Holy, Loose Tooth, Batman!

One of the most exciting thing to

happen to a six year old

is to get that first loose tooth.

You wiggle that tooth with

your fingers or your tongue

and finally to your great surprise

out it falls.

First grandson, first tooth!

I had been holding on to a pattern

that I had purchased off of Esty 

just for this occasion.

Everyone needs a special place to 

put that tooth so the tooth fairy can find it. 

Right?

This week I did some fun sewing.

I was making these super cute tooth fairy pillows.
They are made out of felt with
lots of details.

 The pattern is from 

Lindy J Designs.

You can find the link here.

She has a lot of cute things to make.

What little kid wouldn't love putting

their tooth into the pockets of these

fun pillows!

Look up in the sky.

it's a bird, it's a plane,

It's SUPERMAN.

Complete with a logo pocket and a cape.

Holy, loose tooth!

It's Batman to the rescue!

You don't have to live in Gotham City

to have your tooth tucked away in 

this fun tooth pillow.

Now if you're looking for something a bit

more girly

How about a  9" dancing ballerina?

 Complete with a tule tutu,

glitter wings and 

a sparkly crown.

She has a special pocket

hidden under her wings.

Sometimes you just have to 

sew something fun and crazy.

Unfortunately, I missed that first tooth

but we'll be ready for the next one.

I'm not sure what the going rate is for

the tooth fairy these day, but at least,

she'll have fun leaving some $ in

these cute pillows. 

Until Next Time-

Kyle

Oh, Baby, Baby, It's a Wild Week

 On Thursday I thought

my coincidence with the #31

was going to continue.

(see last week's post, here)

We all had a feeling that my Denver daughter  

was going into labor and would be heading

to the hospital before August 31st ended.

But it turned out we had to

wait until until Saturday, September 2 for

Eloise Frances to make her appearance.

She'll be joining her two brothers and

life will never be the same at their home!

I had to wait until Monday

to hold her.

It was a good Nana fix!

****

I have started a new school year commitment.

Each weekday morning
 I'm heading off early

to get my kindergarten granddaughter to school

Everdeen and Weston

and then bringing this serious looking 4 month old

back to my house for the day.

 Cat Stevens sang

"Oh, baby, baby it's a wild world."

I'll just change the words to
"Oh, Baby, Baby it's a wild week".

Quilting time is squeezed in during naps,
which are very short,

or at the end of the day.

We'll see how that goes!

****

But fear not,

I did get a chance to work on a baby quilt

for Weston.

I had purchased a Moda kit

designed by Gingiber.

I adored the animals and the prints
and thought it would make the 

perfect little boy's quilt.

One of the things about purchasing a quilt kit

put together by the fabric company is that

the fabric amounts included are

VERY generous, which, of course,
you are paying for.

For example: six different fat quarters that only 

required four 2 3/4"  squares cut out of each.

or eight different fat quarters that only

required four  2 3/4" x 5.5" rectangles. 

I understand they aren't going to take the time

to subcut smaller increments, but
even a fat 1/8th would have been better.

The problem that bothered me the most, though,

was that were was a error in the pattern, 

right at step #1.

You would have thought that someone
would have caught it along the way.

Well, I guess all that extra fabric came in handy.

The quilt eventually came together great

and the animals

are pretty cute.

And what about all that

 extra fabric?  It  made the perfect

pieced backing.

The panel included a miniature
version of each animal with a sweet comment.

It was fun to include them as well.

Hopefully, it won't be too long before
I can get it quilted.

We'll just have to see how "the wild week" goes.

 ****

 And as Bob Dylan says,

" The Times They Are A-Changin' "

I guess that's what keeps you young!

Until Next Time-
Kyle