Just in case you like free things...

I'm giving away one free appliqued onesie or t-shirt on the wee little winslow facebook page!

I hope you were super stoked about everything you gave and received this Christmas!

that awkward moment when..

you realize that your nails would go great with that quilt.

Christmastime in our house!

Gotta love a Christmas tree with only 7 ornaments on it... all at the top.

the beginning of my nativity set!

this chalkboard has been really fun!

Noah's nativity set.
If you ask him about baby Jesus, he'll tell you all about him, his mom Mary, his dad Joseph and Bob. I bet you didn't know that Bob the Tomato was at the first Christmas. True story.

Also, baby Jesus had a paci.
....and was a baby carrot.
Totally historically accurate.

Advent calendar and Elf subway art

Merry Christmas!

WW- If you're tacky and you know it, clap your hands.

<3

a catch-all photo-dumping post. (get excited!)

I'm terrible at this blogging business... but I'm getting better at running!

I completed my 3rd 5k this year (and EVER) last weekend. The Reindeer Romp!

(each runner got reindeer antlers!)

I've been sewing/applique-ing/embroidering a CRAP TON!

(72 shirts ordered, stitched and shipped in the past month!)

and this one... well, this one sent me over the edge.

The "V".

The sparkles.

The bow.

The tiny-ness.

I die.

I've also managed to do a few things for Noah.

Some Grinch jams...

and a shirt for his Christmas program at school.

(yeah, he's blurry in real life, too.)

Hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving and are gearing up for Christmas!

wordless wednesday

pretty stoked it's getting to be Christmastime.

wordless wednesday - then and now

still skeptical.

and now for something completely different.

Some of y'all may remember that I used to have a little etsy store, which last year- due to baby/medical/going-back-to-work issues - got overwhelming and I ended up emptying it out and taking a little break. I continued to do embroidery and applique work for local people, but this past month tried a little experiment in selling shirts and onesies on Facebook. I had a great response (54 Thanksgiving and Christmas shirts were ordered- wow!) and have decided to start selling again via my wee little winslow facebook page.

Until Wednesday, I am taking on an order of 15 more Christmas shirts for those who missed the boat the first time around (which will ship on or before December 12th). After the new year I am planning on taking shirt/onesie orders once a month (both holiday-themed and non-seasonal, and definitely more than 15 at a time- that's just so I can get MY Christmas sewing done as well!), so if you're in need (let's be honest- "in want" is a little more accurate!) of a sweet shirt for your little one, head on over, hit "like" and check in every once in a while to see what's happening!

wordless wednesday

Blogger's Quilt Festival - Fall 2011

It's that time again- the Blogger's Quilt Festival! Woohoo! I love looking through all the awesome quilt entries- and the chance to win some prizes isn't too shabby either!

I considered posting about my newly-finished t-shirt quilt (because it's getting the most use around this house on these chilly evenings!), but when I looked through pics of all my finished quilts I have to say I really love the look of Olivia's baby quilt!

I made this quilt about a year ago for a good friend from middle school and her new baby girl. Amazingly, I managed to make this quilt from start to finish in one day. Given, I used a charm pack (Moda's It's a Hoot!), but still- that's fast work for me!

(aw, look at bebe Noah)

I quilted this one very simply in a criss-cross straight line pattern because it was fast (it took about 20 minutes total!) but I think it really showcases the charm pack squares

The binding didn't take long since, if I remember correctly, I was watching episodes of LOST back-to-back until I finished the entire series in about 2 months. Whoops.

The quilt has gotten much love from mama and baby since it made it's way to Texas.

More recently it's become a hang-out for baby girl and her big brother.

Making this quilt taught me 2 big things.

One, that pre-cuts are super helpful when it comes to making a quilt in a hurry.

Two, I learned that it is super easy to re-kindle a friendship with crafting. :)

Olivia's mom and I met in 8th grade in a technology class. I don't remember much about the class other than we had to use a computer to whittle designs into blocks of wood (seriously? That was a class?), but our friendship was formed there and cemented by hilarious late-night slumber party antics involving Will Smith's "Getting Jiggy With It". We lost track of each other in high school when I moved to SC and she moved to TX. Over the years we caught glipses of each other's lives on myspace (remember? back in the stone age before facebook?) as I earned a music degree and she moved to Hawaii (seriously- HAWAII! I was so jealous!).

Our boys are less than a year apart (and look suspiciously alike) and when Miss Liv joined the bunch I just knew I needed to make a little something for her. I have really enjoyed seeing pics posted on facebook of all of the places this little quilt has been and I love keeping up with my sweet friend's family.

who's got the power? the power to read?

who answers the call for friends in need?

Super Why!

Super Why!

he's the guy, he's Super Why!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween- I know this kid did!

I'm leaving... on a jet plane.

So, I've never been on a plane.

There.

I said it.

My friends think it's so bizzarre, but honestly, where would I have flown to? We travel a good bit, but it's usually to Wilmington, Hilton Head or Atlanta- close enough to drive!

Well, ONE week from today, I'm getting on a plane and flying to Texas to meet my awesome cousin Maureen for the International Quilt Festival! The market is this weekend (trade show so not open to the public... and I am "the public"), but I hear a lot of vendors stay for both weekends! I'm so excited to see all the awesome quilts and, let's not kid ourselves, SHOP!

These pictures (from IQF's facebook page) make me so so so so so so excited!

Have you ever been? Are you going this year?

all together now: "oooh... aahhh..."

Lookie there! Quilt Story is featuring my Kappa T-shirt Quilt today!
Head over to check out a really unique quilting blog. They feature a quilt and its story everyday AND I'm kind of in love with their Fabric Tuesday link-up post (for me it's a swift kick in the rear to get something completed over the weekend and post it by Tuesday)!
Go see!

Oh, did I mention...

I ran another 5k!

I actually walked twice during this one (only once the last race) yet still managed to beat my last time, so I'm assuming that means that when I *am* running, I'm running faster!

Noah was stoked to see Homer (the mascot for our local minor-league baseball team) there and spent most of the time that I was running waving at him.

See? That is a stoked face.

Joe only got this one pic of me running.

I'm the blob in the back wearing a grey shirt and pink hat.

So see that 4 year old in front of me? Yeah, that's a complaint for the race. They started a 1 mile fun run about 10 minutes after the 5k started, so the kids that walked the 1 mile were finishing right as the 5k'ers started coming in. Logistics fail.

I can't say that I love running, but I'm getting to where I love how I feel when I'm *finished* running, so that's a start. My friends and I (from the first pic!) have been running together 3 mornings a week, but we're backing off a little for now, as a lot of that was time the kids were in school when we really should have been doing other stuff. We plan to continue running on our own and signing up for another 5k in December!

I also read about the Ramblin Rose Triathalon this week... maybe that could be next year's project? Yeah, I've officially lost it.

and in the years after, with tears and with laughter...

... we'll always remember our dear Kappa days.

I told my dad my senior year of high school that I would absolutely not go through Rush at USC.

"I'm not going to PAY for my friends." I said.

Little did I know that some of the best friends of my life were waiting for me.

The memories that this quilt hold are worth every penny.