September 2009 Archives
Three-years-and-two-months-old. Explosive vocabulary. Astounding negotiating skills. Anything and everything princess. Expert twirler. A consumer of cheese, milk, yogurt and anything sweet -- and very little else. Voracious reader (rather, listener of books read by me). Occasional whiner. Frequent hugger and kisser. A polite-citizen-in-training. Name writer. A world of pink and purple and sparkles. An off-key and delightfully confident singer. Extreme Fun.
My amazing daughter.
It's been awhile since I've posted an illustration. Since I'm mainly a stay-at-home mom, I don't do a whole lot of freelance work. But now that Kumi is so busy with preschool (three days a week), ballet and swimming, I definitely want to increase my workload.
Here's an illo I did for one of my client's fall promotional postcard:
I really like this one. My client is awesome and we've had a great working relationship for over two years now. I'm supposed to design some more children's tights for another client soon. That's a fun and easy project -- I tell you, when you have great clients, freelance work is so enjoyable! I received two of the actual tights that I designed last year, and they are very sweet. Some day I'll take pictures and post them here...
I'll be back with the monthly update for my active three-year-old!
A few months ago, I made this very simple quilt using the instructions from Katiedid
It was a very easy quilt and I was able to make it in a half a day. I love this fabric with the trucks and fire engines. It's Japanese, of course, by Kokka.
I used a gray linen/rayon blend for the backing and the red binding is a linen/cotton blend.
When we went to Indiana for our end-of-the-summer-vacation, we visited MF's grandparents' property in Brown County. It's beautiful down there with lush greenery, several lakes and lovely hiking trails. But what left the strongest impression on me were the amazing quilts in the cabin.
Most are at least 60 years old, some even older. Here are a few that I snapped:
I'm ready to bust out with my sewing machine again. Quilts! Dresses, pants and smocks for Kumi! Autumnal and wintry wrap skirts for me! So many things to sew and make...I'm excited.
