ava's birthday quilt

I need to make a quilt for my niece's 3rd birthday, which is in less than a month!!

I want to make a quilt similar to this pattern, but it needs an oriental theme...what do you think about these fabrics together in a design similar to the above quilt??

Do you think it'll work? Or should i just stick to the momo range? hhhmmmmm i CAN NOT make a decision!

HELP!!

another giveaway : )

ok i promise i will blog about something other than a giveaway soon! i have news that i am dying to share, but MUST wait until this afternoon : )

But for now, check out this super generous giveaway...

another tea pony

OK- i promise to blog about something other than tea pony soon! i have some very exciting news to share soon enough, but until then, my fave kids designer is having ANOTHER giveaway- uh huh, that right. hop on over here and enter for a chance to win this...

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tea pony

this is my absolute fave line of clothing for kids (and for me, if it were in my size ; ) ) and they are having a wonderful giveaway...check out this blog (or not!! more chances for me!!!) i have all my everything's crossed that i win

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etsy-ing...

with all the toy sales on at the moment, i am all 'plastic'd' out...so have been searching for some 'real' toys- handmade with love and all natural materials..check out some of my finds :)

all courtesy of ETSY..

how cute is this!?!

i FINALLY made one of the fabric baskets from the online tutorial over at Pink Penguin...made entirely from scraps, which were donated (via a blog giveaway) by the lovely Katy over at imagingermonkey (THANK YOU!!)

this is the first time i have made something besides a quilt, and i really liked it...i love the colours! now, it is FAR from perfect...my handles, although exactly the same length, and sewn on the same way, appear different sizes (whats with that!) and i have never boxed corners before, so they are kinda random, but still very easy to do...and it is a little messy in places...it started off great, but then i got hooked and HAD to finish it before i went to bed...so i had arguments with myself, knowing that it was getting WAY TOO LATE to be awake, and that my son would wake up soon and want his mama...so i kept going and got clumsy and scatter brained...but the next one will be a lot better, i think! and it was SO much easier than i imagined... i really did end up making it harder than it was, so i am looking forward to fabric basket number two...



But for now, i love : )