Y Wing Cake

 The Friendly Hero was so excited for his Grandma to come. He really wanted her to have a Y-Wing cake. So I did my best. And it turned out really awesome, if I do say so myself. (He was insistent that we have a blue R2-D2 in the cake, so that's the LEGO in the cake.)

This is what a Y-Wing looks like, for those who are not a Star Wars versed family. (It's the LEGO model that I used as reference.)

Quilts

I've been working on these two quilts since September. I realized that I wanted to make twin quilts for the boys when we moved them to bunk beds. I finished the tops now, and hopefully will get them quilted by June--and then I'll bind them. Then the quilts will be ready for when we get the bunk beds in Septemberish. (I think that's when the Peaceful Hero will be done with his crib.)

I'm really proud of myself and that I'm ahead of schedule, seeing how we don't need the quilts for another 7 or 8 months. Pretty impressive, right?

Project

Project #1:

Old table and dresser that I found at a yard sale. They were old in poor condition. The paint was chipped in most places and it had a hideous gold trim all around it. I wanted to turn them into cute dressers/changing tables for the boys. We bought them about a month before we moved and the whole month, I kept wondering if they were impulse buys.

I had a sister come out and visit us the week after we moved and she helped out with this project. (Read: She painted most of the two. Friendly Hero just wanted to play around a lot and I took care of him while she painted and sanded.) In the evening--once the Friendly Hero was in bed, we painted the shapes on them.

I only have a picture of one of the finished projects, but both look awesome!


Project #2: Catching up on the blog, after a move and a vacation with my family! Stay tuned!

First Quilt!

I did it!! I finished my first quilt! I am proud of my achievement! It looks incredible--SEE!
I'm glad that I have amazing cousins who helped out with the actual quilting and giving me ideas for the binding. Here's a close up on the squares.
It was loads of fun! And now that I've finished this project, I'm looking for another project. (I always try to have three going on, one in the works, one close to finish, and one to start.) Any ideas?