Giraffe's by Post

Just had to share the exciting mail that was awaiting me today - the beautiful Gertrude and Gilbert pattern by Audrey & Maude.

Big thanks to RicRac for pointing me in the direction of these very talented ladies and their beautiful patterns!

I think I might make one of these for Matilda for her birthday (since she seems to like giraffes).

Happy Boy

Just needed to share this pic of my beautiful happy boy. Kelvin has started rolling over and is moving around like a caterpillar (slowly, thank goodness) - I'm not sure I'm ready for a boy on the move but he has to keep up with his sister!

Violet Rainbow

And thanks to a link from Jo in Tas, I took this quiz and think it's a pretty accurate reflection of me!

Your rainbow is shaded violet.

What is says about you: You are a creative person. You appreciate beauty and craftsmanship. You are patient and will keep trying to understand something until you've mastered it.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

Peas in a Pod

Well here's a picture of my two (taken today) - it takes pictures like this to make me see how similar they are!

And just in case you can't see it - here's a comparison Matilda at 5 months (in the pink singlet) and then Kelvin at 5 months (in the beanie)!!

Kelvin @ 5 months

Well the boy is another month older. Again, I have taken photos with Ranga the Rhino. I really wanted to have some photo of Kelvin's tummy since he is proving to be a bit of a "baby buddha" and looks especially big when he's naked!

Horizontal stripes seem to emphasise the chub!

And this is what he's doing right now (sleeping on the changemat on the floor in the middle of the loungeroom).

Life is good!

My Own Font

Wow - I've just discovered that I can turn my own handwriting into a font on my computer! Just go to http://www.yourfonts.com/print.html and give it a go yourself - so much fun and slightly cooky.



As for the family - we have all recovered from head colds and some mild gastro. Latest photo of the two kids was in front of the TV, I think they may be slightly addicted (or just take after their father, at least they're not watching StarTrek!).

First Quilt - Stage 1 Complete!

I went out and bought more cotton on Monday so that I could finish piecing my quilt together and here it is (held up by the lovely DH - you can only see his hands and some toes!!)...

Stage 2 will be to put on a couple of borders (which I bought fabric for today)! May be a while though since our guest room (AKA my craft room / junk room) is being used to accommodate visitors over the next few weeks.

On a mothering note, Matilda and I start "Music for Toddlers" tomorrow and "Little Sprouts Tennis" on Thursday - more hyper-parenting on my part...

Kelvin @ 4 months

Yes - the boy is now 4 months old and nearly twice the man he was when arrived!! He is still a very happy boy (as you can see in the photos) and continues to be adored by his big sister.

Victorian Bushfires

If there are any lurkers out there looking at this blog I would like to encourage you to donate to the Red Cross appeal to assist the numerous victims of the Victorian Bushfires that reeked havoc over the weekend. You can do this on-line at Red Cross.

I feel like I'd like to do more but I'm not sure how best to do it...

A Pleasing Configuration?

Have trimmed all the quilt blocks and have layed them out in what I think is a pleasing configuration (see what you think!)...

... it's really difficult to stop fiddling with it!

The quilt seems to be quite yellow but I'm hoping that'll be less of an issue once I get the border onto it. Making progress!

Feverish Piecing!

So I cut out all the bits for my quilt on Tuesday night and sewed all the blocks together on Wednesday and Thursday night and ironed them tonight and have just measured them and they're not square! My seams must be slightly bigger than 1/4" so I think I'll just cut them all down to the right size and have a slightly smaller quilt (rather than unpicking all 54 blocks or 108 seams!).

As for the other stuff in my life - the kids are still alive, as is the husband so all is well with the world!! Looking forward to the long weekend which will be full of other people's birthday parties - you can never have enough cake...

Dreaming of Quilts

Since having Kelvin back in October I have been dreaming of quilts during those late night feeding sessions. So today I bit the bullet and decided to actually make a quilt!

I went to Frangipani Fabrics who were super helpful, especially since I got a bit overwhelmed when choosing the fabrics! I've decided to do the "Antique Rose" quilt by Plaids & Prints - but in greens, blues, purples and yellows (rather than the pinks and reds suggested). Thanks to Jo in Tas for her assistance with patterns!

So let's hope this is something I can stick with and doesn't become the next addition to my UFO pile!

Better Late than Never!! Kelvin @ 3 months.

Here's the 3 month picture of Kelvin - "Ranga" the rhino is getting smaller and smaller in every picture!

We had a lovely week away at Bicheno - to recharge the batteries after Christmas, New Year and the wedding! Will post pics soon.

The Wedding

Well here are some pictures from yesterday's wedding. Firstly, Matilda "twirling" in her dress!!

And a photo of me with the bride in my homemade dress (you can't really see it - waiting on copies of pics from other family and friends). You'll notice that my eyes are shockingly blue - think it was the dress colour. I have never found the Clark Kent / Superman story very believable until yesterday when most people didn't recognise me with my hair done, no glasses and make-up!! No sure whether to take it as a compliment or not.

Also, can't help but share the picture of Matilda this morning wandering around the house in her pyjamas, my shoes and swinging her "handbag" (known my most as a potato masher)!

Matilda's Dress - FINISHED!!

Finished Matilda's dress last night, think it's a pretty cute frock!

She'll wear it to her auntie's wedding on Saturday (so it's finished just in time). We went shoe shopping on the weekend and Matilda was allowed to choose them herself. Of course she wanted the pink, glittery, ultra-strappy sandles - which fortunately didn't really fit very well so we have a compromise of some cue pink sandles with flowers on them.

As for my dress, it is finished and just needs to be hemmed up and the thread ends sewn in. All on track for Saturday! Keep an eye out for pics of us wearing our homemade creations.