beuys-y bees a'buzzing*

Summer has rolled right on in, and the days have become a blur of outdoor stuff and baby-related activity. I finally managed to get some sewing time and finished my blocks for Jennie. While I was photographing them, Matt came home for lunch and stopped to admire them. "They remind me of Joseph Beuys." I can't believe I hadn't realized that myself earlier considering my fondness for modern cross quilts. Jennie was inspired by the graphic quality of the red cross and the interplay between negative & positive space. I hope she likes them as much as I enjoyed making them.

*I'm really going for the worst pun ever in my post titles, in case you haven't noticed.

fabric love

I may have splurged and bought myself a whole lot of fabric for my birthday, as if I had the time to make anything with it all just yet. Anyhootle, I am completely smitten with Castle Peeps. I want to gaze at it all day - it gives me such crazy joy. I already have a couple of ideas as to what I want to make with this. Oh, I am dreaming and scheming, and this collection is all sorts of awesome.

this & that

I have so many things started right now! I'm lucky to be able to squeeze in a little bit of sewing time here and there while the wee one naps. I'm also lucky that he's a sound little sleeper. When I'm super-lucky, I get a whole hour at a time which is helping me learn to be more efficient with my time management. I am unlucky, however, in that my left hand is healing from a form of tendinitis, and knitting is a no-go with my hand in a brace. Of course, now that I can't do it is when I most want to knit. Heh. It's not like I don't have half a dozen baby quilts to make for friends who are about to pop in the next few months (one of whom gave birth to a beautiful baby girl just last week - I gotta catch up and finish theirs quickly).

Life is great right now, and I am loving this summer so far. Just taking things one day at a time, making stuff when I can, and enjoying a lot of outdoor time with the wee one. Hope you're all having a lovely time of it, too.