:

Another added benefit to making a little quilt is I can practice my machine quilting. I am quite please with myself :)

Some other big news...I found a company online that custom designs blog layouts for a reasonable price: Shabbee Chick Designs. They are going to start my design process on the 15th (Friday)! I am so excited! My brain just can't learn new computer skills anymore! I tried to figure out how to make my blog prettier, but it hurt my head too much!

Flying Circus

A little sneak peek at my Woodland Bloom jelly roll quilt. I told my next door neighbor Donna that she could have first dibs on it for her baby girl.

Remeber the movie "Pollyanna"?

My Aunt has been giving me all of her vintage children's books, and I saw this one. The illustrated Pollyanna is even Hayley Mills! I used to love the movie, and pretty much all Haley Mills' movies.Todd attempted to take Liberty to the 'Flying Circus' (its an air show, not an actual circus) in Warrenton today. They started walking up to the field and they announced that they were canceling the show due to thunderstorm warnings! Liberty was completely heartbroken. So Todd took her to Chuckie Cheese. They are having the air show next weekend, too, so we are all going to try to see it then.

Ahh..the weekend!

I finished the center of my Shangri-La jelly roll quilt top. I had to order the fabric for the borders, backing, binding, etc. So when that gets delivered I can started quilting it. I am terrified! I have never quilted my own quilt before. Hopefully it will turn out okay. I ordered stencils online and have read up on it as much as I can. Wish me luck!

Now I am starting quilts for my sister-in-law. One will be a jelly roll quilt, and then I would also like to make her a wedding ring quilt, which I haven't done before.

I'm looking forward to getting alot of sewing done over the weekend, since Todd is home. I've got some caramel rolls upstairs; I've been waiting for the dough to rise and now its about that time-time to pop them in the oven!

Wyatt's First Date

Wyatt had a visit this morning from little Ella next door. She's actually a few days older than him, but you'd never know it because he's so big!

In other news, I finally got my Fat Quarter Shop delivery! I ordered some yardage, a charm pack and an adorable pattern called 'Little Fat Chicks" (more on that on a later post). I also got 2 more jelly rolls: Dandelion Girl and Woodland Bloom.


I am all about jelly rolls right now. I am in the middle of my first jelly roll quilt. I got all the quarter blocks done today. Here's a sneak peek:

And the most exciting news--my husband told me to start researching sewing machines! He told me a year or so ago that if I was still a 'crazy quilter' at our 5 year anniversary, he would buy me a Bernina as a present. I'm really looking forward to being able to quilt my own quilts. My little Singer just can't handle it.

It's okay to get a little dirty!

Just finished taking Liberty outside to play with her sidewalk chalk. She's getting a little OCD in her old age. She can't stand being dirty. I had to wipe off her hands ever 10 seconds because they had chalk on them. Check out the video of her on the right-hand tool bar-you'll see what I'm talking about.

Yesterday was an eventful internet day for me. I joined an online quilting group, Our Quilting Beehive (thank you all for making me feel so welcome!). I also stumbled on a couple of new fabulous blogs: http://thehappyzombie.com/blog/ and http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/.
I MUST find the Lecien Minny Muu Volume 3 fabric featured on the Happy Zombie page. It is from Japan. Hmmm, maybe I can send my good friend Lauren off in search of it!

There is so much fabulous quilting and crafting stuff on the internet. It's great for a stay at home mom such as myself. So all you fellow crafters out there, get to exploring the web!

Oh-and I did change the border after all (see post below). Now I'm at my second-guessing myself stage about my project. After I work on something for awhile, I start to get all stressed out about it. Someone once told me that's because when you work so closely on something, you start seeing all the flaws, etc.