We Scored!

Today we scored a little slide off of freecycle/ a family in our ward. I am sure Justin didn't intend on it being an indoor toy when I told him about it but the girls were so excited when we brought it home that I had to clean it off and let them play with it. It can go out back when all of the snow melts so until then we will jam it into our cramped home.

I know Macy is in her pajamas again but she insists on napping in them and I loaded up the girls in the car as soon as she woke up. What fun for them!
We also went to the museum this morning and, thanks to the volcano causing flight delays, Justin got to come with us. We ended up just playing in the kids room the entire time with some other families that we know and the girls had a great time.

I love How proud of her picture she is!



Justin ended up playing chess with another dad that had come along. I loved how hard he was concentrating and how happy Macy was to "help" him with his pieces.

I know these are the Favorite

Cute girls again, just chillin' this morning and reading books to each other. And yes, they are in their pajamas, again.

Our Wednesday...

We have had a busy day at home! Fortunately, the kids have been good and cooperative with naps (bed time has been a nightmare with Macy the last few days). This morning Macy helped me make our weekly bread loaves...

And Kylie cuddled by my side and played dress up while I hurried to finish sewing the binding on this wall quilt.

This is the first wall hanging I have done. I liked how free it was because you just kind of start sewing scraps together. I have seen it on a few other blogs and started it Saturday afternoon, on a whim. I decided to make it girly for the Girls' sleeping room and Macy has eagerly anticipated getting to put it on her wall. She loves it, which is a nice plus, and thinks that it was hilarious that I hung my quilt on her wall. It ended up being about 36 x 30 inches and I didn't have what I needed to hang it well so it would lay nicely. It isn't quite as wonky as it appears in the pictures. I quilted it by sewing around the little squares and I love the effect this gives it. This was fun to do but turned into a headache when it came time to join all of the smaller pieces into one quilt. Next time I will definately be sure to square things off and press my seams better (I was really super lazy on this one).
A nice plus is that this quilt was almost free. I used some super cheap muslin I had on hand that I had gotten on sale and then scraps from other projects. Whoever can spot the most past projects wins :)
I may have to try something more sophisticated in the future but this was fun to play around with.

I guess I better name it. I am horrible at that, any clever suggestions?

Just Because They are so Cute

I know I am biased but I believe that my girls are completely adorable. Here are some pictures for you to oogle at. I love how pained Kylie looks in the one where they are hugging :) This is them before church today and I couldn't get over how precious they are!

The other skirt:

Macy was not in the mood to pose so here is the other skirt we made during her nap. I couldn't get Kylie to put the oven mit down but I think it adds a nice touch :). This one is longer with a narrower sash. I think it will fit Macy well, even though it is still cute on Kylie (even with her round little tummy). My next challenge will be to turn this into a dress. How fun!

Bubble Skirt

I have seen some cute bubble skirts floating around out their and since my girls love to wear skirts so much, I decided to make them some. This is my first attempt, I measured it to fit Macy but I think it ended up being a bit short so Kylie may be the sole owner of this one. I will have to make Macy one now too :)

Midwest Spring Quilt

Here, finally is quilt #3- My Midwest Spring Quilt. I used the Five and Dime pattern and a bunch of Amy Butler's Midwest Modern Fabric. I wasn't too sure if I would like it when I started but I ended us LOVING it. It only took me a week to do everything (Cut, sew, baste, quilt and sew binding on) but then the hand sewing of the binding took a while, mostly because I didn't have a good thimble and I kept putting it off for other projects but yesterday I decided that I needed and wanted to finish it. What do you think? I know it is wild but I really like it and it will be great to bring spring in with!

I love how crinkly it turned after I washed and dried it. The first picture doesn't show it because it was taken last night, before I washed it. After shrinkage it measures about 56"x 78", I only lost about 2 inches each way in washing. It is big enough for a twin but will be a great throw blanket for the living room.



I was a little nervous to actually stipple a whole quilt since I have so little experience with it but I think it turned out fine. It was a good time to practice and I learned a lot (like I need to pin more next time. I also love how the stippling goes along with the crinklyness.