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Playfood

I made Amber some playfood for Christmas this year (I actually managed to make a few other handmade presents, but silly enough forgot to take photos).

So what's on the menu today?

First some pizza, already sliced.
I made this out of fleece and red felt. I made a whole circle first and then made the slices using my rotary cutter.

Then we have a healthy sandwich, covered with cheese, lettuce, tomato and a slice of cucumber. All made of felt and some batting for the bread (which could have used a bit more attention, but -no surprise- I was rushed for time).

Let's bake an egg. I made two of these.

Next up we have a bowl of healthy fruit... very important to have your vitamins!

And to finish off the meal a nice cup of coffee and some cookies!

Making this playfood has been a lot fun and very easy to do. I browsed the internet for inspiration and made up the rest as I went. Because I didn't have a lot of time I made everything using my sewing machine, which went well.

Well, I'm off to cook some real food now!

Sunshine

There is a very serious lack of sunshine around here...

Thankfully we have our own!

Plus we have a new rug to cheer us up... baby + rug = happy us!

Enjoy your weekend!!

Comfy

Apparently today is the most depressing day of the year, but I´m happy to say that mine was rather good.

I finished this patchwork quilt I´d been working on since last week or so. We needed another quilt, because Michel and I are fighting over our only blankie in the evenings. The fact that I even got this project completed is a small miracle in itself... I have no idea where I found the time, but I was determined :)

Here is the whole quilt. Don't mind the bad photo or the mischievous baby.
It's fairly large, about human size (Michel is somewhere behind there).
The fabrics are, I think, a wonderful mix of modern and vintage. I bought two scrap bags ages ago from here and here and used lots of those scraps. The rest of the fabrics came from the Vintage Square Swap that I participated in. As I said, I love them all together.

The back is a thrifted duvet cover that I purchased recently. I really like the print, although I suspect it would have been nicer to have used a different (darker) fabric for the border, but this what I had on hand and it will do fine.

All in all, I'm very happy with my comfy new quilt and so is the rest of the family. Now, excuse me while I go snuggle under it!

Not much

The other day I bought these gorgeous pieces of oilcloth. They go so well together, I just love looking at them.

Usually I'm not much of a shopper, but lately I've been in need of a little retail therapy. Things haven't been all good in our family. We've all been ill, but Michel rules us all. He was taken to hospital in November with what turned out appendicitis. Unfortunately things didn't get better after that. He's still suffering from a lot of pain and until now doctors haven't been able to find what is wrong with him. It's a very unpleasant situation, for Michel, but also for the rest of us. It feels as if our lives are on hold, we're just surviving as well as possible. For me it means that there is hardly any sewing or blogging time left. To be honest I'm just proud that the children are all fed and decently clothed.

I know that things could be worse and that it will all get better (I hope really soon). In the mean time I'll just sit and stare at my new fabric :)

9 months

Just as many months outside the belly as inside... happy nine months, sweet Linus!