Polaroid Quilt

I love making quilts for babies. 

When Holly announced she was expecting we chatted about a theme with her suggestions consisting of fat stripes, nautical/ ocean, whales and stuff.

I looked through may stash and noticed I didn't have anything nautical. I asked a few fellow crafters and they were more than happy to gift me some fabric.

I mostly used fabrics from my stash.

The quilt has now made it safe and sound and being enjoyed by its tiny and adorable new owner 

xx

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where I am right now- March

March was a little bit crazy busy so here's my March addition...it's only 10 days late.

Making : a very large quilt

Cooking : dinners in the slow cooker

Drinking : decaf coffee

Reading: The Enchanted Wood and The Faraway Tree

Wanting: to go on all the camps

Looking: forward to a quieter school holidays

Playing: on giant dragons

Deciding: on my next Project Life layout

Wishing: summer was all year round

Enjoying: the beach

Waiting: for flights to Auckland and home again

Liking: all the different types of shells

Loving: the simple moments of joy while shell collecting

Pondering: how much wood we will use this winer

Considering: carpet

Watching: the boys look through all the Project Life albums

Hoping: this quilt is loved by its recipient 

Marvelling: at how much these two have grown

Needing: more time....just watching

Smelling: flowers

Wearing: comfy clothing

Following: Mr B's awesome photos

Noticing: the road works sign is now my age

Knowing: moments like this are very special

Thinking: how awesome this kid is

Feeling: sad

Admiring: how long we all waited to see the top of the hippo's head at the Zoo

Buying: fun dress ups

Getting: good practice being the tooth fairy

Bookmarking: weaving projects

Opening: late birthday presents

Giggling: at all our awesome family photos

You can find the list here

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where I am right now - February 22nd 2016

Making : a Polaroid quilt for a friend 

Cooking : delicious dinners from Chelsea Winter's cook books

Drinking : water

Reading: the magic faraway tree to the boys each night

Wanting: the summer evening glow all year round

Looking: forward to friends coming to stay

Playing: in the water at the Margaret Mahy playground 

Deciding: on where to store our growing cicada collection

Wishing: we could be at the beach every day

Enjoying: ice cream with Mr B on 30 degree days

Waiting: for the next date night with Mr B

Liking: my new pergola and festoon lights

Wondering: what to grow up the new pergola

Loving: quality time with the family

Pondering: the power of the earthquakes 

Considering: a haircut 

Watching: people enjoy the fun spaces in the city

Hoping: to get more peaches off our trees before the bugs and birds get them

Marvelling: at how much the boys have grown in the past 5 years

Needing: to finish hand quilting the quilt

Smelling: gladioli from my garden

Wearing: jandals

Following: geonet 

Noticing: how fast my garden has grown

Knowing: we have been through so many earthquakes and still relatively sane

Thinking: about how to Project Life this year

Feeling: glad we have so many photos of our family

Admiring: how well the boys play together

Buying: all things star wars

Getting: excited Master B will be 9 in 5 days

Bookmarking: recipes for tomatoes 

Opening: the fridge a zillion times a day for cold water

Giggling: at the word cliff - as the boys were saying it as clift for a while

Feeling: thankful we can remember

You can find the list here

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