Marianne's Memories and Musings: March 2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Erik & Whitney brought Grandpa & Grandma down to

visit while Brian & Kelsi were here for the weekend.

We all enjoyed holding Alleah.

Brooklyn loves her baby sister.

I got the quilt top put together for Alleah's quilt.

It looks pretty good. I decided, though, to switch out the

green checks for purple ones. I am much

happier with the color scheme now. I saved the green

and white checked blocks for a future project. .

maybe a little boy blanket?

But for now girls rock!

We have decided to get a new flock of chickens this year, since

we are not getting as many eggs from the older chickens.

We have 4 different types of chicken, but they all should lay brown eggs.

They are so cute and tiny, but they will triple in size in just a few weeks.

I found a simple quilt pattern online for a crib size quilt.

Megan & I picked out purple and pink fabrics with dragonflies and butterflies.

I started with 2" strips and sewed them side by side.

I cut it into 6 inch squares and rotated them to make a pinwheel pattern.

There will be contrasting blocks of green and white checks.

I'm anxious to see how it all comes together.

I put the binding on the quilt today. It turned out really nice.

I hope Brooklyn will enjoy it. I bought fabric for the next one

and I expect it will go faster. . . maybe.

We are so happy to welcome a new precious little one into the family.

Alleah Nicole was born March 6th weighing 8 lbs and 21 inches long.

We love her already!