YO MAMA...How's Your CRIB?

I'm rappin' talking about a Baby Crib of course. 

It's the first thing to get ready for the arrival of a new member of the family.

Unless....that Sweet Baby arrives before the Crib!

Then a Dresser Drawer is where you keep that Sweet Baby warm!

Such was the case when my Baby Sister was born in September 1957.   I was ten years old and even though I was a TomBoy, I did love baby dolls and was quite excited that a real baby was on the way.  It didn't matter if it was a boy or a girl....back then it was always a surprise...unless of course you believed in the 'Swinging Ring Test'.  Here's how it was done...

...take off your wedding ring, tie it to a piece of string, and hang it over your belly. 

If it swings in a circle, you are promised a boy;  back and forth indicates a girl. 

 

I remember my Grandmother Minnie making the trip from Iowa to be with my Mother for the birth of my third sibling.  I already had a younger brother and sister...yes, I was #1....so it really didn't matter to me if the new baby wore pink or blue. 

 

 Mother was prepared for either one with saved baby clothes from us first three, and new baby things were yellow.  After three babies and twice that many moves,  the first crib didn't make it for baby number four.  A new Crib was on order from the Sears catalog.  It was late and 'Baby Sister' was early.  

 

Thankfully, Grandmother Minnie's solution of a Dresser Drawer worked out perfectly.  Especially when you wanted to muffle the crying baby...close the drawer...just kidding!  She didn't cry all that much, and when she did I was right there. 

 

Here we are 56 years later...and I'm still right there...playing dress-up and keeping her CRIB warm with Quilts.  Thank-you Minnie for this memory, and Mother...I'm so glad your 'Swinging Ring' swung back and forth.

New Listings in Nana's Blankies and A Quilt Store and More ETSY Shop
~YO MAMA and GRANDMA these CRIBS are for Ya'll~

Hoo's There and How's About Hearts and Flowers?

I give!!! Hoo's There?

QUILTMAKER magazine is Hoo's There with this Big Block Baby Pattern from the May/June issue.  It's been on my ToDo List, but it's taken this long to decide on what fabrics to use. 

 

After 'Auditioning' several stacks of fabrics, the decision came down to 'Hoo's Year' fit best...1930's Reproductions or 2013 Moderns. 

 

You know this collector has a 1930's Stash to die for!  You would think this decision would be a no brainer.  My 'OverDoSue' often morfs into 'OverThinkItSue' which occasionally blows up the whole project and I find it months later in a basket on the top shelf in the deepest, darkest, corner closet.

 

Not so this time.  I relied on my high tech modern, 21st Century decision maker strategy and as quick as I could say, "Eeeney Meeney Mineey Mo" I went with.....

...a compromise...old fashion hearts and flowers and modern prints and solids!

I think this Quilt Top will fit in nicely with the others in A Quilt Store and More ETSY Shop.

I mentioned in my last post, Braggin' It Up and Backin' It Up, that I really love to piece tops,

and that these Tops were specially made for those of YOU who are Finishers...here's the menu!

ARE YOU A FINISHER?

Then these...Quilt Tops Pieced on ETSY Shop...are for you!!!

ARE YOU A TADAist?

Then these...Finished Nana's Blankies on ETSY Shop...are for you!!!

ARE YOU A PIECER?

Then these...Children and Baby Fabrics on ETSY Shop...are for you!!!

No matter your choice....I've Got You Covered!

Braggin' It Up and Backin' It Up

Here's to a bit of patting myself on the back...

"It ain't bragging if you can back it up".

I am pretty sure that the guy who said that was not talking about a 'Quilt Backing', but I am! 

 

In the 'Quilt World', and in my way of thinking, one is NOT FINISHED with a quilt until it is backed, quilted, bound and labeled.  In other words...the fat lady has belted out the last note of La Boheme...or on my 'Sewing Studio Stage' it gets' a fanfare of 'TaDa'.

 

You know I'm bragging through my teeth...right?

 

My only excuse for 'bragging through my teeth' is this...."I LOVE to Piece".  Back, Quilt, Bind, Label....NOT So Much!  That is why I have more of THESE....

....than THESE....

TaDa Nana's Blankies in A Quilt Store and More ETSY Shop.

ARE YOU A FINISHER?

Then these...Quilt Tops Pieced on ETSY Shop...are for you!!!

ARE YOU A TADAist?

Then these...Finished Nana's Blankies on ETSY Shop...are for you!!!

ARE YOU A PIECER?

Then these...Children and Baby Fabrics on ETSY Shop...are for you!!!

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Finally, Some Time To SEW

What's with this 'No Time To Sew' lately?

Well, I'll tell ya how it has been with me for a couple of months....yes, it has been months since I clamped on the quarter inch foot and pieced a quilt. It's been one Re-something or another after another.  First there was a shoulder thingy that needed Re-adjusting and Re-covery time, then there was Re-turn trips to visit Mama.  Next I decided to Re-vamp CollectInTexas Gal to include one more 'Collection', and without a doubt the most 'No Time To Sew' came with the Re-Opening of A Quilt Store and More ETSY Shop.

 

Re-Opening with Nana's Blankee's was a good move, or so I thought.  Turns out, I need more Blankee's, and with Re-establishing and Re-stocking the Bags, Fabrics and Quilt Sections there's been 'No Time To Sew'. 

 

You might Re-member the post Hey Diddle Diddle from back in February when I was making Baby Blankee's from Quiltmaker's  Big Baby Block Series that started with the January-February 2013 issue. 

 

Such easy patterns and so quick to piece together.  So, when I had a special order for a 'Girly Nana's Blankee', this pattern popped into my head. 

 

I didn't fiddle around this time either, and quickly put together these fabrics, sharpened up the Rotary Cuff Cutter...oops...shoulder thingy...and snapped on the quarter inch foot. 

 

Funny thing about these Fabrics...they were next in line for the next Fabric Section on the ETSY Shop called 'Youth Novelty Fabrics'.  No worries if you like it and want to make a Blankee with these fabrics and this pattern...there's plenty more which will be listed soon.  I say soon, but not until I've finished this one and pieced one more for NANA'S BLANKEES.

Here's Hey Diddle Diddle....click HERE to view details on A Quilt Store and More ETSY Shop.

Okay, I now have Some Time To Sew...finally!

I'll have 'Show and Tell' when 'Buggy Cuteness' is finished...watch for it!!!

It's About Country Boy's Blue Jeans & Blankets

A couple of 'Country Boys' on their way to the shed. 

A moment captured for all time. 

A moment to be shared, remembered and enjoyed in the years to come.

You know, little guys in blue jeans grow up to be big guys who have their favorite, grungy, worn out "don't you dare throw away" blue jeans.  This is a perfect example of HiHoney's frayed, holey, rolled up and 'Forever Wranglers'.  I have a feeling that his grandson will not only follow him to the shed, but also through years of 'Forever Wranglers'.

The same can be said for their Favorite Blankets/Quilts.

New Listing in A Quilt Store And More...HERE

Details in Nana's Blankees...HERE

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