I Heart Cathedral Windows

All you non-quilters (that is typed with all kinds of snobbiness), are so confused right now. The quilt block with which these pillows are constructed is called Cathedral Window and it is my all time favorite block. I love the look of the folded fabric. I've got really big plans for it in the future, but this Christmas, I had to stick with simple and quick projects. Hence, lots of single block pillows for grandmas and sisters-in-laws. I made my mom and Jon's mom table runners with the same block, but don't have pictures of those. Here's a close up of the block.

Sew Spot

This was once a pretty pitiful looking old sewing table that my aunt found in the garage of her lake house. You'll have to take my word for it regarding its previous condition, because I forgot to get a before shot. My dad worked his carpentry magic on it. (I helped a little). And now, it is a beautiful piece that fits perfectly in my tiny hall and provides a place for me to display and store a bit of my quilting.

I have indeed been doing more quilting... well, I did before Christmas. I'll share the results with you soon.

Holiday Adventures

Jon and I went...

over the river (literally)

From Thanksgiving 2008

and through the woods (make that cow pasture)

From Thanksgiving 2008

to get our Christmas tree.

From Thanksgiving 2008

It was a wild adventure. We're finally living up to our blog name, and here's the result.

From Chrstmas 2008

Christmas Comes Early

Our mayor was arrested this morning and I was happy.I guess the sackcloth meeting actually worked. We are getting criminals off the street.

Jon

Happy Halloween

With Jon's birthday on November 1st and my love of costumes, Halloween is always an exciting holiday at our house. This year we hosted our community group Halloween party which involved...

homemade costumes


the 2nd annual urban hayride


some leg wrestling (to settle a costume contest tie)

and best of all....

costume-wearing dogs!

What floats like a butterfly?


And stings like a bee?


Lucky the boxer!


Being so cute is exhausting!

Home Improvments

I've managed to make a few dints in my to do list. (I outsourced a good portion of it!) Here's a glimpse of some of the home improvements we made over the summer:
Before


After


Anyone who's visited knows the front step was a hazard. Now you can approach the house with ease. We hired someone to pour the step and then I repainted the porch.



A second hazard (at least for our attempts to sale the house) was the lack of privacy in the backyard. I'd already redone the back deck to make it cute and useful, but I was a bit stumped about how to create some privacy from the apartments behind us. My mom and dad came and built the frame and then I added the curtains.

Back To School

Schools in and I'm excited. It is going to be a great year. One reason is because I have my own classroom again! Here's a peak inside:

Here's the view from the door.


This is the reading center. My favorite place!


The listening center.


Computer stations.


Our circle time space and entry way.


This is a rocking chair I found at a antique shop and revamped. (Thanks Morris and Ginny!)


Cute curtains I made!