Goodbye Drew. Bright fun colors.

Last night we had people over to say goodbye to one of our dear friends. Drew is escaping Jersey and returning to Seattle. Can you blame him? Seattle has to be one of the coolest places on earth. I love that town. We have hopes of going back there someday ourselves. Cozy rain, ferry boats, the market place, breathtaking mountain and water views... ahhh.

Anyway, Drew is taking off on Monday and his wife Winnie will stay here until she gets a job out there or the house sells. I am glad we get to keep her for a bit but I am sure she'd rather be back home with her hubby. So Drew wouldn't forget about all of us we got him a little going away present. A big "I love NJ" shirt ought to do it!

Goodbye Drew, we'll miss you. Hannah and Simon will miss climbing on you too! I hope you like your new job.


I actually had sometime to myself yesterday! Maria and Claire were over playing with Hannah and Simon, Seth was napping, and I was.... quilting! I know, I know, shocking.

I took some pictures as I went through some of the stages.
Ready to cut! I think the Shape Cut is one of the best quilter tools. It makes strip cutting soooo much easier.

Now, it's time for the blocks to be pieced together.

Such a good little helper. He doesn't sit still for long but he likes to help.

All the blocks are ready to go! Baby quilts are nice to do because they have such instant gratification. It can take such a long time to piece a big quilt so the little ones seem easy.