Decking Out the Nursery

I’ve been doing more sewing than quilting lately. Sommer’s baby brother is due February 26th, and Betsy is in nursery preparation mode. The color scheme she’s chosen is navy blue, kelly green and brown. She asked me to make the curtains …

bumper pads, and a hanging diaper holder.

I’m continually being amazed by my daughter-in-law’s abilities. She’s a loving wife and mother. She’s done the design work on two of my books. But I never realized what a talented painter she is, until now. Here’s a picture of Sommer with their two doggies, Moseley and Nershi (Sommer is quite an artist herself – and two fisted).

And these are the pictures Betsy painted recently for the baby’s room:

Didn’t she capture them well? The finishing touches on the nursery will be completed this weekend, and I put the final stitches into the baby’s quilt this past week. So, he can come any time now 😀 ! I’ll send pictures once he’s arrived!

Yo Yo update!

I recently received an email and photo from Lorraine about her yo yo project. I just had to share:

“Hi Chris,
A few weeks ago you talked about yo yos on your blog and asked for pictures of our yo yo projects.  Here is my story:

When I bought my first yo yo maker I decided to make a vest.  I spent several evenings making yo yos and after I had a big pile of them I decided I had enough to put the vest together.  I took a vest that fit me well, laid it on the floor and began arranging my pile of yo yos to duplicate the front panels.  My big pile of yo yos did not come close to finishing the front panels!  I had to spend many more evenings making many many more yo yos in order to finish the front panels and then do the back of the vest.  Although it took much longer than I thought and many more yo yos than I anticipated I like the finished project and get lots of compliments when I wear the vest.”

Lorraine, It is lovely! Thanks for sharing!