Snowed In

Christmas is less than two weeks away !

I'm running behind ... as always . It will get done so I don't freak out ( not yet )...

Gifts for special friend are send away and I so hope she'll like what I've made .



I have to make those for myself as well ... one day ...

Two of my boys were busy making these gingerbread palaces

Rest of us were busy eating it up .

There was a Lot !

Hurray for not arguing who gets what :)

Another snow day ; this is what my boys play house and trees around looked like at 4 o'clock in the afternoon .

It did not stop snowing yet !

So , I'm not expecting that kids will have school tomorrow .

They'll be occupied with snow shovels to dig us out anyway :)

Last week was pretty busy .

Monday ; my husband stayed home from work and we had a chance to do some Christmas shopping and even had a nice lunch ; it was lovely .
I've finished a short dress for Lilly ,she is about to crawl .I'm beginner knitter with doubts that I'll ever step up to advanced beginner level . This dress is far from perfect but I'm so happy it's finished and actually wearable as I want it to throw it out of the window more than once.


Tuesday I was cleaning; dejunking and small gift making...


and made a little play dough fun possible for my four year old...

Wednesday I've had check up and immunization appointment with my baby girl ( she is 16 lb already !) . When Lilly was comfortable again and asleep I've started this adorable doll.

Pattern is on this wonderful blog .

Thursday; not fun at all . My computer crashed!

I wasted up so much of my time trying to fix it , than I went for groceries so at least something gets done .On the way home from work my hubby picked up reconditioned computer for now ; so it's all good again !

Friday I was making more gifts ...

and few more commissioned pouches ...

Saturday was spend with a bit of shopping . My boys in grades 2 and 6 are building gingerbread houses at school so we need it supplies and I've got an extras so we can make one at home. They both are very exited , I'm sure they'll have a lot of fun .

Sunday ; we stayed home and just relaxed . Boys were playing good together most of the day without too many problems which is odd.

No school yesterday and today . Boys have their first snow days. My husband is off too as it is really bad ; over 120 cm of snow sense Sunday . It feels like an extra long weekend ; I love it .

We played cards and watched movies and I've made some cookie dough so I can get on with Christmas baking .

Off to another busy week....

Park Avenue

My Park Avenue quilt is finished and I’m very happy with it. I love those rich colors, lots of reds and chocolate browns .It’s been nice and refreshing to make a quilt without adding any whites. This quilt matches my living room beautifully but it is listed in my little shop for now and the deal is if it doesn’t sell till Christmas, it is mine to keep.

I’ve also made a small blanket for Lilly; I’ve bought fabric like 4 months ago and I wanted to make her a blanket with crochet edging ( what was I thinking ? ) . This material is too thick and frays quite a bit. So I’ve settled on binding in aqua with tiny white circles and I think it looks alright. Than I’ve made a headband and little friend to play along.
I found this cute Scottie dog pattern here.

Next pictures are for my Mom. She started a quilt for Lilly shortly after she was born while visiting but did not get the chance to finish it so I’ve finished the quilt and Lilly is using it for a “tummy time “ for quite a while now and I finally took some pictures for my mom to see it in all beauty . This quilt is made from Verna jelly roll .Mom took all the scraps and my girlfriend kindly donated charm pack and few fat quarters so she can make a similar quilt for her other granddaughter .This quilt is very special to me as we worked on it together , I love it very much and I hope Lilly will too .

Mami , tak tady je Verna v cely krase . Ten se nam povedl , vid !

Apron and Bibs

Last Sunday I went to fabric shop to get some flannel so I can make more bibs for my baby girl. While looking for flannel; I’ve spotted sample of what my first thought was a little dress and cupcakes. When I inspected it closer , I realized that it is an apron made from printed panel. I knew that I can’t go home without it.



I’ve had to make it as soon as I’ve got the chance (I folded mountain of laundry in record time) and even though Lilly has a quite a few months to grow into this; it feels good to be ahead of a game for once:) This was a first time I’ve tried project like this as I never even look at quilt panels and I really liked how quickly and easily this apron came together and I did not have to do too much of thinking !I still have cupcakes to make yet and I’m already imagining my little Lilly wearing this apron while baking cupcakes for her brothers together.

The bibs I’ve made are just very simple as I need a quite a few yet and immediately. But I’ve got to try my new tool! I don’t like Velcro fasteners on the bibs as those are frequently washed items and when fibers gets into a Velcro; it creates a mess. Ties are not an option for hungry and squiggly baby so I’ve been using sew on snaps to fasten the bibs and when you have to sew snaps on a few bibs at once ; it feels like a quite a chore . So I’ve ordered this neat tool and cute snaps from this wonderful seller .All arrived in no time and she kindly added a few extra snaps to practice with. The tool is great ; I’ve had snaps in place within minutes and I’ll be using snaps instead of buttons when I make dresses for Lilly as I’m not much of a seamstress and button holes are intimidating me .

I was excitedly telling my friend about my happy snapping while waiting for the school bus with our kids to arrive. Later; she brought over whole bunch of decorative snaps and other amazing goodies like 3 yards of white and royal blue minky fabric .How sweet is she?

Park Avenue quilt is almost finished; one more side to bind …

HELLO Blogland !

Everyday spend in a company of my husband; our six greatest creations and a bit of crafting is a good day !

Today I finally started to quilt my Park Avenue charm quilt that I've had in a progress for a while now .

I need this quilt finished ASAP sense this wonderful book that I've ordered here arrived yesterday; perfectly for the weekend .Projects and photographs in this book are just scrumptious and this book is definitely setting me in a Christmas mood and is also reminding me my endless list of things I want to make this year yet .

I really want to make this cute Santa as he would look great on top of my fireplace.

Luckily , there is no shortage of red polka dots fabric in my house :)

But #1 project from this book is Tilda Angel doll; must for my little girl!

Off to quilting ... Wonderful Sunday to All !

Dasha