A Quilt for Abby

Abby . . .  our six year old.. . .  our monkey and minion hat wearer. .  . and toothless wonder as of last week, needed a new quilt for her bed.  She has patiently endured having, for the last few years, her sister's hand-me-down comforter which had too many stains on it to count.

After a friend gave me an extra Marmalade jelly roll and the suggestion of an Irish Chain Quilt Pattern, her quilt was begun. 

 

Here is the finished quilt for our littlest girl.  I think it turned out adorable on her bed and I absolutely love the quilting that was done by a professional quilter in Crescent City, Debi's Thread Tales. 

 

 

The rose flower pantogram is the perfect pattern for a little girl to trace late at night.  She loves her new quilt and she didn't murmur one complaint when I threw the old comforter in the trash.

 

 

 

 

Next quilt up on the machine is for Lindsay and here is a sneak peak of her fabric.

 

 

 

 

 

On the Go Baby~

And another sweet baby quilt is ready for quilting.  This one I will hand quilt because the momma who will receive it, isn't due for another 6 weeks so I have plenty of time.

I found this pattern on Moda Bake Shop here.  It is entitled "On the Go."  It was a fairly easy quilt block pattern, until I put it up on the wall to take a picture of it and realized some of the squares were in backwards.  A quick trip back to the sewing machine and they were all fixed.  My children were hollering in the background to "just leave it be momma."  I just couldn't though - it had to be just right.

The fabric was not from any particular grouping, but rather a random combination from Joanns, our local fabric store, my stash and my favorite Kona Cotton in white.  I think it turned out so adorable!

The momma to be is having her eighth child, another son, and she is my age.  How I long to have another baby of my own, but it is not apparently in God's plan for my life.  So for the time being while I don't get to hold one more of my own, I will rejoice in holding the precious gifts of others.

Stay tuned for the reveal of Abby's beautiful quilt for her room.

A Year in Photos

Our home was brightly shining with the remaining twinkling lights from our Christmas decorations, our company had already

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

gone home.  Two out of the five children, plus the general manager were sleeping while the remainder of us sat up waiting patiently to watch the ever familiar ball drop in Times Square.  Once again another year had flown by, we had created new memories as a family and our family keeps on growing in grace and size.  May 2014 be grace filled with Joy, Peace and Hope!

 

The Bibby Bunch

 



How did it get to be December?

Once again I feel like I'm starting out this entry with the statement, "I've been absent for so long. . . ."  It seems to be a trend for me on this blog.  

My last entry was at the end of the summer and here we are already in December.  Where did the time go?

After the kids and I started another year of home schooling, I feel like we flew through the months of September and October.  We had just an amazing summer and fall, with barely any rain and beautiful sunny/warm days.  We had many play dates with friends and lots of time outdoors.  The three younger girls began their full load of ballet classes for this semester in September.  Running them to and from the dance studio has become my life these days - thank heavens we are only 5 minutes from the dance studio in town.

Harvesting this year's bounty took all hands on deck.  Many hands make light work.  One afternoon we harvested our neighbor's apples.  They made a spectacular batch of apple butter.

In early August, I relisted some items into my Etsy Precious Peas Shop.  It all began from inspiration from my Dad, who brought home some burlap fabric for me to make something out of it.  A table runner seemed probable.  Since I have listed this table runner in August, my shop has sold over 140 of them.

 

Check out the latest additions to the shop:

 

 
 

 

Thanksgiving was spent with the entire family.  Both older girls, and their families came out for a visit.  We also got to meet our newest grandbaby.  It was sweet time of fellowship with everyone.  They even had time to fit in some Black Friday shopping - I know some of them are anxious to see what deals they scored that night.

 

 

 

I almost forgot one important thing - my Barn Quilt is done!  Now off to the quilter it goes!

 

Have a blessed holiday season!