tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19093279017115402712024-03-05T01:20:53.077-05:00Good Quilt HuntingLove Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-67564440134799912112013-07-08T12:36:00.000-04:002013-07-08T12:36:03.545-04:00Where has the time gone?!My little guy turned 3 months old on the Fourth of July. Wow! And he is so big! 25 inches and over 14 lbs already.<br />
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I haven't had much time for anything other than my little man lately. But he is currently taking a nap so I thought I'd add an adorable Independence day picture to the blog!<br />
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<br />Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-12203256450364771502013-04-25T14:49:00.000-04:002013-04-25T14:49:22.006-04:00Baby Has Arrived!Today, my son is 3 weeks old. That is such a bizzare sentence for me to say! I am still amazing by this little guy and I am loving this new adventure. Very thankful that my husband was able to take 3 weeks off of work too while we are still learning how to be parents.<br />
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Bennett was born April 4th at 9:44 pm, weighing 8lbs 13oz and 22 in long (a big boy!). Labor was very long, they didn't think I could birth such a big baby but I did it!<br />
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Love him! Ok, I gotta get back to gazing at him for hours!Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-14212553462659215632013-03-21T14:26:00.002-04:002013-03-21T14:26:49.413-04:00What's been upWow, it has been a while since I've done a post. I would like to say that my lack of posting is due to the fact that I've been getting lots done, but it's not.<br />
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Things got crazy with finishing up school and then the baby shower, but then after that I haven't had much going on. Just a bout of laziness I guess.<br />
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After my 35 week check up, I got really sick for a few days. Its getting super difficult to sleep at night, so I guess I am still recovering from that.<br />
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We did make it to 37 weeks yesterday, yay! That means he is not a preemie. But then he scared the crap out of us last night and decided he wasn't going to move. Normally, as soon as I lay down at night he decides to do some acrobatics, but last night nothing happened. We tried everything we could think of to get him to move, laying in different positions, drinking ice water and juice, flashlight on the belly, giving him a little jiggle, walking around in the cold. Nothing.<br />
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So we went to the hospital at midnight and his heart beat was strong. After I had been sitting there with the monitors on for a little while he started going crazy and you could see my belly moving all over the place.<br />
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Hopefully that is the only scare that he gives us during the rest of the pregnancy.<br />
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So today is the baby shower at Hubby's work, yay. I should mention that I used to work there too and am not so thrilled to be going back there. But it's a double baby shower, another guy that works there is having a little girl about a month behind us I think.<br />
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Here is what I made for them:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little booties are from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-slippers-3" target="_blank">ravelry.com</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I covered some regular dress shirt buttons for the back from <a href="http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2011/01/crocheted-button-covers-perfect.html" target="_blank">creativejewishmom.com</a></td></tr>
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I hope they like it! It is overly pink and girly for me, but since its a baby I think its ok.<br />
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I've got to go get my baby shower on now!<br />
Happy Thursday!Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-45504290272793972402013-02-17T18:19:00.000-05:002013-02-17T18:19:18.032-05:00Football Blanket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a football blanket I made from this tutorial at <a href="http://www.happytogethercreates.com/2011/10/cozy-football-blanket-pattern-free.html" target="_blank">Happy Together</a>. So cute and easy to make!<br />
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I used brown minky, white fleece and purple hounds-tooth flannel for the back. It's super soft.<br />
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So our baby is all set for football season already, thanks to his Granny for buying him this cute onesie set. It should fit him when football starts up again too.<br />
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This took me between 3 and 4 hours from printing the pattern to finish sewing it. Yay for finishes!Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-77614418513840983932013-02-15T14:31:00.000-05:002013-02-15T14:31:08.451-05:00My Funny ValentineI have been working on lots of stuff, back and forth because I get bored very easily. Hopefully soon I will have some nice finished projects to share. But for now I will just tell you about my Valentine's Day.<br />
