Kate's Blessing Dress

Emily and Cole asked me to make Kate's blessing dress.

 With help from Emily, we picked out a pattern...

 ... and some cute eyelet fabric. (I love fabric.com.)

I got busy about three weeks before the blessing, cutting out the lining and the dress.

I discovered I had not ordered enough eyelet fabric and had to order more. Luckily, it came in time for me to get the dress sewn.

 It turned out SO CUTE!

 Emily and I agreed that a grosgrain ribbon around the waist would be a nice touch.

 Perfect! And, as a surprise, I invited Emily's sister, Cathy, to knit some flowers for a headband.

Because everyone was in town, Curt, Kyle, and Andrew stood in the blessing circle.

 A moment to hold Kate as we took pictures.

Vanessa helps me adjust Kate's dress before a photo.

Here's the bow that Cathy knitted.

It was a lovely afternoon, and while we were all sad that my mother's death is what brought us together, it is also what provided the opportunity for all my sons to participate in Kate's blessing, 

The Quads' 4th of July Pillowcases

Here are the 4th of July (and Memorial/Labor Day, too) pillowcases for Julie, Cambria, and Ian. (Whitney's was made when I did her siblings'.)

 Julie: chevron at bottom, Cambria: large stars at right, and Ian: popsicles in middle.

(For the Thomas kids, I gave Drew the small stars and Annalee the chevron.)

"Just Because" Pillowcases for Addie and Whitney

Addie and Whitney both decided they wanted their new pillowcases, with Addie wanting princesses with crowns and Whitney wanting monkeys and princesses.

Good thing I know how to do a two sided pillowcase!

Corinne's "Just Because" Pillowcase

A few weeks ago while chatting on Google Chat, Corinne asked me to make her another pillowcase with either "owls, cows, horses, or buttons" on it. With help from her mom, we narrowed it down to cows or horses.

I looked, but I could not find anything with cows that didn't also have pigs, chickens, sheep, and other farm animals on it. But when it came to horses...

Pink, purple, some glitter... perfect for a horsey little girl! (Her Grammy may get some of this fabric for herself.)

Ian's Birthday Pillowcase

Bright yellow for Ian!

It is hard to find birthday fabric that isn't girly-girl. I think he'll like this.

The Quads' Easter Pillowcases

Easter is coming early this year so it was a bit of a scramble to get the Easter pillowcases done so soon after St. Patrick's Day.

Cambria's is on the left and Julie's is on the right.

Ian's is the green with bunnies, and the Easter egg one is for Drew Thomas.

This one of for Analise Thomas.

JC's Birthday Pillowcase

JC turns fifteen this month. I wasn't sure if he wanted a birthday pillowcase, but I offered it to him, telling him that it would not hurt my feelings if he didn't want one.

He did! He chose the black fabric (the same I used for Braden.)