Relaxing and growing..

A wonderful weekend was had all this weekend - the kiddies because they got to spend some quality time with Daddy, doing Daddy things like trips to the zoo, ice cream shop and the home depot(!) and wonderful for Mummy because I got to spend 2 nights away with some amazing women, in peaceful tranquil surroundings - a complete contrast to the rollercoaster of activity that has swept us along in the past few weeks.

Our time was spent learning and growing in our faith, with a large dose of some unadulterated *girlfriends* time, with a little eating thrown in - and of course, some hardcore sewing was undertaken!

Inspired by my time with some wonderful friends and a very cute pattern from Easy Quilts magazine - I worked on this baby quilt - whilst chatting and drinking vast quantities of diet coke (they offered it free - all day and night...how could I refuse??)

I am a big fan of any Heather Ross fabrics - but I think that the Matreshka fabric is particularly girly and adorable and I have been eager to immortalise it in a quilt. I liked the pattern very much, it was quick to sew up the main bulk of it - and a little trickier to sew other bits - but I can see it being a good pattern to use up scraps in the future.

Regardless of the fact that we have ALOT on this week with the final deep clean of the old house needing to be finished and more upacking to do here, I am eager to join Crazy Mom Quilts Quilt-along and determined that I will be able to fit it in somewhere!!

And now, back to reality!

Comments

[Carrie]

Looks great Dee!

[Dianna]

The quilt is amazing! Sounds like you have a lot of busy fun ahead of you ;)

[Tif]

Love that pattern! It's going to look awesome done and quilted through.

I joined that quilt a long too...hopefully it will be the key for me to make a large enough quilt for our bed (vs baby quilts and lap quilts LOL). I love the pattern she chose.

And yay for retreats and diet cokes!

[John]

Just linked through to your blog from the quilt-a-long site. I'm also making these same blocks from the Easy Quilts magazine that you showed here -- love 'em!! I have a few posted on my blog ... will be posting more shortly.
Have a great day!