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First, let me start by saying that my husband and I aren't big on Valentine's Day. While it is nice to show your appreciation and love for each other, we like to do that throughout the year, not just on one Hallmark holiday.<br />
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However, I am a crafty person and any excuse to make something is a good one for me! Now, we agreed not to do anything this year besides our traditional Valentine's dinner (I'll get to that in a minute) and I had school in the evening so we weren't going to get much time together. So I just made him a little Valentine.<br />
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Ok so there is a long story behind this, but I'll just keep it short by saying that this is a drawing of a picture of us from when we were falling in love. It is the first picture of just the two of us and it makes me happy.<br />
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So, he got home from work, I have him his card, we talked and snuggled on the couch for a bit, then had an early dinner. Want to know what it was?<br />
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Ta da! Our traditional Valentine's Day dinner! Six Valentine's ago, my now sister-in-law(-in-law as I like to call her to be silly) so graciously flew me out (I was a broke college kid... still am I guess) to California from Florida (Yes, we were long distance for almost a year in the beginning) on Valentine's Day to surprise my honey. <br />
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My wonderful sister-in-law(-in-law) offered to make reservations for us on the same dinner cruise that her and my brother-in-law were going on. But I didn't really have the money and didn't want her to spend any more on us than she already had. That left us on Valentine's Day with no reservations anywhere. So we stayed in and had what was available in his apartment... Lucky Charms! We made it all cute and mushy by exchanging marshmallow hearts and all that. And because we aren't big on the extravagant wining and dining-ness, we have had that same meal every year since.<br />
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Now here is the crummy part of my Valentine's Day... We knew I was going to have class (two actually) so it wasn't a big deal. Early in the day, my teacher sent out an email saying that she had a doctor's appointment to have some scans done at 4 and just to be safe she was pushing our first class (both of my classes are with her) back from 6 to 6:30. Cool! That means I get an extra half hour with my hubby before I have to go to class!<br />
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How did we spend that time? Making a grocery list. I know, we are just so romantical that way.<br />
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Since I've been pregnant, the only thing that I would say I really CRAVE is a smoothie. Just about every day. Unfortunately, there are no smoothie places (that Google or I are aware of) within 45 minutes of where we live. Sure there are places that specialize in other things and will make you a smoothie, like McDonald's (ick) or that frozen yogurt place that I love but their smoothies are more like milk shakes (its just not the same... Baby wants what baby wants!). I know, its crazy and unfair! I am considering giving up my career goal of becoming a teacher to open up a smoothie franchise in our town.<br />
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Ok, the point to all this is that I wanted a smoothie and couldn't have one so I settled on a Frappe Mocha from that icky McDonald's place. (I'm pretty sure its the only thing I've had from there since I've been pregnant and I think this was only my 3rd time having it.)<br />
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Alright, so I drive the 30 minutes it takes to get to the school campus... only to find out that class has been cancelled! WHAT? Turns out, (our teacher was there) she cancelled our second class and for the first class she advised us to meet with our groups before we went home.... Um, why tell us we are having class at a later time just to turn around and cancel it (on Valentine's Day!)? It frustrates me the most because it was not worth the hour drive to chat with my group, something I could have done via email or the phone. Ugh.<br />
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Anyway, at least I get to go home and spend more time with my hubby. This time, we spent it in the baby's room. It's pretty much finished now! Last weekend we got a small, three shelved bookshelf and a bench/ottoman that also serves as a toy chest. My father-in-law bought us a new mattress for the crib (the crib is almost twenty years old, who knows how old that mattress is? Plus it was stored in a garage for a while). We finally put the last of the wall decals up (some stars). Oh and my Paddington Bear (that is older than me) got vacuumed off and put in the baby's room, yay!<br />
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Around 10:30, we got in bed and read some books to the baby. We laid down to sleep around 11. And I laid awake. I got up to go to the bathroom a few times. And laid awake. Around 2, I still had yet to even come close to falling asleep, so I got up and ate some crackers. And then I laid awake. Sometime between 3 and 4 I got up and got into the recliner that hubby put in our room to help with my frequent heartburn (even though that wasn't the issue this time). And I sat/reclined awake.<br />
