Dandelions and Window Quilts

Vasi seized an oppourtinty to harvest some dandelions... or "horta" as my sister sees them. V.'s fistful of "blossoms" ended up in a petite vase on my window sill. My sister's harvest of dandelion leafs became, I'm assuming, dinner? And why not? :) Apparently my weeds are good for something... yay! Good thing, too, because they are plentiful. But you won't find this prego mama bent over, pulling weeds over a round and cumbersome belly anytime soon.

The dress that my sweet daughter is wearing was meant to be a practice dress for a new pattern. The pattern was supposed to be "easy", but I'm finding that anything with interfacing is just a pill. So, my "practice dress", with it's dandelion fabric fashioned out of a faded, vintage bedsheet (every little girl's top pick, right?), became more a labor of love than I anticipated. Once V. saw it, though, she instantly wanted to put it on (before I was able to hem it or sew the buttons on the back :D).

I was going to use this pattern to sew Pascha dresses for the girls and for my goddaughter, but I opted for another pattern in my stash that proved to be much easier, even without a practice round. One pretty, white eyelet dress down, two more to go!


Below is the latest baby quilt I made. Our friends weren't finding out the gender, so I had to keep it fairly "neutral." Then, the baby was born-- a girl! Suddenly the quilt looked so boy-ish... I fought the urge to make a re-do; something more feminine.

My happy quilt models!
Job might have a future in quilt modeling... Vasi cuddles the soft, red flannel on the back. I found some brown minky fabric remnants, which adds some softness, too.Detail of ladybug embroidered patch on the back. I had originally set out to embroider lots of little quilt squares, but opted for a different method... yet this lovely little ladybug yearned for a spot on the quilt.