I LOVE Getting Mail

I went to the mailbox on Friday and what did I find. My package from the International Women's Day Fat Quarter Swap. Mandy had sent these fabulous fat quarters to me. The little card she sent with it was adorable. I'm not sure what these little wonderfuls will become just yet. But I'm sure I'll come up with something. Thanks so much Mandy. I hope you liked your fat quarters as much as I like mine.

My Saturday

This past Saturday I spent about nine hours working at this table...

With these materials...

Now you may ask what was I working on for nine hours. Well my hubby and I were going to a stag and doe with a 70's theme... so we decided to go as the '72 Summit Series. (Canada vs. Russia)

Here's a couple pictures of the jerseys they wore at the Series. The ones from the movies look a bit different. We did alot of our research from the dvd.

And here is the final result...

I was pretty impressed with the final outcome. As was my hubby, obviously the larger one is his. I ran out of time on the collar though, so I didn't get that one piece finished.

Unfortunately I'm not sure how many people got it at the party. Oh well. Win some, lose some.. and it was great practice.

Knitting Practice

So at my sisters baby shower a friend of ours knit the baby a sweater and toque. It was absolutely gorgeous, I wish I got a picture. So I've been inspired to practice my knitting. I really enjoy how relaxing it is.


So far I've just been practicing some different patterns in dishcloths. Heres a couple pictures.

A basket weave type pattern.

A tiny blocks pattern in progress.

Finally here's a book and a couple magazines I've picked up for patterns and inspiration.

A Few Wedding Pictures... Just for the sake of it

Well the wedding was quite awhile ago and I've had the pictures since November but I thought I would post a few of them today, just for the sake of it.

So without further ado (is that how you spell that?) here are a few (or maybe just four) pics.

My husband and I, our best man and maid of honour. Poor Jen was freezing out on the beach for these pictures. I think it was worth it though.

Our photographer asked my hubby to write something romantic in the sand. And what did he write you might ask... "XOXO Pink Panther" Yep he's a romantic at heart!

This is one of my favourites of our posed pictures.

And finally my favourite of the non-posed pictures. I love the expression on Bull's face.

Well I should be back soon with another knitting post. I'll also try to post about some things I've made for my niece for her first birthday.

My First Swap

I've just joined my first ever swap.
It's a fat quarter swap hosted by Kelly. You can check it out here.

Now I've got to find some great fat quarters.
Fabricland, here I come...

Onesie Baby Shower

As promised here are a few of the pictures from the onesie making baby shower.

We had a great time just sitting around my dining room table chatting and creating. And the onesies we made were used as decoration for the baby shower the next day.
Here we are working...

And the end result...
Thanks to all you girls who came out. I hope you had a good time.

One Christmas Party, Two Baby Showers, One Weekend?

This past weekend was a little crazy. It started on Friday night. I was getting ready to host two baby showers for my sister, so that meant cleaning, making cheesecake and finishing a baby quilt. Saturday we had a family Christmas, then I hosted the first baby shower at my house Saturday night, then Sunday I hosted the second shower. Here are a few details. More will follow in another post.

My grandmother made tie quilts like this one for my sister and I when we were born. And for every other new baby in the family after that. I remember sitting at her kitchen table helping her do the ties. After my grandma passed away my mom took over making the quilts, and now for my nieces and nephews I plan on continuing the tradition. So I was up until midnight Friday finishing handstitching the top of the binding on. Nothing like leaving it until the last minute. But at least it got finished before the baby was born. Which is more than I can say about the one I made for my first niece last year.

Here is a picture of the finished diaper bag I mentioned in my last post. Once I sat down and put my mind to it, it really didn't take all that long to finish it up. I made a few changes from the hip mama diaper bag tutorial.

First I put the zipper in the flap instead of on the back of the bag. I omitted the inside pockets and used velcro for the closure instead of snaps.

I think it ended up looking not too bad. My mom was pretty impressed as was my sister.

Here's a picture of the diaper bag stuffed with some of the presents I got for my sis for her shower.

Finally I'll leave you with a picture of the cake I had made for the Sunday shower. It was pretty amazing. I have more pictures of the crafty activity I had our group of friends do for the Saturday night shower but those pictures deserve their own post.