Arriving at the hospital on Wednesday night at 8:00pm. We were so excited…and a bit nervous!
Proud papa right after delivery. I was very happy to have Tony there to take care of him while I did some immediate recovery.
A bit of hard work later and the little guy was in my arms! We made it!
Elias Anthony Barlow. 7lbs 11oz. 20 inches long. Born at 3:39 am on Friday, February 5th 2010.
Thanking God for our miracle baby!
Just thought I should let you know that things may be a bit quiet around the blog for the next few days as Tony and I are going to the hospital TONIGHT! We should have a baby by tomorrow or Friday! Say a prayer for us. I’ll post a picture as soon as I am able…well…if he is cute. :)
Feel free to keep ordering patterns. I’m sure my business manager (hubby Tony) will get orders out for me!
Tony was gone for most of last week on a little fishing adventure, so you’d think that I would have lots of posts on creative happenings, but alas…I was content to eat Chinese take-out and watch movies.
I did get the top done to the quilt I am working on. Next step is to get it loaded on the quilting frame and quilted up.
Tonight I made a quick diaper changing pad. It is oilcloth (basically plastic) on one side and cotton on the other. This way if there is an especially nasty diaper we can use the easy to clean plastic side.
Fabrics and ribbon are picked.
Assembly done. 3 layers–oilcloth, cotton batting, cotton fabric. Ties on the end.
All rolled up! 2 weeks from today is the big day…ahhh!
I’ve been thinking lately about this book that I got a couple years ago. It is called “the new crewel” by Katherine Shaughnessy. It’s contemporary handwork where you use linen twill and wool thread. hmmm…what creative things to make with this…
Now, I’m off to bed with a little Anne of Green Gables to keep me company–such a classic!
I was inspired by the Pleasant Home blog to use up some of the fabric that I have in my stash. She says she is not going to buy any more new fabric until all of her projects are caught up…I’m not going that far, but it does feel good to get a 3-year shelf sitting project started!
So here is the project of the weekend. I bought this fabric when I worked at The Calico Shoppe in Eau Claire WI. As I was ironing the fabric, the smell of the fabric brought me right back to the shoppe. Oh, how sweet! A little trip down memory lane…
The pattern I am using is “Twist and Shout” (I modified it a bit) by Terry Atkinson. I was again reminded why I like her patterns so much–she does a fabulous job of making everything as easy and fast as possible. If you are a beginner quilter I highly recommend doing some of Terry’s patterns as your first projects.
First I made my “strip sets.”
Then you do a secondary cut.
Here you see my 3 piles from my different strip sets. (strip sets=fast cutting!)
Your blocks go together just by sewing the strips together in different ways. I started this last night and I already have all the blocks done!
I am using Civil War fabrics for this quilt. After I wash it and it gets all crinkly, it will look like it has been around for years–love it! This quilt will actually be a gift for a special someone…can’t wait to get it done in time for the big day!