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Hubby got up around 6 to get ready for work, so I got up and make him lunch. Then I laid awake. I think I finally fell asleep around 8 this morning. I tossed and turned for maybe 3 hours and then woke up with that feeling that I wasn't going to be able to go back to sleep. So I got up.<br />
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Apparently, if you never drink caffeine and then have a Frappe Mocha, it keeps you (and your squirmy wormy baby) up for 14 hours. I. AM. NEVER. HAVING. CAFFEINE. AGAIN. I don't usually drink it, if I have soda (which I rarely do) its Sprite, I don't drink coffee or tea. The most caffeine I get is from chocolate. I had a Frappe Mocha just last weekend, but I started drinking it at 2 in the afternoon while we were out shopping all day. I thought 6:00 would be early enough to be able to sleep, but I guess I was wrong.<br />
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Anyway, that was my Valentine's Day. Some good, some bad. Hope you had a wonderful day full of love!<br />
Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-70157773015139789512013-01-31T12:39:00.000-05:002013-01-31T12:39:47.099-05:00Baby Boy SoftbookI finished the softbook for my baby boy! It's not perfect (I have never done appliques before, so keep that in mind!) but I like it a lot. I got inspired by this totally awesome tutorial from <a href="http://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/2011/04/baby-boy-texture-book.html" target="_blank">Lella Boutique</a>. I used a few of the designs she had and added a few of my own with a couple extra pages to my book. I think I've been working on it off and on for about three weeks. If I make another one, it will not have as many tiny pieces, that's for sure!<br />
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I'm happy with it. It is nice and thick and has a few different textures in it. And it doesn't look horrible! I was nervous that I was getting in way over my head with this one, but I think I did pretty good for a newbie.<br />
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Happy crafting!Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-3518570635682354292013-01-29T12:53:00.001-05:002013-01-29T12:53:58.339-05:00Bearplanes!My husband finally got the finishing touches on the baby's room done this weekend and we moved the furniture back into place (well, he moved the furniture and I gave him my moral support!). We put a few decorations up and I am loving the way it is looking!<br />
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I just have to say what an awesome job hubby and my sister did painting! It was so hard for me to stay out of it because I love painting and all that.<br />
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So here is the final product (or at least what we have so far). Oh and side note, we got these really adorable wall decals that go with the Baby Aviator bedroom set from Lambs and Ivy and we had a hard time getting them to stick. My brother has the same things for my nephew's room and they worked just fine because their walls are smooth. Our walls have texture to them, so the decals would stick but then start to come off. Our solution was to use a little bit of glue (the tiniest drop of Roman's Seam Repair in a few key places) and it created a smoother surface for the decal to cling to without damaging our walls.<br />
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That little table in the corner is going to be moved out because it isn't baby safe, we want to get some kind of bookshelf and perhaps a toy chest with a bench seat on the lid. There are also star appliques to go up and probably a picture or two. But for now, I love it!Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-72622934115494171132013-01-23T18:24:00.001-05:002013-01-23T18:24:10.622-05:00Maternity PhotosI have been working on quite a few things lately, but the first finish I have is my edited maternity photos. My sister stayed with us over the weekend and helped my husband paint the baby's room (more on that soon) and she took some maternity photos for us. She was hesitant but I think they came out beautifully. I just finished editing them today and there are a ton of them, so I'll just post a few of my favorites.<br />
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I love them all!! And I am so excited for this little guy to get here!<br />
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I'm a happy mama :DLove Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-17575544461151423912013-01-15T13:36:00.002-05:002013-01-15T13:38:12.803-05:00A Stork's View!Ok, so this post isn't about quilting or anything like that, but about being a mommy-to-be! (And its very long!)<br />
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Last Friday was my birthday and my wonderful husband had multiple surprises in store for me. As we were going to bed the night before I told him, "You should call in tomorrow for my birthday." And he said something along the lines of, "I do have a bunch of personal time since its a new year, but should I really call in the first week back?" No he shouldn't.<br />
