Friday, April 17, 2015

A Quilt For Us

 

 Oh what a whirl wind it has been! This little boy of ours is so busy! Between furniture climbing and using his new little walker, he is busy discovering and investigating favorite places.  He delights us with his laughing and his smiles as we chase him around and around.

Liam and I have started trying to take a daily walk around our neighborhood. It has been rather wet here lately, so when the sun does come out I try to get us out of the house. I put him in the sling and I try and point out different colors in the flowers that we see around us. I'm finding that the world is so different - so vibrant, when I take the time to actually focus on the nature around us. So much beauty to be enjoyed!

With playing and getting outside, this little boy of mine is starting to take long naps. Which would be oh so delightful usually - only these long naps only occur if he can feel me close to him. The moment that I get up, he can sense it and immediately wakes up. So close by I stay. Which is alright for me. I place a basket of stitching close by and I get a lot done.

A quilt for us is finally finished. Yes the scrappy log cabin quilt is finally bound and labeled. Finally labeled! A quilt just doesn't feel finished to me unless it has an embroidered label. And oh what fun I had making this one! A friend once told me that embroidery is like doodling for adults, and I have to admit that is just the approach that I take. Fun and colorful. Since appliquéing the label this quilt has been busy. Liam loves to play with it and oh how my heart loves to watch him enjoy this newly handmade addition to our home. Peekaboo and trying to pinch the different colors. It's so amazing - watching this little one discover. He is constantly surprising me. The day I finished he actually started to clap. I would like to think that the two occurrences had something to do with each other.

Did you notice those little teeth in some of the pictures? Yes, sigh, they are here. I was praying that Liam would be a graceful teether, and he has been. During the day while he is occupied there isn't any time to fuss about teeth. But during the night? Oh during the night - the poor little guy has nothing to distract him. It's a hard job babies have - the growing of their little bodies.

Liam is growing so fast. Teething. Walking with his little walker wagon. Crawling with lightening speed. Clapping. All of these things, I want to remember. I hope I never forget his smile and the sound of his laugh at this age. Or the weight of him in my arms being just right.

I made an apple pie from this recipe . It is my favorite apple pie recipe and it has never let me down. A pie, a quilt and a happy baby. It has been a good week. A very good week indeed.

Linking up to Finish it up Friday at  Crazy Mom Quilts and On the Windy Side for my finish in the Q2 Finish A Long.

2015 FAL at On the Windy Side

16 comments:

  1. Wow!! That was a lot of pictures ... I enjoyed looking at every single one of them and what a beautiful quilt you have made!
    Visiting from Crazy Mom Quilts :-)

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    1. =) Hi Maryse! Thanks for stopping by! I got a new camera for my birthday so I've been loving taking pictures. =)

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  2. you did a tremendous job on that beautiful quilt! can't wait to try the pie. love your pictures!

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by! And thank you so much for the kind words! The pie really is a lovely recipe!

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  3. Such Beautiful photos a beautiful quilt and a beautiful baby. Thanks for sharing a window into your life Karisma.

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    1. Hi Lisa. =) Thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind words. It is so humbling - the encouragement that the online community has for crafting. Mahalo and Aloha.

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  4. What a beautiful quilt! I have yet to make a big quilt for our whole family but this inspires me to get working on one! About napping, my daughter refused to nap unless I was holding her (actually, unless she was latched on - about as close as you can get! Ha!) until she was around nine months old. Eventually she learned to sleep on her own but it definitely was a gradual process. I'm so grateful to read about your kind, generous attitude towards your son, especially in giving him the closeness that he clearly needs right now. I'm glad you've found that you can embroider while he's sleeping. I read almost 150 books the first year of my daughter's life - that's how I kept myself sane! :)

    Thanks for your comment on my blog about my son's Waldorf doll. I answered you there too! :)

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    1. Thank you so much Laura for stopping by! This one is fitting right in on the back of our futon in the living room. Throw quilts are such lovely projects - their size tends not to be too cumbersome! I've been reading books too during that time. I must say that books and embroidery, or crafting in general really have helped me put a happy edge to harder moments. But motherhood oh my it is so sweet - I wouldn't trade it for the world. =)

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  5. Your quilt is wonderful and I love the label you made. I think I'll have a perma-smile on my face this evening after seeing all of the great pictures of your son! He is so cute and beyond fantastic! I'm so glad you're enjoying him. Also, I must compliment your writing. You are very good - at everything, it seems - photography, quilting, baking, writing, and Mommying!

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    1. Thank you s much for stopping by! You are so sweet and your comments so encouraging. Our little guy is growing so fast, I am trying so hard to capture the moments that pull at my heart - the large, and the small day to day ones as well. This space is such an amazing place to do that... so thank you for sharing in this particular moment with us. Mahalo.

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  6. Adorable photos, Karisma! Your hand stitched label is perfect finishing touch to this gorgeous quilt and your hand quilting too! Baby's giggles are the sweetest, Liam is so cute! Teething must be hard on him. Love your green surroundings and beautiful flowers! Thank you for a yummy pie recipe! Have a great weekend :)

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    1. Pratima! Thank you so much for stopping by! =) I washed the quilt the other day and it is all perfectly wrinkly! Yay! Those are the best! =) I must agree, baby giggles are the sweetest!

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  7. Your little one is sure growing, so cute!! I love your quilt too!

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    1. Christine =) Hello! He is sure growing! Thanks for stopping by! =)

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  8. Oh what a gorgeous quilt! And it looks like your wee man is really giving it the seal of approval!

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    1. Hello Carie! =) Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet words. =) Liam has adopted it into his rotation of things to chew on... hehehe.

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