{love squared}

Presenting 'Love Squared' - a very pink quilt for Baby West.  I love the simplicity of the design and the opportunity to use a lot of fun fabrics.

I had to include these sweet cherries!

The quilt consists of eight 2 1/2" print squares and one 2 1/2" white square creating a 6 1/2" square alternating with 6 1/2" solid white squares.

She has my heart already!

I love the soft polka dot flannel for the back.

Love the purse

I used a pink/lavender variegated thread and a meandering heart pattern for the quilting.  Once I stepped back and looked at the quilting, I felt that there was too much 'blank' space and so I went back and quilted a soft wave between the rows of hearts.

I loved the fun, bright flower for the binding.  

In honor of Uncle Jason's mission to Japan

Did I mention Baby West is a girl?

{pink & gray pachyderms}

Baby Girl West's momma

I'm so excited to share my 'Pink {and Gray} Pachyderms' quilt that I made for Baby Girl West due in October.  I used this quilt pattern and loved how it turned out!  

My top secret project revealed at the baby shower.
Elephants were the star of the shower's decor.

The only change I made to the pattern was that all of my elephants are facing the same direction.  I plan on using this pattern again.  So many possibilities - simple but graphic!

My first attempt at using a pantograph for quilting.

I didn't know that elephants were being considered as a possible nursery theme when I chose this quilt pattern for Baby West.

Love this elephant!

I love the touch of green in the quilt and the cozy flannel on the back.  I had the pink and green dot that I used for the binding in my personal hoard inventory.  I love how it ties in the front and back.

My love note to Baby West

Baby West's name hasn't been officially decided and so I decided to quilt the information in the quilt instead of a label.  It's a tiny message of love from Grandma to Baby West and includes dates and locations.

Photo bombed by a deer!

{happy birthday, john}

John & Grandma Annie Flygare

Mark, Carolyn, Kathleen & John Bezzant

Siblings are the people we practice on, 

the people who teach us about fairness 

and cooperation and kindness and caring - 

quite often the hard way.  

- Pamela Dugdale -

With six siblings to practice on,
I've had an eventful and wonderful life!

John, Nancy & Robert

{He lives}

The promise of an empty tomb.

Sunday will come.

{nests}

These nests are an annual Easter treat
for our family and friends.

Fancy Nancy's Rice Krispie Recipe

1 large pkg. (16 oz.) miniature marshmallows

1 cube of butter (1/2 cup)

10 cups name brand Rice Krispies

OR

12 cups generic brand rice cereal

(trust me, there's a difference)

Food coloring - optional

Jelly beans (I like the tiny ones)

Peeps

Place your marshmallows and butter in a large pan.

Turn your burner to the lowest heat possible.

Wait patiently and stir occasionally as the butter and marshmallows melt.  If you rush this part, your Rice Krispie treats will turn out tough instead of soft and delicious.  

When the butter and marshmallows are completely melted, stir in your food coloring (optional).

Add your Rice Krispies and stir thoroughly.

  

Spray two 12 cupcake pans with Pam or rub butter lightly.  Spray a 1 cup measuring cup with Pam.  Loosely scoop up a 'cup' of Rice Krispie treat and empty it in to one of the cupcake spots.  How many nests you make will depend on how big you make them.  You can easily get 20 to 24 nests out of a batch if you're careful.  Butter your fingertips lightly and use them to lightly compress the treats and make a nest indentation. Add jelly bean 'eggs' and Peeps to complete your nest.  Once the nests set for an hour or two they will easily hold their shape when taken out of the pan.

{the ten b's}

My Fancy Nancy Bee Stitchery

In honor of President Hinckley's nine b's (and adding one of my own - Be Mine), I decided to make the Ten B's Quilt.

The back

 I used this great (and free) pattern.  I bought the border fabric a few years ago because it reminded me of my Valentine Days in elementary school.  When I saw this pattern, I knew the vintage style fabric would be PERFECT for this quilt.

I love the sweet heart binding

I quilted all ten bees in the border around the hearts.

This quilt makes me smile every time I look at it.

Happy Heart Day!  I'm nursing a wisdom teeth patient (Vanessa) and watching a lot of chick flicks with her on this special day.

I love this sweet striped fabric

Love the sweet bunnies

Backing fabric

{in honor of Mr. Lincoln}

In honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, 

I'm sharing my brother, Mark's, love of all things Lincoln.

My sister and I recently found these early pictures colored by Mark as we were sorting through our parents' home.  

It is remarkable how, at an early age, we can be influenced 

by great men and women in history.

Love the bottom eyelashes

 Mark has lived a life of honesty and hard work - 

Abe would be proud.

Washington DC - 2011

I just had to include this last picture 

from a trip to Washington, DC.  

Mr. W and I ate at the Lincoln Restaurant 

where the floor was made of thousands of pennies.

It was the best part of the meal!