Party Pictures!

I couldn’t make a post of Addy and Piper’s post anything as good as my daughter did!  After making a book using Costco’s photo shop for my aunt visiting from Cody, Wyoming, I decided to have you check the party out on Aimee’s blog.  Enjoy!  (Beware – loads of collages of pictures and smiles!)  Seuss-elebration

Oh, do you remember the balls from a previous post of mine?  They were little bits that you hydrate for plants…  Aimee used them for sensory stations at the party.  They feel soooo ubberly cool!!!  What a hit with the kids!  They were red and blue, but the red dye was strong and they ended up mostly red.  The second tub is full of dyed cooked spaghetti, another BIG hit with the kiddos!

 

If you can handle any more sweetness – check out this post of the girls brushing each other’s teeth!  Stealthy-Parenthood

NEXT party – Bridger’s first birthday party!  Stay tuned!

Robbie Marie

Granddaughter’s Seuss birthday party

Yesterday was finally party day!

Addy will be one year old on May 22nd and Piper was 3 on May 11th.  Mommy and Daddy had a BIG party for Piper’s first birthday and wanted to do the same for Addy, so a big it was party to be!

The theme?  A Seuss party for our:  Little Thing 1 & Big Thing 3!

My part was pretty simple – dresses were needed to donned by two little girls.  They should be cute, but easy to move around in and, by-the-way, Addy is walking only when she wants to, so appropriate provisions should be considered.  Small tasks since both girls are bitty things, right???

Practice dresses had to be made to see if they would fill the bill.  Blouses had to be purchased and bought at the store.  Phew, good thing my job was only that big!

I made sample dresses until just the right styles were found…  I tried old patterns and used cloth I had around…  I tried them on dollies and on girls whenever I could…

So, take a look, see what do you think? 

Did I do good? 

Did they work? 

Did the girls look like Seusville, at least for the day?

And Mommy and Daddy, they dressed the part, too!

Pix of the party are coming up next!

Robbie Marie

Betcha cannot …

Betcha cannot guess what this is a picture of!  (Hint - today was Addy and Piper’s birthday party!) 

Pictures of the party and dresses coming tomorrow!

Robbie Marie

Birthday dresses

May is birthday month!  My three grandchildren - Piper, Addy, and little man Bridger - all have birthdays this month!  What a fun time of year this is!  Piper and Addy’s party is next Saturday, May 19th.

My part for the girl’s parties are their dresses.  Last night I finished them!!  No peeks until the party, but here is amount – every single scrap – of leftover fabric.  There is not a smidgen in the trash as everything was straight cut!  I cut it pretty close, eh??  Phew!  At $12.20/yard I got my $$$ worth!

This week Aunt Ginny flies in for the party!  Hooray!  We can’t wait to see her!

Proud Nana Robbie Marie

When Aimee was a bitty girl …

 

When my daughter, Aimee, was a bitty girl, I made her this exact same outfit!  I just made it again for her daughter!  When I pulled Aimee’s outfit out and it looked o-l-d and sad…  I still  had the exact seersucker fabric in the bottom of my stash, so with new lace and the same pattern, I made it again.  I always had Aimee in bonnets, so of course I had made a matching bonnet for her, but Aimee’s girls don’t wear them, so in just a little time I was finished.

I can’t wait to see Addy in it! 

Robbie Marie

Chooze Shoes!

Mismatched Chooze shoes* are perfect for quilters, don’t you think???  Chooze shoes come in toddlers, youth, and grown-up sizes.  How is it that shoes always look cuter the smaller they are?  It is sad, but true, so I chose to show toddler sizes, but check the website for more options!

Chooze are a shoe with a cause and I like that!  I found this on their website:Make a statement and look good at the same time!

Robbie Marie

*no affiliation whatsoever, just impressed.

happiness is…

Happiness is sharing a grandson!

Yup, my good friend, Candy, and I share a  grandson, Bridger. Candy and I have been friends for a long time.  She is the mother of Bridger’s mother; I am the mother of his father.

We are BOTH sure Bridger is the cutest little boy EVER and love him to bits!

Nana loves you little guy!  Grandpa and I cannot believe you are almost one! 

