Some Assembly Required

Elephants in the house

This project has been waiting in the wings for a few months.  I've raved before about the book Last Minute Patchwork by Joelle Hoverson and I've made several of Joelle's projects here and here.  I got it in my head that I wanted to make the adorable stuffed elephants as Christmas presents for my niece and nephew, so off to the fabric store I went with the boys in tow.  They were immediately in to this project and before long I was no longer making stuffed elephants for their cousins, I was making stuffed elephants for them.  They picked out the fabric for their own elephants and home we came.  There the fabric sat throughout the holiday rush until soon it was forgotten by all of us. 

Fast forward four months to April's spring break.  The bag of elephant fabric was rediscovered and a spring break project was soon underway.  Before long, two whimsical elephants were "born" to two excited boys. 

I enjoyed this project.  I think it would be challenging for a beginner but certainly not impossible.  I did mail order the cotton stuffing recommended in the book and I'm glad I did.  The cotton smells wonderful and gives the elephants a nice weight that a polyfill or even wool would not. 

A fond farewell

I can't believe its been nearly four years since I signed up for a little card kit club called Self-Addressed.  Or that for nearly two years, I've been privileged to be a member of the Self-Addressed Design Team. The endless bounty of Jenn's kits has nurtured my creativity, just as the warm and friendly message board has been a place to nurture friendships.  June is Self-Addressed's last month and I am truly sorry to see it go. I will Jenn and her family all the best as they move on to new adventures in their lives.  Thank you, Jenn and Self-Addressed, for four wonderful years! 

Here are my last designs from the March and April Self-Addressed kits. 

 

 

Hey there

Yeah.  So.  Here I am.  What the heck have I been up to in the past two months?  Way too much for one post, but I will say that life has been a whirlwind here.  My grandmother's funeral.  The end of school.  My ever consuming obsession with photography.  Planning a family reunion.  Yadda yadda yadda. 

I do have a lot to catch up on and I promise that I will be posting often in the coming days and weeks.  In the meantime, here are a few tasty morsels.