Wednesday Randoms

So I have a lot of random things to say, and well, this is my place to say them!

-  Anyone else think the new show "Up All Night" sucks?  I was so excited to watch this show, because on the previews Kris and I could 100% relate!  I mean, arguing over who was awake all night, and begging the other to take a turn.  The reality is, the show is a dud.  I don't think it's really that funny and I don't plan to keep watching it.  Sad story.

-  "Whitney" on the other hand cracks me up!

-  Out of nowhere lately I have been concerned about breast cancer.  My biological sperm donors {you know, the douche bag} mom has had breast cancer 2 times.  It didn't really bother me before, but lately all this breast cancer awareness has been on my mind.  I used to worry that I may not be able to have kids, clearly God has proven to me that is not a concern, I've been blessed.  Now I worry that these size 42E ladies on my chest {yes, crazy size isn't it?} will cause me trouble in the future.  Kris told me last night that it wouldn't be a problem, and if it was he has had 2 aunts go through it and he would be here for me and love me no matter what.  Now I don't feel so bad, but I can't shake this strange concern.

-  I've been craving peanut butter lately.  We went peanut free in our house, completely that is, a month ago.  Now Eli and I are really wanting some PB.  I think I'm going to need to break down and hide a jar.

-  How is it that Aiden can lay down at noon almost daily this week and fall asleep on the couch and take a nice 2-3 hour nap and yet he won't lay down and go to bed at night?  Goodness it is driving me insane! 

-  The Percy Jackson and The Olympians book series is WONDERFUL!  I love it.  I had seen the movie and decided to try the books since I have 13 left to read this year.  No doubt I will finish the 6 really quickly. 

Wordless Wednesday

Well ti's been a long time since I did wordless wednesday, so I thought I'd overload you with pictures...

Aiden's new "fade" haircut from Daddy

Eating "Happy" aka grandpas cheesecake

Aiden loves playing potato heads, and I taught him to put the mouths in his own!

Before haircut - he found my heels for the first time!

Christmas Quilt



So I'm a bit behind, no big surprise there.  I bought some clearance 12 Days of Christmas fabric, by Kate Spain, last year and now my mind is racing with ideas.  It may not be July, but it's gonna start looking like Christmas here for me!
Here are the fabrics I have....

I am thinking of using the red, green and cream fabrics to make a zig zag quilt with a lot of white around it.  Much like the image below, but with only 3 large zig zags in the middle and white above and below them.  More similar to the 2nd image....

I think I will use the blue for the binding?  Not sure, but it isn't the same print, so it's a sad outsider.  Not sure what I am going to do for the back yet.  I think I will end up zig zag quilting it, so I want something that is the same angle.  I may do a few large sporadically placed diamonds of each color and mostly white on the back.

inspiration pictures both via FITF

So what are your thoughts, opinions?  Got any great examples to share with me?  Would you do a solid binding of the red to add more christmas feel to it?  Or sporadic stars on the back?  I want it to be simple, but really stand out.

Sewing Again!

I finally got a small space carved out in our new place for my sewing machine.  My hubby brought me a small table from his parents house and we made some space next to his desk in the dining room.  I plan to get a couple ikea shelves up above the desk in order to make it look a bit more put together.  I was thinking of putting some mason jars with scraps in them, you know one for each color of the rainbow. 

Here is my little corner so far.  I can't wait to get started sewing again! 

On my small design wall I have started laying out Eli's baby quilt.  It is Lily and Will and I just love it.  The back is still a mystery.  It will either be a solid brown cuddle soft fabric, or I'm going to try my hand a a faux chenille back.