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Something woke me up around 7:20 a.m. I opened my eyes to a lighter room and realized that hubby hadn't said goodbye to me yet, so I rolled over and he was smiling at me. He told me that he had already planned to take the day off and that we needed to leave by 12 for a surprise. It's difficult to go back to sleep after news like that! But then again, I am working overtime to create this little boy inside of me so I didn't have much of a problem.<br />
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We got up, got ready and we drove clear to the other side of town for a massage! For our anniversary, hubby got us a couples massage and we both LOVED it. I guess he figured I should be needing one right about now. I've been having a shooting pain in my lower back every now and then that I think is my sciatic nerve. It was a little different this time, they had me lay on my sides due to my huge belly but it was still very nice and relaxing.<br />
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After the massage we went to get smoothies! YUM! I love smoothies, but there aren't any places near where we live so we usually end up making them ourselves. As I was sipping my yummy chocolate and peanut butter smoothie, we drove to the next surprise.<br />
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We arrived at a little place called A Stork's View, for a 3D/4D sonogram!! How exciting! We waited for the couple in front of us to finish up and they were laughing the whole time. They told us that their baby was being uncooperative and had its arms crossed in front of the face. The technician told us, "No stubborn babies allowed!" She had had trouble with the last two already. We didn't think it would be a problem because during our previous ultra sounds he was very active.<br />
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We walked into the room and it was awesome, there was a bed set up next to a monitor and then a living room area with a huge sectional couch in front of a big screen TV. They also had a very cute nursery style mural on the wall of jungle animals.<br />
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We got started and what do you know... his arms were in front of his face! He was not shy about showing off his boy parts but he sure didn't want us to see his face. She poked at him to try to get him to move and he would poke back. It was hilarious! She was a character herself but she kept telling us how much she liked him because he was so feisty.<br />
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She did everything to confirm the due date and how big he was and if he had hair yet. Her due date was dead on with what our doctor told us. She knew that I was exactly 27 weeks and two days pregnant. He had a little bit of hair already started. And the big question... how big is he? I have been so scared of having a ten pound baby, because my brother was a big baby and so was his son. My hubby was pretty average but his brother was very big too (he is 6'6" after all). At our last ultra sound, they told us he was exactly average. But I have been feeling like I'm bigger than average lately. Recently, I have met two pregnant women who are further along than me but their bellies look smaller. I know it all depends on the woman and her baby but it was really starting to scare me.<br />
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So how big is our baby? Average! 2 1/4 pounds and 13 inches. She told us that if I deliver within 5 days of my due date either way that the baby boy should be 7 1/2lbs. About the same size I was at birth. Oh what a relief!! I am trying to keep this in mind as I choose snacks, but then again she told me to keep doing what I am doing because he is so healthy. That is what every pregnant woman wants to hear!<br />
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I have to say that it is probably the coolest thing in the world to see your baby moving inside of you while you are feeling him move around at the same time. His little feet were just moving like crazy and he was grabbing them with his hand, it was adorable. And when we finally saw his face... it was incredible. My face hurt from smiling so much. It was amazing to watch him make facial expressions already; a little smile, a couple of frowns, he stuck his tongue out and opened his eyes.<br />
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At one point after the tech gave him a good poking we even thought that he flipped us the bird! We went back and determined that it was his pointer finger though as if he was saying, "Listen here, you stop poking me!"<br />
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We got four pictures printed and a DVD of the entire 20 minutes (that we've watched a few times already). As soon as we got home we searched for our baby pictures to see who he looks like more, and its a tough one! I could make an argument for either at this point (I think maybe he looks a little more like daddy than me). I just know he is going to be adorable!<br />
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I got to see my son's face for my birthday! Best gift I could ask for! <br />
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Who do you think he looks like?Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-48127728646430183952013-01-09T13:24:00.000-05:002013-01-09T13:26:27.737-05:00My First Year of Quilting RecapSo, I know I'm late on the whole 2012 recap thing, but since this is my first time keeping a blog I figure it's better late than never.<br />
