I have to start this post by telling you how touched I've been by all your most amazing comments to my last post! I'm so excited about sharing more of this dream with you as the work on the house progresses... The next little while will be exciting as the windows and doors have been ordered and should be arriving very soon -- I made a few changes to the original design with respect to the windows, so I am looking forward to seeing them all installed... In fact, I went through a period obssessing about the windows and, as it is now, I can't go by houses without zooming in on the windows -- well, I figure it's not such a bad thing because windows are huge a far as the final look of the house goes... Anyhow, I hope it all ends up looking good (I will show you photos as soon as they're in...)
So April has come and gone and I feel like I don't have much to show you except for this blanket I whipped up for our youngest's (Nico) 9th birthday. When I say I whipped it up, I whipped it up... I did it all on the day of her birthday while she was at school and I have to say that it is not some of my finest sewing work! I've had this wonderful remnant of very bright pinky red plush kicking about and Nico, who likes to make a nest of her bed with all sorts of odds and ends and blankies, has been eyeing it for a while now... So, I decided to make a back for it by sewing strips of this wonderful fabric which looks like it has velvet ribbons on it (I love this fabric but I'll never forget that when I was buying it the women who was cutting it for me at the fabric store couldn't understand why I was buying it because she thought it was dreadful!) with strips of some pink flannel with rose posies. I then embellished the whole with some colorful trim and sewed it all to the piece of plush, which was the point at which I almost chucked the whole thing because nothing (of course) was lining up as I was trying to quickly sew together a fabric with stretch (the plush) to a non-stretchy back!... I got it done somehow, not well, but more importantly, Nico was thrilled with the final product!
I hope you're all having a good start to the month of May and that, wherever you may be, your weather is lovely and seasonal unlike in Poland where I just read that it was snowing and lots of people are without power... and I was complaining about out spring!... Take care...
What beautiful colours...a very special birthday present. xx
Posted by: Naomi Newton | May 04, 2011 at 12:51 PM
it is just gorgeous, i bet she will treasure it
j x
Posted by: jooles | May 04, 2011 at 01:03 PM
Very pretty colors.. I love it! Happy birthday to Nico!
Posted by: Eve | May 04, 2011 at 02:03 PM
It looks lovely from here, I'm not surprised she loved it!
Spring has been amazing here in the UK, which I'm a little worried about because that usually means we don't get a proper summer!
Posted by: Petit Filoux | May 05, 2011 at 02:27 AM
Love it! Beautiful! :)
Posted by: Tiffany | May 07, 2011 at 08:00 AM
What's not to love about it? It's beautiful. No wonder she loved it!
Posted by: Patty | May 10, 2011 at 07:33 AM
hello there..loving these happy pinks and reds. and the ribbons! just lovely. all in your stash? incredible! xo
Posted by: angelina | May 12, 2011 at 06:48 PM
What a positively cheerful blanket- perfect gift for her birthday! <3
Posted by: Piper | May 13, 2011 at 05:58 PM
I adore the eyepopping colors! So sweet!
Posted by: Christy | May 14, 2011 at 03:18 AM
The colours you have chosen are gorgeous, remind me of jars of sweets ~ bright, zingy and eye catching. A lovely gift indeed!
Love Julia x
Posted by: julia | May 18, 2011 at 07:26 AM
I used to work at a fabric store and some of the women working there said things like your fabric cutter... I could never quite figure out why they would do that! Seems to me that if we all liked the same fabric's all of our items would be exactley the same and pretty boring if the truth be told! Yeah for difference... or as the French would say.... Viva La Difference!!!
On top of the lovely color/fabric that you used for the blanket for your daughter... ahem..... mom made it just for her! What's not to love? My daughters/and one son have things I've made for them... just cause I made it!
Posted by: Jean C. | June 03, 2011 at 04:54 AM
Hi, the blanket looks amazing. Can you post a larger picture of it?
Posted by: Tammi | June 05, 2011 at 05:40 AM
Can share the pain of others, is a human; to share the happiness of others, is God
Posted by: Polo Outlet Online | August 03, 2011 at 02:24 AM
Your blanket is just sooo pretty. After I get better at crocheting, teaching myself to sew alot better then I can now is on my agenda. There are so many things I want to make. Your blog is a great inspiration!!
Posted by: Lynn | August 29, 2011 at 09:53 AM
thanks for your article,like your blog very much,well done
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