SIMPLY STORK

Friday, May 17, 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Ahh, spring.

Enjoy it.

~simply~

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

It’s my birthday today.

( pause )

Yup.

~simply~

Saturday, April 06, 2013

I wanted to make a b-day gift…but money is tight. When I decided that I wanted to craft something, I decided to make a quilt…but material is so expensive. I remembered that I had bags and bags of old kids clothes stacked up in my closet. Ah ha!!…My parents always told me to “waste not want not” so I began to look at the clothes in a different way. I had never made a quilt on my own with out my mother’s help…but I was willing to take a jab at it.

With a deep breath and a handful of old shirts…I sat with my scissors. I cut and arranged…sewing by hand as I went. Before I knew it…the quilt top was done. later that day, my sister showed up with some quilt bat from my mother. (she passed away in may) I saw it as a sign and kept moving forward. I used an old sheet for the back and it came together quickly. I now had hit the quilting stage. As I began to carry this quilt around I began to get such lovely comments about how cleaver it was to use the kids old clothes.

The quilt is finished now. It turned out looking a bit like a stack of clothes when folded up…so cute. So if you ever think you don’t have the money to buy someone something…try crafting something instead. This gift became a gift of time and creativity…and that to me… is “priceless.”

~simply~

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Thoughts, mostly…

I received some yarn and knitting needles…they were my mothers. I received them not too long ago (she recently passed away and is no longer with us.) She was a knitter. She taught me when I was young. I was no good at it…but I was thinking, maybe it was time to give it another go. I still suck. But I have enjoyed using the yarn, and her knitting needles… and thinking of her.

I made some washcloths for my sister…using my mother’s yarn. I hope she uses them…(but I don’t think she will?)

~simply~