Charley Harper QAL- Polar Bear Quilt

Well here it is...

Finally...

Max's Polar Bear Quilt.

Thanks to the Charley Harper Quilt Along! 

It was awhile ago that I started this, so I'm a little delayed in getting this up here, but I'm happy with how it turned out, and I think it will be a good snuggling size quilt : )

A New Chapter Begins...

Today my husband loaded up the jeep with two backpacking bags, a pillow, and an assortment of work clothes.  He's moving to Seattle.  He got an internship at a firm downtown Seattle, and is starting work tomorrow.  I'm so very  proud of him, he's so brave to go off and do this for his family, in a place he knows nothing of and working with people he doesn't know.  I unfortunately have to wait two whole weeks until I get to see him again, which sucks...a lot... He has a house viewing appointment tomorrow evening just north of Bainbridge Island, so hopefully all goes well, and they accept our application.  If it does work out, I'll go up there Labor Day weekend and help move as much stuff as possible.

But in the meantime, I'm getting the house packed, and when my ever expanding body gets too tired to do that, then I sit down and sew or knit.  I'm working on my Charley Harper QAL quilt, so that's giving me a nice break.  I started it over a year ago, and did basically nothing to it since then.  It's a very easy quilt so I'm not sure why it was ever moved before finishing, but oh well.  As soon as I finish it, I'm sending it up to Seattle for my husband to have while he is away.  Hopefully that can be a small comfort for him.  I'll get some progress pictures up soon!

Yard Work, Dishes, Laundry...FINALLY SEWING

So I have found that I have a to do list as long as I am tall, and each night I try to tackle what I can off it...Oh my word, being pregnant does not help that list get smaller at any record breaking pace.  I keep telling myself, "if I just finish this, then I can go sit down and reward myself with some sewing time!"  And that's how I get through my tasks.  However, by the time I finish, I am usually so exhausted, and my back hurts so bad, that all I want to do is take a bath and get in bed.  It makes me sad : ( so then I sit in the bath, or in bed and troll Pinterest or Instagram for fun ideas.  The nice thing is that I follow some pretty talented people, so I am easily inspired, hence the 400 stacks of quilt piles that I'm wanting to sew! So tonight I'm going to finish packing up the living room stuff that can go into storage, and then I'm going to sit down and finish a HST quilt top that has been sitting on the shelf for at least 8 months.   We'll see tomorrow if I actually do this!  Hopefully there is good news and few pictures to report.  Unfortunately though, since I'm so new to quilting and not so OCD, there are a lot of corners that don't line up!  Don't look to close : )

Quilt Inspiration Sneak Peak...

Here's a little teaser for my next quilt!  It's a gift for my dad for Fathers Day.

And finally....

Got to love Tula Pink, one of my favorite designers!

ITS A GIRL!

Found on Pinterest with no back link : /

Well as of a few weeks ago, after my best friend scanned my tummy, she gave us the happy news that it's a girl!  Needles to say we are excited, Max is a little beyond excited I guess I should say : )  My official anatomy scan is next Tuesday, so I guess hopefully we get the news that it's still a girl, minor detail.

I'll be 20 weeks tomorrow, half way there, I am beyond thrilled about that, it has gone really well so far, I don't have to many complaints, however  I'm sure I could find something to complain about in the next few months, like the heat, or swelling ankles...eh, kankles, looking forward to those!

-Stats-

Weeks: 19w6d

Kicks?: Little bitty nudges here and there

Mood Swings: eh, a couple, no need to count  ; )

Weight gained: 1 pound

Names picked: Max picked a name that he is pretty sure we're sticking with : )

Special moments:  My first Mother's Day!

Boy Nursery Inspiration

You can find all of the themes at lay baby lay, along with where to buy each item.  Check them out!

They have some of the cutest decor options out there for babies nurseries now a day, I can't wait to find out what we are having!

I really think the Little Monster theme would be adorable!

Modern Quilting... My secret obsession...that's not so secret

So for the past three years or so I have been utterly obsessed with modern quilting, and you will see a lot of that on this blog.  I just can't help it, I love to knit too, so I'm really like a young grandma.   However, most of the people I know into quilting and knitting, are my age.  So its a new generation of grandmas!

Check out my all time favorite quilting blog... Film in the Fridge.  Ashley does an amazing job putting together quilts, and I get a ton of inspiration from her!  Here are a few of my favorite quilts pieced by her.

I actually made one similar to this one above.  It was the first quilt that I ever started AND finished!  Unfortunately I should have allowed for a bigger seam allowance, since now its forming tiny holes(when I say tiny, I mean big) everywhere.   Oh well, its been well used!