I'm not a fan of hot weather, especially not the humid variety of hot we get here in the Mid-Atlantic states. I usually don't do much crafting in the summer, but I guess I'm subconsciously (or maybe consciously) trying to will summer to be over by crafting my little heart out.
Because I don't have enough demands on my time, I thought, why not try my hand at making quilts? I bought a quilt kit from Jo-Ann Fabrics with an eye to making Little Mr. E a crib quilt, which I managed to finish in an afternoon. (I'd love to link to the kit I bought, but I can't seem to find it online... suffice it to say they do have them in the stores, they're not terribly expensive, and IMO they're a good option for those of us who are new to quilting and find fabric selection and complicated patterns daunting. Yes, I've made a suit among other very complex garments in the past. Yes, I still find new things daunting sometimes.) As soon as the older kids (and Mr. G) saw the quilt, I was inundated with demands requests for quilts of their own. This one here is Little R's quilt, done with the same pattern as the kit but different fabrics. I used a variety of ladybug prints (he's my nature lover, that one) as well as red minkee dot for the border (hate hate hate... so annoying to sew, though so nice in the finished product) and one solid lime green since the Jo-Ann I went to to select the fabric only had four ladybug prints and the pattern requires six fabrics in total. I also used batting in the middle of this one, which I didn't for Little Mr. E's. I'm unsure of whether I love the batting or not, but Little R seems happy with it.
Next in line is Muscari from Knitty's Summer 2008 (what do you call it, a volume? edition?)... well, from the summer 2008 Knitty. I've had this KPPPM lying around since Mr. G, the older two boys, and I went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in 2006, just waiting for the perfect sock pattern to come along. I think I've found it. Further bulletins as events warrant.
