finally feeling fall

YO YO YO!

PTHHHHHH!

Watching Tai Chi.

Scaling the wall.

toy drawers

inspiring

bye, bye, blue car

SOLD!  To the hipster with the beard!

I felt that!

My dad loves the quilt I made him so much that he requested a scarf made with the same soft felted wool.  Turned out nicely I think.  Zach was so kind as to

model for me.

He thought it would show better in this action shot.

Another thrift store find this weekend past was a thick green wool J. Crew sweater.  It felted up nicely and the neck reduced to a perfect size for my little Hen.  Did a little tracing and cutting...

 Sewed up the sides and VIOLA!  Super easy!

Now if it would just get cold enough for him to wear it.

i'd rather be a forest than a street, yes i would.

Last week our Grandma Lisa returned from her Peruvian adventure and brought a bounty of gifts for our family.  Among the gifts for me, some beautiful chocolaty brown baby alpaca yarn.  I can't decide how to use it yet.  Maybe a scarflette?

A sweater, a hat, a zampolla for the kids and this alpaca that we all fight over.  Greta added the baby.

Here are the kids with Grandma having a serious jam session. 

They sounded a little something like this:

quilting

Yesterday I attended a baby shower for a baby girl that will be here very soon.  I made her this quilt.  Used some seriously cute fabric and managed some freestyle quilting.  I would have done more swoops and swirls but I ran out of time.  Next on my list, my poor neglected stepson, Julien.  We will see him in December so I know I have time.  Poor guy still using the quilt I made him when he was 8.  He has since outgrown it.

Found this knitted quilt style throw while thrifting this weekend.  I love this!!

And for the kids I found this machine that I am not exactly sure what it was used for.  But there are levers and numbers and when you slide paper under it stamps whatever sum you set.  Greta has jammed it once so far.  We'll see how long this lasts.

HAPPY MONDAY!