I made a Christmas stocking for Anna. I decided to go with a “crazy quilt” design. I don’t know what got into me. I don’t do random very well. This thing took me WAY longer than if I had done an organized pattern. But I had so much fun with it!
One of the really cool things about this stocking is I didn’t buy a thing for it. I used fabric scraps I already had, and trim and buttons from my mother and grandmother. So it’s a multi-generational stocking, I guess.
We all went to the Hendrix campus this afternoon so I could practice taking pictures. It was such a beautiful day! I got some cute ones of David and Anna. I don’t know if they’re what the instructor had in mind, but hey, they’re the most important subjects to me! I realized later I was so concerned about framing that I didn’t pay enough attention to lighting. Maybe next time.
Inspired by our wonderful Jenny pics and my recent sappy moment, I’ve finally landed on a title and new look for my blog. (Thank you, David, for getting it up for me until I can learn enough HTML to do stuff like this myself!) I’ve wanted an actual title for a while, and I guess the answer was right in front of me all the time—I pretty much write about what’s right in front of me! I generally don’t write political commentary, my opinion of world events, or big ideas that will change society. I write about the little day-to-day things that bring blessings to my life. Hope you like it!
I’ve been reading Madeline
To my daughter all the time.
I think it has affected me,
For now I write in rhyme, you see.
I love being a new mommy,
But sometimes I am a zombie.
When I’m tired and cannot nap,
I could use a little zap.
So in order to get by,
I mix up a cup of chai.
I hate coffee, don’t you see,
So I must rely on tea.
Oh, the sugar! The caffeine!
Energy before unseen!
Not enough to harm my baby,
But enough to wake me maybe.
Many of my bloggin’ friends take these professional-quality photos of their kids. It seems like everyone except me knows how to take a good picture! What’s the secret? Anyway, I decided I need a LOT more practice, so I got the camera out and started shooting. I even did the artsy black-and-white thing. Now that I think about it, there’s something about black-and-white photos that makes it look like you know what you’re doing. Maybe that’s the secret. And I’ve noticed it’s ok to cut off heads sometimes. Especially if it’s black-and-white—it looks like you did it on purpose because you’re an artist and you don’t have to follow the rules.
Anyway, here’s my feeble attempt at photo art. Constructive criticism welcome.
So the point of this post is to show off; I guess there’s really no other reason for it! :-)
I finished piecing Anna’s quilt. This isn’t part of her bedding; it’s more of a playing-on-the-floor quilt. The lighter fabric that it’s lying on is the back, and it will also be the binding. It’s a very simple design, but it’s only my second quilt, so I didn’t want to get in over my head. I probably won’t quilt it until several weeks after she’s born; I do it on the big machine at the quilt shop, and that requires standing up the whole time.
Even so, I managed to make my own crib bedding—a dust ruffle and bumper pad! And it even looks like… well, a dust ruffle and bumper pad! I wasn’t really expecting anything different, yet somehow I surprised myself when it came out looking like actual crib bedding you’d buy in a store. Here’s a pic (no sheets yet though, and the pad isn’t tied on everywhere):
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