Gypsy Wife Quilt

Here I am with my failed effort to finish section one of the Gypsy Wife 2016 quilt along. I failed due to one very simple but influential reason. Much to our joy I am pregnant (and dealing with the joys of the first trimester). Evening sewing went out the window and Sunday sewing dragged. I am starting to see a little of the light however so I am fairly confident that I can catch up. Second trimester energy is about 1-2 weeks away. Here are my blocks so far. 

I love what I have seen from others. I'm going to make some better efforts to be more bold with color. Yellow for some reason is drawing me in a great deal, so I will bring more of that into the quilt for sure.

Linking up with the rest at Hydeeann's blog

S is for Stitch

It has been a long long long time coming but I have finally put the binding on this little baby girl quilt  for a very dear and good friend. I started in a BOW quilt a long over two years ago but faired poorly as several major life events took over.

The book is S is for Stitch by Kristyne Czepuryk. It is a sweet and easy introduction to hand embroidery. My first attempt ever and so not exactly perfect, although I'm quite happy with the outcome.