Another WIP Wednesday

Its another Wednesday.

Time to take a step back and see how far I've 

gotten on my Works In Progress this week. 

I'm trying really hard not to listen to the voices 

calling me to start new projects

I finished this little I Spy this week.

It is one of two, and is made for my second grandchild. 

I love how it turned out.

It 's perfect for nap time snuggling at Mema's house. 

I finished my grandson's sometime ago, but here it is, alike yet different. 

You can really see how the surrounding colors set a different feel to the quilt. 

While I love these two quilts, there are easier ways to make an 

I Spy quilt and I probably won't make any like this in the future. 

I have a second finish this week. 

Another I Spy, because grandchild number three needs one too.

I was inspired by this quilt made by Nettie from A Quilt is Nice

You can see her original post about it here.

Its beautiful, and has a sweetness and simplicity about it.

It was perfect for my third I Spy.

I love rounded quilt corners, and they are always my first choice.  

They just seems so much more friendlier

I already had lots of I spy fabric left over, but wanted to try something new.

With this quilt I could focus on girlie squares for the spying.

Nettie's quilt fit.

I wanted to go for a light purple, but my local store didn't carry any, so pink it was.

I loved Nettie's circular quilting, but I wasn't brave enough, so I went with straight lines.

I think the straight lines take something away from the quilt, but I know my sweet little one year old won't care. She will love it as it is, and that makes me happy.

Here are my two finishes together!  

I don't think I have ever had two finishes in one week! 

I am linking to WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced.

Now to clean out an extra bedroom. I wonder what other WIP I will find? 

Been Up To Stuff

I didn't mean for it to be so long since my last post. 

Its been very busy around here and I imagine it will stay

that way until after the first of the year...yes, 2012 is coming before we know it.  

Our garden gave us plenty of zucchini

so I made

zucchini bread and chocolate zucchini bread

Our plum tree was also very generous, yielding enough fruit for nine 

batches of plum jam. This is something we make every year.

I am so glad the crop was large this year.

We have many request for it and our whole family loves it, as well. 

The poor tree was so heavy laden, I couldn't bear to take a photo.

We celebrated a birthday (my hubby's).

There was family time and this is what we ate for breakfast,

not so nutritious, but very delicious!

A Pinterest find. I love Pinterest, but more about that another time.

We found time for hair cuts.

and naps,

(I know, I know this couch/fabric is soooo dated, 

we tried  to find someone to reupholster it yesterday, but no such luck)

 fun in the tub,

and play time

We even enjoyed seeing Poppy (grandpa/my hubby) in concert at the park.

 I really need to take more photos of the adults 

that belong to these children. I love them too! : )

Gigi (great grandma to the children, mom to me) with the littlest one, Kinlee

Whew, a busy last few weeks, but I did find time to sew a bit. 

A few backpacks. 

The perfect size for a cute little one.

and a new tote pattern

Now for the next few weeks.....