The Doll Quilts

I found some quilt blocks in 4's closet. (I keep my sewing machine in her room.) I haven't sewed in a long time...but I sewed way before I learned to knit. I made the bedding for 8's crib. And then I made a quilt for my nephew (4mo younger than 8). And then I stopped sewing. Something about having a 7mo...and morning sickness turned me off of sewing. And then with 2 babies...there was never really time. And just when things seemed to be leveling off...I was pregnant again...but this time I was a knitter. And so these quilt blocks were from shower gifts before I had my own kids. Time for them to finally be pieced together.

I only had to sew 6 seams to have a quilt top. And I had enough blocks for 2 doll sized quilts (plus enough to make another one for 4's birthday). My mom helped with the backing.

The backing becomes a border on the front with mitered corners as well.

Here they are. This is before I tied them. I didn't want to machine quilt or hand stitch these, so they are tied in 4 spots where they blocks meet. mbnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnswwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww3

Rex just climbed across the laptop. Guess he had something to say. Clearly he feels my lap should be for him and not the computer. Off to cuddle the kitty.

How did that happen?

How did 2 weeks go by without a post? Here's the bullet points. Posts should follow...but seeing as I "forgot" to blog...let's just hope these 2 weeks are better.

We had RAIN for a week! More rain than we've seen in years. Our house survived, but we have friends with "indoor swimming pools" and mud that invaded 2 bathrooms and a spare bedroom.

The rain kept us from working on the boys rockets. We only have space to use power tools outdoors, since the garage is our homeschool/play room. I didn't want sawdust everywhere.

I knit 2 doll cardigans.

We went to 3 birthday parties.

I got back x-rays. The results came back clear. Now, I have to schedule physical therapy.

We visited our local Fire Department with our homeschool group.

I got to hang out a button store with a bloggy friend and her knitting buddy.

A Day In The Life...a School Day Edition

7:15 am...8 wakes up mom & dad claiming it's 8:15 and we overslept. He lied. Kids make their beds and get dressed. I start the coffee. M toasts the english muffins while I sit with the heating pad. I did not sleep well last night. My back hurt all night.

7:45 am...Breakfast: english muffins for everyone but me. I have 2 rice cakes with almond butter and sliced banana.

8:15 am...I put chicken breasts with ribs attached in a crock pot with onion and celery and seasoning.

8:45 am...Yell at the kids to make their beds and get their dirty clothes in the hamper. That is something they know they're expected to do before we start school, yet since the New Year it's been a struggle.

9am...The kids begin their reading. 6 is reading Chester by Syd Hoff, 8 is reading Space Explorers (a Magic School Bus book). 4 is looking at pictures (she has the rest of the library stack). I let them come into the kitchen one at a time to squeeze some fresh orange juice. The oranges were a gift from our neighbors tree. We'll have the juice at snack time.

9:15 am...The boys are distracted and fight over our "homemade telescope" that was part of Monday's science experiment for Apologia Astronomy.

9:30...Finally settled into reading. 6 is reading out loud to me. Next up is 8.

10:15...I finished off the scarf I was working on while the boys read. 4 Reads a BOB book to me. Dot and the Dog.

10:30...Snack

10:45...Math

12:00...Lunch (Kids get chicken salad & vegetable crackers, craisins, carrots & ranch, and a piece of apple. I put some chicken on a bed of mixed greens. M gets left over spaghetti.)

12:30...Recess (we ended recess with Ice-cream)

1:00pm...Daniel Boone Time Line (We've been studying him since Monday)

2:oo...Some Mars science (So glad Mike is in charge of this. This is one of the blessings of having him home. They start with copywork.)

3:00...A walk around the block and then the kids rake leaves in the yard. I finally go get in the shower. It's not so bad. I showered at 2pm yesterday. It just doesn't seem to work into my mornings unless I wake up earlier. And I was showering at night...but that was eating into my TV/Knitting time.

4:00 A friend comes over to knit. I make sandwiches for the boys & M. My mom arrives to do Rhythmic Writing with the kids. (She's here to hang out with my friend too...she's been part of the family since I was 12...She's like a sister to me and another daughter to my mom.)

5:oo...The boys & M leave for Basketball. They'll eat dinner at church and then go straight to Treeclimbers. Tonight they get the wood dowel for their rockets. They'll come home at 8:30 and I've had wonderful Mommy/Daughter time...and this time we get dinner with Nana and my friend. We'll have the crock pot chicken for dinner...and the rest of it will appear in tomorrows dinner and maybe some left for another recipe.

8:00 Idol & knitting. I'll get to choose a new project since I finished one WIP.

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I typed this as we went until 3pm. Then I just projected the rest of the things as planned.

Tenaya Lodge

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Yosemite Hat

So...when your hubby forgets the hat you knit for a week in the snow...he's quick to pull off the highway when you spot a LYS. Driving through Oakhurst, California we found A Bit Of Yarn.

I picked up 2 balls of this super soft 100% Merino. It's a DK weight.

And before we left, I'd finished the hat. I happened to have brought with size 2 DPN's and a 24" circular to work on a 4th fingerless mitt. They worked for this top down hat. It's the No Purl Beanie.

And, since I didn't finish the last 2 rows until AFTER the ball dropped, this is my first FO of 2010.