Will has been very interested in spelling words lately. We tried to teach him to write cat or dog but it never really took. And then, about two weeks ago, he asked Nic how to spell ‘love.’ And now he writes it everywhere. On drawings for me, on drawings he makes for his friends, on […]
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Monthly Archives: February 2011Will: Hey Mom? Where’s Elliecake? Me: She’s in here with me. Will: Oh. I wish she was in here with me. He sure does love his sister. And I love it when he wrangles our nicknames for her into his own versions. (I call her Elsiecake.)  It’s done! My sherbet pips quilt is happily installed around my shoulders as I type this. I’m so excited about this quilt and think it ended up capturing what I had originally envisioned as my goals. A quilt that showed off the cute sherbet pips illustrations (through fussy cut center blocks), something modern (with improvisational […] Will: You don’t have to go to your meeting. Because nobody likes you and everybody thinks your pictures are boring. Me: That hurts my feelings. Will: No–it’s not hurting your feelings. It’s just the truth.  I made a shortened version of the yard sale wrap skirt from Heather Ross’s Weekend Sewing this weekend. I love it! This Nicey Jane print is one of my favorite fabrics ever, so adding it to a twirly skirt is a little magical. I can’t wait to bust it out in Disneyland! (I do need […]  In spite of the clothing/apron/accessories posts around here, I swear that I still quilt! Proof is right here…. The binding has been attached to the quilt and for the last two days I’ve been trucking away at handsewing it to the back (my least favorite part of the process). Will loves to sit on the […] |
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