Today is Layla’s fifth birthday. The festivities started yesterday with a small party with my family. She really wanted to go bowling again this year, so we rushed through presents and cake so we would have plenty of time to bowl. We got the the bowling alley and all the lanes were taken for leagues,...
I told you I wouldn’t be able to quit. The Sketchbook Shirt pattern is just too good! This time I made Wallace two of the short sleeved versions of the shirt with the standard fold down collar. I used my one of my all time favorite prints, Queue for the Zoo in green. This awesome...
I love the Oliver + S Jump Rope Dress. It was one of the first garment patterns I sewed for Layla so long ago. Its that time of year now when I start thinking about refreshing her wardrobe because she’s outgrown everything she has. She’s looking more like a toothpick everyday because she’s just getting...
I finished up Wallace’s new Liberty quilt, and now he and Layla have coordinating quilts. Same pattern, different color schemes to suit them. I’m not going to coordinate outfits or anything, but I’m ridiculously excited about these quilts. I do love kids and quilts. I’m happy that Wallace is far less particular about his than...
Remember that embroidery I showed you last week? Well this is what we’re turning those bits of stitching into. Layla and I haven’t quite finished our project, but I wanted to show you her baby carrier. This was intended to hold Pup, her beloved stuffed dog, but she bought a little horse that she wanted...
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Happy birthday little one! Oh my word. That picture of Wallace! Love!
The cake looks fantastic! I made a rainbow cake like that for one of my girls’ birthdays a few years back. I loved watching the kids’ faces as we cut into it and they saw the rainbow.
Happy Birthday to Layla!
omg! you bake too (even though you profess that you don’t)! that cake is AMAZING! i can only imagine how much time that took to whip up 6 different coloured layers. LOVE! (and drool).