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I just started quilting at the beginning of the year. I got my sewing machine for Christmas 2011 and finished my first quilt in four days. I was really excited! So, technically the first quilt was a 2011 finish, but I'm going to share it anyway.<br />
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This pattern is <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2011/05/movin-on-up.html">Movin On Up</a> and I used old recycled button up shirts of my husbands and some of my own.<br />
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At the same time, I started working on my second quilt and before I finished that I started my third, and before I finished that I started my fourth. I was addicted. I slowed down quite a bit after my 6th because of how large it was, I made a small quilt for my nephew after that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same fabrics as my first quilt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got this pattern from a magazine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pattern is <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2011/11/uncle-sams-quilt-with-american-banner.html#more">Uncle Sam's Quilt</a> from the Moda Bake Shop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/05/avignon-picnic.html#more">Avignon Picnic Quilt</a> from the Moda Bake Shop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A graduation quilt for my sister, made out of t-shirts front and back. No pattern. California king size.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Bear, Brown Bear quilt for my nephew. No pattern.</td></tr>
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At that point I had made a quilt for each month, but then I got pregnant and busy with school so I ended up taking a quilting hiatus. Then around Thanksgiving time I got the fever and decided to make 7 quilts for my family for Christmas out of my grandfather's old shirts. And I did! Bringing my total for the year up to 13 quilts (14 if you count the first one)! Not too shabby for a first year in quilting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For my cousin - <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2011/06/summer-love.html#more">Summer Love</a> from Moda Bake Shop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For my aunt - <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/02/four-squared-quilt.html">Four Squared</a> from Moda Bake Shop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For my mom - A simple nine-patch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For my uncle and aunt - <a href="http://www.confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2012/04/hands2help-featuring-guest-blogger.html">Sixteen Tons</a> by Crazymomquilts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For my brother and sister-in-law - <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/06/all-things-equal-quilt.html">All Things Equal</a> from Moda Bake Shop</td></tr>
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I also made a few pillows this year. Two simple ones for my dogs, one to match my nephews quilt, one I made with my sister and one for my uncle (that I don't have a photo of).<br />
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Happy New Year and happy crafting!Love Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13426704253155466597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909327901711540271.post-53586784300460304342013-01-06T22:42:00.000-05:002013-01-07T11:53:58.422-05:00New beginningsMy husband and I just got done with the holidays. We were very busy and did a lot of traveling but it was really great to see everyone.<br />
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First we drove up to North Carolina to see Hubby's mom, step-dad, brother and sister-in-law. We were there for four days and the only way it could've been better is if we got a little bit of snow.<br />
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The day after Christmas, we drove back home for a couple of days. I managed to finish the seven quilts I was working on as Christmas gifts for my family. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to finish it all for a minute there.<br />
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Then we were off to Tybee Island/Savannah, GA for another four days with my family. We stayed in a giant beach house with everyone (my mom, brother, sister-in-law, nephew, sister, cousin, aunts, uncle and grandma.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Years firework display that lasted almost 20 minutes - very cool</td></tr>
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When we got home, we gathered up all the loot that our baby boy got for Christmas and boy did he make out like a bandit! Our families are so amazing, we are so thankful. :D<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's a lot of presents for someone who isn't even here yet, he is so spoiled already!</td></tr>
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Just yesterday, my dad and future step-mom came up and we exchanged gifts with them. The holidays were wonderful for us and I am so glad that we got to spend them with everyone.<br />
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My mom, sister and brother (and his family) are supposed to be coming up next weekend too for my birthday. So happy to get to spend so much time with family lately!<br />
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And hooray for new blogs!<br />
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