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.

Work in Progress

So it's been awhile since I've posted here. Here's somethings I've been working on.

First I've been practicing my knitting. I've done the obligatory scarf, now I was working on a washcloth. It was a bit more of a challenge since it was knit on the diagonal. It's a little wonky but with practice I think I can make the next one better.

I've also been working on a diaper bag for my sister. I've still got alot of work to do on it but here are a couple pictures. I've done my first zipper ever on this bag.

Also I've got the materials (I haven't started it yet) to make a tie baby quilt for my sister as well.

I'm hosting her baby shower in two and a half weeks, hopefully I'll have the quilt done by then.

I'm really excited about the cake I have ordered for the shower. I'll have to make sure to take pictures of it, I'm sure it will be amazing.

Well I should get back to work. Hope everyone has as much fun ahead as I do.

Content in 2009

I generally don't make resolutions for New Years, and this year is the same. At the same time though, I think I like having a word that you want apply to the year.
For 2009 I would like my word to be "content"

At work yesterday I was talking with some women about their homes and one said that she was scheduled to hold Christmas next year. She didn't want to hold the Christmas because her house was basically all white and she didn't want all the kids running around. I don't think I ever want a house that I'm afraid to have friends and family in, for fear of them making a mess.

That made me think about my own house. My house is nice, but it's certainly not perfect. When we moved in there were these rose coloured carpets that were old, worn, stained and ugly in the family room and the master bedroom. All I could think about was replacing those carpets. But we didn't have the money. Now, two and a half years later, we still have those rose carpets and I've decided that I should be content with them.
Those carpets work for us with our two dogs, who always end up bringing in some dirt when they come inside. They work for us when we dog sit for our parent's and have three dogs in the house who track in much more dirt. They work for us when we have friends over, we never have to worry about a stain on the floor, because really the carpet is ugly anyways.

I'm content. I've got a husband, a home, a full time job and I'm able to spend time doing things I love. Life is good. In 2009 I want to be content.

Here's wishing you all will have a good word for 2009.