Hi there. Long time no chat. I’m really starting to slow down. 5 more weeks. I’m swollen beyond belief. Henry said, "Mama, your feet look like ‘Lil smokies." I’m actually not counting down, because well, we are not really prepared. Stuff still needs to be bought, and um, a name would be helpful. I am really at a loss for names. I have one that I like, Chris has one he likes and neither of us like each others much. That’s as far as we’ve gotten. Lame. I know how hard recovery and newborns and lack of sleep are, so five more weeks is fine by me. Plus, I really don’t mind being pregnant. We thought it would probably be wise to schedule a hospital tour since we have never been there and had no idea where to go. It went well and really got me thinking, "Wow- we are having a baby. Soon. Cripes." Time to start thinking about it.
So how much do I LOVE this fabric?? LOVE LOVE LOVE. I picked it up in the fashion/fabric district a few weeks ago and just love it so much. It’s like already a quilt. It’s like the cheaters quilt. All the work has already been done for you. I’ve just been staring at it, thinking about what I want to do with it. Debated on using it for Henry’s bed but ultimately decided I didn’t want all the florals and have decided that it’s going to be a play quilt for the kidlets (that feels so weird to say, by the way.) It’s about a yard & 1/2 square. I’m thinking about doing a creme colored border about 5"-6" wide around the whole thing and finishing it off with some polky-dot binding. The colors are just fabulous. I’m loving that white patch with the red and blue and yellow dots in the left hand corner. 
On the agenda for this weekend, however, is a quilt for Henry’s bed. I bought this Japanese fabric a few months ago and have just been going back and forth on whether or not I want to use it for his bed. I love the turquoise, red and browns. I’m thinking I’m going to do a standard patchwork quilt and just use maybe 10-12 squares of this stuff and mix in a bunch of other fabrics. This is what I was thinking:
The bottom fabric is looking black in the picture, but it’s really a chocolately brown. I’m thinking a lot of creme squares, with punches of color randomly thrown about. Are polka-dot’s too girly? Do I need to be looking for more striped fabric? I actually don’t want to buy anything- I just want to use what I’ve already got in my stash. I want to keep the red because it goes so well with the mushrooms but maybe a different turquoise. This was not one of the original ones I liked, but can’t seem to find the one I wanted. The stuff here is a little darker than the ‘schrooms but maybe it could work. Be honest. Is the Japanese fabric too girly? I just don’t know. Henry could care less (I’m so lucky to still be at that stage with him.) Plus, the color scheme that I want to use in his room is going to be red, orange and turquoise. So it would kind of go, right? Hmmm……I like it. Maybe I should just go for it and stop talking. One other question for you experienced quilters: the creme fabric is broadcloth. Is that going to work okay? Nothing has been pre-washed because I want it to get all shrinky and worn looking after it’s all been put together. Will I still get that same effect with the broadcloth? All you long time listeners, I want you to become first time callers and share your ancient Chinese secrets! Am I insane to think that I am going to be able to complete this entire thing this weekend? I’m planning on listening/watching conference and quilting to my little hearts content (and hoping Chris doesn’t come home from work at 6:30 a.m like he did this morning. Good gravy.)
So I know you think all I do is sit around making chocolately treats, but I have got to share with you this cool little brownie pan my brother gave us when we were in Utah in February. It’s a brownie pan meant for the person who likes brownie edges, the theory being that every piece has at least 2 edges. Now regarding my preference for brownies with or without edges, I’ve got to say- I don’t have a preference. Just give me the bloody brownie. But what is so cool about this pan is that it’s non-stick (my least favorite part about making brownies is getting that first dreadful piece out which always leaves the brownie sitch looking disastrous- at least for me that is) and it comes with it’s own little spatula. It’s so easy to get uniform looking pieces and they just slide out so easily. Very cool and brownies turned out super delish (thank you master chef, Chris.) You can find out all the deets here.
So, although I haven’t been a star blog poster as of late does not mean that fun times haven’t been had by all. We (Chris, Me & Henry) went to the Red Sox vs Dodgers exhibition game at the Coliseum last Saturday. It was cah-razy. Over 115,000 people. The most ever at a baseball game in the US. Downfall: um you want me to pay $60 to park my car? For reals?? And speaking of baseball, I’ve been meaning to share the coolest thing we got for my brother for his birthday last December. One of these. Did you even know that ages ago baseballs used to be made from lemon peels? It’s really cool. The quality and craftsmanship are amazing. Get one for the baseball lover in your life. My sister was in town with her boyfriend for about a week and it was so good to see and spend time with them. What else? While sewing on Thursday, I managed to sew through my finger. The bigger miracle (aside from my finger not falling off) is that I was able to keep myself from swearing like a sailor because a certain Henry James Moore was sitting right next to me. Instead, I just belted out a "BALLS!!!" (my favorite I-can’t-really-swear-in-front-of-a-3-year-old curse word.) Phew. That was close.
Happy Weekend!
xoxo
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