One of my sisters recently announced that she's expecting a baby girl in June! Y'all I'm gonna be an AUNT!!!! Woot Woot! I can't even tell you how excited I am! Of course this means my brain had been going a million miles an hour thinking of fun, cute baby projects. I've come up with a few things... … [Read more...]
Insta-April!
Lots of life happened in the Month of April! Here's a quick glimpse! :) 1. Finished my first "real" embroidery hoop... and then gave it away :) 2. Yup. I hashtagged an actual letter... #lame 3. The time I locked myself out of the house and had to remove doors to get back in. 4. My … [Read more...]
Pink and Grey Baby Girl Afghan
A couple of weeks ago I got some exciting news! And no, I am not the one that is pregnant. I can't say who it is just yet, but I have been making a bunch of frilly little girly things the past few weeks! One of the first projects is this incredibly soft pink and grey baby girls afghan :) This … [Read more...]
Work in Progress
I haven't been working on much... other than trying to get my house cleaned again. I'm still battling lingering fatigue... lots of naps. Naps are my friend ;) I did manage to sit and crochet some new dish clothes :) I still need to weave in the ends... does anyone else hate … [Read more...]
Works in Progress
I've been busy reclaiming the house after a crazy week of vacation/renovation. I have a couple projects that I've set aside and started a few new ones. Gotta keep it interesting ya know ;) One of my good friends told me a secret the other day... and thats sparked a flurry of PINK! Totally in … [Read more...]
Quilt Love – I’ve got Spring Fever!
Well its snowing as I write this... snow in Texas! Seems completely appropriate to start dreaming about some spring-y quilts! If you've been around Busy Being Jennifer for any length of time, you've probably picked up on my love for quilts. And some of the new fabric lines coming out for spring have … [Read more...]
Our Vacation – The Short Story
Well Vacation is over... I'm trying desperately to get back into the swing of things and get the house back under control... might take me the rest of the week though! Hubby was off as of Sunday morning, and until he got home, I really had no idea what the week was going to hold! We'd talked about … [Read more...]
Works in Progress
I'm busy hanging out with my hubby and doing all kinds of random things during our vacation :) I'll tell you all about it next week! But I wanted to pop in and show you the one thing that I have been working on lately. This is what 50 granny squares look like. They're about 5.5 inches big. I … [Read more...]
Classic Messenger Bag
I have a thing for bags and purses. I've managed to suppress my insatiable need to buy. all. the. bags! So I have been making my own! I found some fabulous patterns from JenGiddens.com. And no, this is not an official review of the Classic Messenger Bag... but when I like something I feel its my … [Read more...]
Hexi Quilt! #ImAddictedToQuilting
In case you haven't noticed, I have a bit of a quilting addiction. While I am not the fastest quilt-maker (quilter-er? quiltest?), I take pride in each of my creations. They're kind of like my babies... a labor of love and they seem to develop their own "fabric personality". My latest finished quilt … [Read more...]
Works in Progress
I finished 2 quilts this week :) Go me!!! Check out my Christmas Quilt here and I will be posting about the hexagon quilt soon! So there isn't as much stuff to show off this week... but here is what I am working on :) Any guess as to what these are? No? Well they are the … [Read more...]
Christmas Quilt
Yesterday I shared about my first quilting retreat experience, and as promised I am back to show off the quilt I worked on that weekend :) Now, my plan was to finish the quilt top that weekend and then the next week finish the quilting and binding. I would have had a beautiful new quilt for … [Read more...]
