I have decided to re-start my quilting business, but I feel myself being pulled into more environmentally friendly practices (my hippie-ness rears it's head again!). For example, I bought several men's plaid shirts at Goodwill, washed them (of course!), and cut them up to make baby quilts. Out of the six shirts I bought (for a total of less than $7), I have so far made three adorable baby quilts in different patterns, two of them are pictured below.
Of course, they aren't quilted yet, but they will be soon. I've been doing a lot of projects lately--reusable lunch bags, lots of quilts, baby doll diapers for my classroom, and I've made a couple of sets of really nice cloth napkins from large tablecloths that I found at Goodwill also. I really like the idea of upcycling stuff.
Kaleigh gets home from her vacation this morning--I'm going to pick her up at the airport in about 40 minutes. I've really missed her, and I know Lucy has too. Here she is looking forlornly out the window, waiting for her mommy to come home.
I really enjoyed my daughter in law's visit with my granddaughters--it was lovely.
Aren't they gorgeous? I wish I had some makeup on, but oh well. I love the picture of Bianca, she doesn't look at all possessed in this picture (not that she IS possessed, but she usually looks like it in pictures). She is definitely gorgeous.
I've been super-busy getting my classroom ready for the new year, my assistant and I have made a lot of changes this year, and hopefully they will help things settle down a little--this year's group seems so YOUNG!
Well, I better go pick up my baby from the airport--will check back in soon.
