Snowy Days

This is his quilt.

The one made while waiting for him to grow.

I like how it reminds me of a teetering pile of books.

I finished it this snowy day in January.

The top is done from stash, minus the red pieces. I don't buy that much red. I even looked in my spacebags of scraps, and no reds big enough.

I could patchwork the back from stash, but I'm just not much of a fan of that, especially for baby quilts where I want the nice silken feel of a quality sheet to use for the back, all one piece. I also like when you hold up a white quilt to the light, and it is white all the way through, so I will use a white backing. Maybe I will do a rainbow binding? Or a black one?

Also some knitting, when it comes to knitting, I'm not that great. But I try, and I do enjoy the feeling of accomplishment gained when you use the big chunky yarn. This one is done out of baby's breath blue yarn, and I want to make another one in white, then I will knit with the minky like yarn I found too.

I find I work these days assembly line style, do all the cutting, then the sewing, then the trimming. With a toddler, you don't have the focused time to always see things through. Thomas the train sewing, stay tuned, the big brother and little brother pants, and some other sewing that so far has been bit of a failure, uhm, cart cover???

I am doing well with my resolution, which is less mindless interneting. Such an easy trap to fall into when pregnant and trying to get the feet elevated.

January is my month of cleaning and purging. Every. Single. Day. I go through something, a tub, a drawer, a corner, a problem area, or spend an hour in the garage. Must take advantage of the nesting and the "brrr" days as my little one says. I'm feeling proud of these accomplishments, even if it seems life goes on ahead of me messing things up even faster :)

The sea has risen this afternoon, and the snow is melted off the patio stone, grey fronts move past out on the horizon, and it clears to the north. I catch a few minutes to record the feeling of finishing a quilt top, however small, in print.