Hexagons, snails, and puppy dog tails

The hexagon quilt is growing larger, slowly but surely.

I still have three shoe boxes filled with hexie strips to sew together.  It is the perfect project to work on while watching reruns of LOST at night.

The weather has been crummy lately, but we still manage to get outside like the Danes.

This picture makes me smile

and so does this one.  Ethan's latest obsession is collecting snails while on walks and playing in the backyard.

Wave hello to Steven and Sammy snail as they take a spin in their black Porsche

and then take off in their hot air balloon.

Check out our neighbor's snail and squirrel hedge.

Addie is such a doll and has slept through the night since day one.  She is a pretty amazing little girl with the most edible cheeks!

Have a great week!

Quilt progress

A couple of weeks ago I started sewing together hexie strips.  Now the fun begins!

I am trying to evenly distribute colors in the quilt.

 I love the mishmash of fabrics

 

and Addie's double chin

and Addie and her double chin on Auntie Sarah's quilt

and my darling son

and all the sushi we ate at Henrik and Ulla's house this evening.   

Weekend sewing

Over Easter weekend I did some sewing for some special little people in our life.  I made these dresses from a pattern found in Heather Ross' Weekend Sewing book.  

Can I tell you how fun these shirred dresses are to make?  I think I need to make one for Addison.  Once the dresses are outgrown, the straps can be cut off and they can be worn as skirts.

 This pink dress is made from a piece of Indian fabric that my brother and sis-in-law-to-be sent me.  It is a light weight fabric and perfect for this project.

I hope these dresses are worn a bunch and loved this summer!

Josephine Addison

Josephine Addison was born on May 9th, just north of Copenhagen.  Addison is absolutely as sweet as can be and we all love holding her and observing her cute mannerisms.  It was a very bittersweet week for us as my wonderful grandma, Sasa, who I was very close to, went to be with the Lord two hours before I went into labor.  I am thankful that Sasa is no longer in pain, but I am missing her so much and it is hard to imagine my life without her. 

 Last month I made Addison a duvet cover (pictured above) for her future crib out of Liberty fabric and backed it with a Kona cotton.  (Danish babies use feather duvets in their cribs which is so cozy.) I followed this tutorial and I love how it turned out.  The cover looks professional with the French seams and snaps, and the project came together within a day.

Little Josephine has made us feel like a real family (of five!).

Ethan loves his little sister and Chasey has accepted her, too.  I am feeling very blessed.

Pincushion caddy

 I made this pincushion caddy for a friend who is addicted to sewing and loves Anna Maria Horner fabric.  It is the perfect pincushion for a hand sewer who needs a portable pincushion/tool organizer.

 I have Anna Maria Horner's book, Seams to Me, and have been wanting to make this pincushion for some time.  If you buy the book and decide to make the pincushion, I recommend following Texas Freckles' instructions, as there are misprints in the book.  (I have learned to do my research on Flickr before following new patterns!)

The pincushion was really tricky to make, but I will definitely make it again because I love the finished result.

We have been enjoying lots of sunshine and I have been nesting like crazy.  We are counting down the days until this little one is expected to arrive...  

Easter weekend

Easter weekend in Denmark is the best.  Just about everybody gets the Thursday and Friday before Easter off, as well as the Monday after Easter off.  It's fabulous.  Summer suddenly appeared in Copenhagen, so we spent all of our time outside.

 We set up Ethan's pool in the backyard and read books out in the sun.  We also went on bike rides in the sunshine, took a couple of drives, and barbecued in the evenings.  We all feel so refreshed after a fabulous break!  

 Classic.

Ethan went on an Easter egg hunt on Sunday and absolutely loved it!  Aaron filled the eggs with strawberries and blueberries and it was a hit.  After church, Ethan asked us to re-hide the eggs, which we did, and now Ethan hides them for us to find.

 This was the moment that he realized that he found a few "DVD Car" Easter eggs.

 I'm now trying to put the house back together and cram in a few sewing projects before the baby arrives.  We are getting really excited to meet this little girl!

Back view
I made another ice-cream dress when Bekah was visiting.  Bekah made an identical one for a friend who is having a girl.

My sweet brother and darling sister-in-law-to-be sent me this gorgeous fabric from India.  I'm in love with this print.

I found a glass button in my stash that looks similar to the floral pattern on the fabric.  I love it when that happens!

Asher's baby quilt

I have been making this quilt for our new nephew, Asher, over the last several months.  Asher was born last weekend in Seattle and we have enjoyed getting to know him this last week over Skype.  It's hard to believe that he and his little Danish cousin will only be a month apart!

I used Melanie's tutorial to make the blocks and it was really a fun quilt to make.

I used fabrics from my scrap bin and cut into some Japanese prints, Liberty of London, and other designer prints that weren't too girly.

Welcome to the world, Baby Asher!  We love you!

Isn't he a doll?

It's my birthday today, but we all have a nasty flu that is really sticking around, so we are going to take it pretty easy today. My sweet hubby is making me breakfast at this very moment, so the day is off to a good start.