Houston, Dallas, Ft. Worth...

...destination: Austin!

A baby blanket.

A onesie.

Baby booties...

All will be heading to Austin, arrival time not confirmed. But there's going to be a heck of a party this weekend to celebrate Austin.

My friend, Cathy, commissioned this set for her nephew. Being very laid-back and easy-going, Cathy pretty much left the fabric/pattern selection to me. Keeping in mind that the color-theme is brown and blue, I easily found inspiration in the fabric. My first tie-onesie outfit was a blast to make...so was the monogrammed blanket...but the booties, not so much. They took me longer to make than the other two items.

And Cathy...she's gestating her own little bundle of boy. Hmmmm, I wonder if he'll like ties?

lovely bird print.

I won this amazing print and I just love it! The contest was several months ago and I forgot to tell you that I had won. Wow. Regina, painter extraordinaire and the author of Creative Kismet, graciously painted and sent this love to me. The colors are vibrant, happy and I adore how she incorporated sheet music within the tear-drop shapes. It makes me cheerful just looking at it. Regina was a guest on Martha Stewart, giving a demonstration on how to make some ultra-cool t-shirts. Love them! Please visit and take a look around her blog and website...she's truly amazing.

And then there's this. What would you call this critter? Squird? Birsque? Maybe...a hummingsquirrel, squirrel-jay or squinch? How about...nuisance?

identity crisis.

Oy vay, I've had quite a break from blogging! Sorry about that, I guess the well ran dry, I had writer's block, my mojo left me, void of inspiration...whatever the reason, I'm back!

The above is my newest project that I cannot tell you about. Because it's a surprise! The fabric has been altered with adorable cyber stickers, to protect its identity. If the stickers come off, the recipient is bound to know it's for her. Thus, the top-secret, high-tech identity blockers. And if the project is successful and it looks decent, I'll post the finished product.

Stay tuned for the last installment of, "The Songs My Mother Sang To Me," it's a doozy! We sang it together Sunday. I wish I could record her singing it and post it on YouTube. How cool would that be?