This and That

It's a brand new year 

and I'm trying my best to really make a dent

in my pile of unfinished projects.

First up is the baby quilt that I started last year

for my sweet little Miss Daisy :)

She'll be a year old in May,

so I need to get this one done.

Since I showed you the thimble pads I use

 for embroidery and general stitching,

I thought I'd show you the only thimble that works for me

 when I'm hand quilting.

It's the Protect & Grip Thimble by Clover.

The metal end is perfect for pushing

 through layers of fabric and batting

and the rubbery part grips your finger nicely

and still allows you to "feel" your fabric.

I also wanted to show you Miss Evie

and her baby "Quinn" 

(she has changed her name several times)

with their matching jammies.

I found a few scraps of flannel and made a pair

of summer jammies for Maddie :)

She'll need them when we have sleep overs.....

I've been blessed with lots of orders in the shop

that are keeping me busy as well :)

I hope your year is off to a good start!!!

Getting back to my old habits :)

I'm not a New Year's Resolution kind of girl.

But I want to get back to some of the things 

that make me happy.

Some of you may know this already,

but my hubby, our son, our son-in-law, 

our nephew, and who ever else wants to join in,

get together at our house on Friday nights

to smoke cigars, watch movies

and solve the world's problems over coffee :)

(They smoke outside.....of course)

I used to sew on Friday nights

but this past year I've been so busy with my etsy business

that I've been too tired to sew.

But not tonight!

I finished up these 2 pajamas for 

Evie and Sofie.

I used Butterick B6123

that comes with the matching pattern for their dolls.

Don't you just love this flannel?

I was so happy to find it in both purple and pink.

Evie loves purple and Sofie loves pink.

The dolls already received their jammies on Christmas Eve.

I'm hoping to get a picture of the girls with their dolls.

Maybe their Mommies will be nice enough to take 

a photo or two for me :)

Meet Madeline :)

So this is Madeline :)

She came home to live with me today.

(Hey....don't judge)

I don't think I'm too old to play with dolls....yet.

If the hubby can buy a train set and a slot car track

"for the grandkids"......

then I should be able to buy a doll

to play with the granddaughters too :)

As you can see, 

I have plenty of patterns to sew for my girl Minions

and their dolls.

These are Sofie and Evies dolls.

I have a feeling that they will get along just fine

with Madeline.

They very much enjoyed their Christmas dresses.

And I also made matching jammies for them. 

I guess I'd better get busy sewing some clothes for Madeline

so that she doesn't get jealous :)