Oh! The moving!

I am in the final countdown of a move and I cant wait for it to be over. There is just too much to do and not enough time to do it in. I swear I am going to drive the people in my life nuts, that is if I don't put myself in the nuthouse first. On the upside at the end of all this craziness I will be living with my sweetheart. I just need to keep hold of my temper so I don't drive him away in the process.

I just found the blog of a fellow quilter and fabric designer called Tula Pink. She is AMAZING! And as soon as I get some sleep and figure out how to add a link I will!! I must say I am in serious fabric lust for her new prince charming collection. It will be mine, oh yes! It will be mine.

Not much else to report. between work, nest feathering, and class my crafty work has been the part of my life to give. Another two weeks and all will be well. I just have to keep remembering that!  This too shall pass. Sun is warm, grass is green. Or as my sister says, "sky is green, grass is blue." Mantra, mantra, mantra.

I think it is time for bed. I do believe tired blogging is the equivalent to drunken texting.....it's usually painful to the reader and embarrassing to the sender. My humble apologies to any who stumble across this.

At last.......

I figured out how to get the pictures in! I tried a little while ago and I couldn't get them to load. but here they are at last. I am very happy with the results.

This is a quilt for baby Owen. I think every little guy and gal should have a comfy spot for tummy time, which I understand is not pleasant for some. This finished up at about 45"x45" and has already had the seal of approval by wee Owen himself!

I made a dolly quilt for Owen's big sister Allison. I didn't want her to feel left out. I put it together using the scraps I held on to from Allison's tummy time quilt and Owen's, (yes I plead guilty to being a scrap rat, which is like a pack rat only the bits and bobs I keep aren't shiny). It finished up at 14"x14".

I have a collection of teddies that I bought for a screaming deal, so I gave them each one to go with their blanket.

I am happy to report that Allison promptly claimed both teddies and took turns naming them and tucking them in the toy quilt for a nap! 

It has been a busy few weeks. I am back at work after a long convalescence from surgery. I have started a new acting class, that is a blast so far. And last but certainly not least, I am preparing to move in with my sweetie! 

On the crafting front, My Renaissance Fair-ing sweetheart is in need of a new gambeson. So my mum and I, (with some help from the man himself) are putting together a very posh one! 

A gambeson, as I had explained to me a few days ago, is a quilted, long-sleeved tunic that is worn under chain-mail armour. I am hard at work today quilting the individual pieces of it with a celtic knot-work motif......what was I thinking?! It is going to look awesome when it is finished, but oi! Why do the really creative ideas always wind up being so very labour intensive?