Robbie Marie

Vintage Pink and White Runner

I have been inspired by modern quilt makers using straight line quilting to quilt their pieces.  Most quilters seem to use semi straight lines as apposed to perfectly spaced ones, but I’m not quite that free yet, grin.

I decided to try the method on a vintage striped sheet.  I added pink sheet patches as focal points; they are not pieced in, but simply quilted down.  I added a lot more lines than I had initially intended.  I had planned on stitching the lines between the colors, but decided to stitch down the center of each line as well.  I used light pink thread in all areas thinking it would tie the piece together.  The back and binding are also vintage sheeting.

I cannot wait to hear what YOU think!  Take a look!

Sometimes, little girls need…

Door Slammers or Door Muffs!

Nana and vintage sheets to the rescue!  We’ll see how they work!

Today I’m off to the quilt show with Cathy!  I can’t wait!  Wish it was THIS one!

Robbie Marie

a knotty dress for Piper

Okay this is one of the cutest dresses I have ever made!

It is made from two 1960-1970 sheets.  The purchased the striped sheet a few weeks ago - still in its original package!  The little straps of the dress were the upper cuff of the striped sheet.  The turquois flowered print (just like my parent’s sheets at one time!) was almost new, too.  It was a pillowcase!  I made the peasant blouse of of regular yardage. 

Cute, eh???

Robbie Marie

Little dress

I wrote that I was starting a little dress for Piper out of a Eddie Bauer sheet a couple of posts ago.  I have finished and it turned out darling!  I made another dress out of the fabric for little sister, Addy, too.

With every project I do, I try to learn something.  With This dress, I practiced using a “ruffler” from my mother’s OLD Singer.  It worked fine with Janome 6500!  

Here is Addy’s dress.  One year olds need matching panties, of course!  I still have to find a bow for the front – another chance to check in on the goose at JoAnn’s!  (The eyelet is left over Daisy Kingdom eyelet from Addy’s mother’s formals from the 1980s!)

Robbie Marie

Goosey Quilter

For several years now 2 Canada Geese have built their nest at a local outdoor mall.  the gander was directing traffic in the street about a month ago.  He certainly was not intimidated by the cars!  We all gave him a big berth!   They certainly chose a HOT location for their nest this year,  the poor goose pants and sometimes just stands on top of her nest trying to cool off.  I know she would use a drink and a bit of shade in our unusually hot/dry spring.

Lucky for our feathery friends, Christopher & Banks and JoAnn’s have agreed to having the location barricaded off so the goose can relax a bit.

A sandwich shop up the row put wooden pallets over the beds to keep the geese away. The nest IS large and about 12” tall, but the small accommodation of barricades does not seem to inconvenience customers and certainly doesn’t discourage patronage! 

Hopefully they will return next year, too!

Robbie Marie

Fun with Bridger!

Grandpa and Nana (that’s ME!) got to play with our grandson, Bridger, on Sunday.  We have a routine of hitting Costco every Sunday afternoon, so Bridger went with us.
This was our first adventure out with Bridger and we had a great time, but who wouldn’t with Grandpa?!  It is a good thing there are seat belts,because is he a busy boy!




Robbie Marie

Been Sewin’

Haven’t been quiltin’ – been sewin’! 

Gee, it has been a long time since I made little girl dresses!  Actually, I made Piper a couple of dresses for her first birthday, but that is about it!

Granddaughters Piper and Addy need Dr. Seuss dresses for their shared upcoming birthday and I want to make them cute dresses.  I don’t want them to match exactly, but coordinate with Seuss fabric.  I thought I’d try a couple of patterns out.  This one has elastic thread gathering in the back.  I’ve never tried that before, so this LOVELY Eddy Bauer bed sheet will be perfect for a proto-type practice dress.

Gotta get back to stitchin’!

Robbie Marie

Great Grandmother

My little granddaughters spent Monday at my house.  Nana couldn’t have been happier!

The girls and I loaded up the double stroller and away we went to Great-grandma’s house!  Grandpa showed up, too!  It was B-U-S-Y!!!!!

We love you, Grandma!

Robbie Marie