Happy Easter!

I made these adorable felt bunny finger puppets for my daughters' Easter baskets. How cute are these? We're hunting for eggs at our house today, having brunch at a favorite restaurant and visiting with family.

Things I love about Easter:

1. Spending the holiday with family
2. A time of renewal
3. Lots of baby animals!
4. Pastel colors everywhere
   
5. Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate
   

For my Easter gift to myself, I found the new Denyse Schmidt collection for JoAnn's at my closest store. So cute and spring-y! I could not resist getting a few of the prints. (I got some chocolate, too.)

Wishing a very happy Easter to all!

Let's Call Them Epiphany Quilts

My first finished quilts of this year are here! Yes, I started them in December for Christmas, but my machine got really cranky about the zig zag topstitching. I learned that when topstitching through the edge of a pillowcase turned quilt, only a heavy duty needle will do the job.

But now I can enjoy being ahead of the game for next Christmas... or a few days early for Epiphany! Complete with a shining star to top the tree.

Holy Night

A holiday challenge piece in progress... Wishing a peaceful and joyous Christmas to all!

Embroidered Ornaments

Here's 2 more holiday gifts for my kids teachers that are finished! I made embroidered linen Christmas tree ornaments and stuffed them.

One is a ukulele, decorated with Christmas lights.

One is a bird, with folk art-ish designs.

Both have the green tree fabric on the back.

Now I just have one more teacher gift to make... and my deadline is tomorrow. I'm trying a new bag pattern so I hope it goes smoothly!

The Spirit of Un-finished Christmas Presents Past

I had big plans for this little mini quilt to be a much bigger Christmas throw... it was either last year or the year before.

Then Anita's recent post about starting Christmas quilts in December... and not finishing them... motivated me to dig through my bags of unfinished projects and turn my interrupted Christmas quilt into something festive and, best of all, finished for this year.

Right after I assembled this little rectangle, my mom called to ask if I had any Christmas decor for her dining table.

Well, voila! Just in time to decorate for the houseguests she has coming this weekend. Because, you know, she's my mom and she says she likes to brag about her daughter is an artist. Hmmm. This spirit of giving is making me feel very merry indeed!

Holiday Sewing

The holidays are here! I've been quietly but busily stitching away at some mini quilts. I adore these cute little trees!


Once I finish these pieces, I have gifts to make for my daughters' teachers and a few lucky family members.

If there's any time left in December after that, I'll try to finish up as many quilts in progress as I can! I do have a Christmas quilt planned, but it will probably have to wait until next year. No matter- another year filled with more quilts is a happy prospect!