Sunday, February 24, 2008

A little trip down memory lane

I sometime has a hard time decided what title to put to a post.

I just got off two night shifts - so I am a little tired here, but awake and just finished watching the Academy Awards. So just in case my rambling makes very little sense - I have an excuse!

I got Jessica to send me a picture of this little bunny wall hanging I had made years and years ago - long before digital cameras and blogs. I gave it to Jessica about 4 years ago. Karen from Passionate Quilter has the same one that she was just recently showing on her blog. I did not do the half square triangle border that the pattern called for - I started it that way and didn't like the way it was going with the fabric I had chosen so I changed it to just scrappy squares. It is funny that I just couldn't seem to make the half square triangle border work for me. You can see the border it is supposed to have on Karen's blog.

Jessica had told me that she was planning to put this little wall hanging up in the baby's room -- although it looks like it could use a bit of an iron first!




So, that is when I thought that this "Little Quilt" sampler from 19...... would be perfect to finish up and send down for her as well.


The sampler pattern had a different border -- pieced with bowtie blocks. But I chose to use the same blue with yellow stars fabric as the bunny. The two pieces together will make a really cute set for the baby's room. Jessica got the crib and dresser a few days ago -- very lovely oak finish.

Of course I have the sock monkey quilt - which is a completely different theme altogether. But I really like this little sampler quilt and I am glad that it will finally have a home. And don't you think it will look so cute in a little oak crib with a little bunny wall hanging on the wall over the crib. I am just finishing up hand stitching the binding on now.

Tomorrow I am going to get my hair cut again. That seems to be the problem with getting your hair cut and coloured -- once you start you have to keep going back and back. I think it might be a bit easier to just let it grow long again - LOL.

And finally -- today is Andrew's 22nd Birthday!! Happy Birthday to my youngest child. He decided he would go off and celebrate with his girlfriend and his brother tonight and we will go out for dinner tomorrow. Andrew and I were both working night shifts last night so I sent him a Birthday text message at 0200 this morning. I can't for the life of me remember what time of the day he was born.... I remember when Jessica and Eric were born. I will have to ask my mother - she would know. I think it was daytime, it was Monday. Jessica was born on a Saturday and Eric was born on a Sunday.

Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go.
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child born on the Sabbath Day,
Is fair and wise and good and gay.

I'm thinking that it is going to be fun being a grandmother. I remember seeing a bumper stick once that said -- "If I knew how much I was going to enjoy my Grandchildren - I would have had them first"

Well I think I might be rambling...................

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14 comments:

  1. Those 2 quilts will be PERFECT for the baby's room. Please get some rest.

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  2. Those two sweet quilts will be darling in the baby's room. :-)

    Will you be called "Nana"? I'm Nana and my dh is Papa - we love it. LOL My 3 year old grandson looked at me the other day and said "You Rock, Nana". LOL

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  3. Gorgeous for a babys room!! I want that bumper sticker when im a grandma lol!!!

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  4. Hi Pam - Thanks for visiting my blog and saying hello! Sounds like you had a great time in my neck of the woods... I so want to visit your neck of the woods too. Victoria is the furthest north I've been... but this summer we plan on a trip up to Vancouver. And in 2010!!! :o)

    Nice to meet you Pam!
    xo,
    Monica

    PS... I'm not left handed. Just weird-handed. :o)

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  5. At least it's quiltyrambling Pam-lol ! This baby will be so lucky to get all these wonderful quilts.

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  6. Those two wall hangings together will be great in the baby's room! They are lovely.

    I know that Monday's child poem from when I was a child, and I was fine with it when my first was born on a Friday, but I quit quoting it when my second was born on Wednesday!

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  7. I love both quilts and I think they will look lovely in the baby's room Pam. Having a grandchild to look forward to is such a joy.

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  8. Lovely quilts! The colours suit each other! I'm so happy for you! Does that mean I get to call you Granny? LOL Just teasing!

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  9. The bunny wall hanging is adorable and now the quilt can be put to good use.

    I hope you had a good hair appt, I need to get my hair cut as well. It always takes me a while before I finally make that appt.

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  10. I love the way YOUR bunny wallhanging turned out! I like the addition of the buttons too. :) and I too--am in desperate need of a haircut! I wish I could do it myself and save myself the time to remember to call and then go do it! LOL
    By the way--tag--you're it!

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  11. These two quilts are perfect and lovely for a baby room..........
    and today I went to dye my grey hair and to cut...

    Happy Birthday to Andrew.
    ciao ciao

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  12. You are going to adore being a grandmother - it's just the bestest thing in the world!

    Love the two quilts together - perfect for the nursery! And who cares if your sock monkey quilt doesn't fit the "theme" - that can be the "drag around anywhere" quilt!

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  13. You are going to adore being a grandmother - it's just the bestest thing in the world!

    Love the two quilts together - perfect for the nursery! And who cares if your sock monkey quilt doesn't fit the "theme" - that can be the "drag around anywhere" quilt!

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  14. You are going to adore being a grandmother - it's just the bestest thing in the world!

    Love the two quilts together - perfect for the nursery! And who cares if your sock monkey quilt doesn't fit the "theme" - that can be the "drag around anywhere" quilt!

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