Embellishing my Emma's Trees

I kept looking at my Emma's Trees.  I knew I wanted to embellish them some.  I asked my daughter to play with an embellishment pattern.  She got me started and here is how they've ended up.

I'm keeping the blue one for our family because it incorporates buttons that were on my children's clothing.  The other two trees have been delivered to my neighbors.

Stay tuned, it's turning out to be a crafty Christmas after all.

I've been gone to long...

Well, I guess I have been gone much, much to long.  Sorry about that.  I am enjoying the sewing studio.

A fellow quilter, Miriam, designed this tree pattern to honor her daughter, Emma.  Here is her story:

MIRIAM'S STORY OF EMMA'S TREE 

You are right to feel there is a story to Emma's Tree. My (Miriam's) daughter Emma was diagnosed with Breast Cancer when she was 8 months pregnant with her second baby. She had a C-section to deliver the baby and the following week had a mastectomy. Unfortunately the treatment didn't cure her and she died, aged 29, when the baby, Kate, was 1 year and 2 months. Anna, her older daughter, was 2 years and 2 months. During the time of her illness I had some difficulty sleeping and used to spend many hours in my sewing room - mainly cutting fabric.  I made some of these trees for all of my 5 children and some for close friends....Now they are all called Emma's trees. This month the girls will be 6 and 7 and they are wonderful girls and doing very well. I feel such a connection with Emma through them. This year I think they will understand how their Mum's tree is being made by my friends in many countries around the world.

Here are my Emma's Trees.  I'm still working on some embellishments for them -- and deciding who will receive my extras.

Baby Girls

We've been waiting for several friends to have their babies.  As is popular right now, no one knew what gender the baby would be.  That makes it a bit difficult to have the quilt ready to go.  It would seem that they may all end up having girls. Here are two raggy quilts for two beautiful baby girls.

It feels good to be back in the quilting groove.  I'm spending as much time as I feel I can....so many projects I want to do and so little time.

Cupcakes for Christmas

Finally taking a minute to blog about the Christmas gifts I made.  I've been having lots of fun using felted sweaters to craft.  I was inspired by Betz White's book "Warm Fuzzies: 30 Sweet Felted Projects".  Here are some cupcake pincushions I made.  It's is so fun to sit and sew and enjoy a cupcake or two.