Where have I been!!

Ok, so clearly I'm not very good about keeping up with a blog!  I wish I could say I've been really really busy or that I've been travelling or something but I haven't.  I've been working at my part time job, doing a little sewing and crafts and spending lots of time with The Bean.  How can I not spend time with her?  I wasn't lucky enough to have my mum or twin sister living close to me when I had my two kids as we were in the military, so I've decided that spending time with my grandchildren is top priority! Yes I said children.  The Bean is now a big sister to Sissy who arrived in quite a hurry last Thursday night Friday morning.  She was a few days early and entered the world in a short hour and a half of labor!! If only I'd been that lucky with my two....

Naturally I had to make a quilt for Sissy, so chose to do a really simple design.  I went to Joann's and was surprised to find some really cute fabric.  I came straight home and cut my strips and pieced it together in about an hour.  I then went back to Joann's to buy backing and settled on a flannel.  I decided to just quilt in horizontal lines about 2" apart.  I love how it looks and have decided that this will be the baby quilt I make for my up coming craft show - more on that later. Then with my leftover fabrics I put together a banner to hang in her room.

I also made a quilt for The Bean.  I don't have any pics yet as I sent it away to be quilted and I still have to make a matching pillowcase for it but I will post some as soon as I get it back.

So I've decided to do a Craft Show.  It's in the middle of June giving me plenty of time to make some things for it.  As I was looking through Pinterest the other day I came across a great blog about prepping for a show. stitchedincolor.com/2012/09/the-craft-show-series   I'm definitely going to use her plan to get me organized.  Over the next day or so I'll make my list/plan and keep you updated with my progress. Until then...