Making progress on crafy things (just because)

A few months ago my daughter Olivia finagled a copy of Melly & Me's Kaleidoscope from me because she's a sucker for softies and other cute things.   In return I have complete blogging rights over anything she makes from it which is quite a deal for me since I don't have much time to sew these days.  She made this cute pair last week and I think they're darling.  The moose is a baby gift and we had to keep hiding it from our 3 year old because he has that "I want it therefore it is mine" mentality.  Aren't they fun?

And here is some of the progress on my quilt!  I've been pinning the rows up as I finish them but now I actually have all 8 done and I'm putting it together.  I had to go to Joann's for some solid fabric to fill it in (which I've learned is called "sashing") and once again was disappointed with the options so I picked white Kona.  It's nice and beefy but I really wanted a pale olive color.  Fortunately Free Spirit now has a wonderful selection of solids so I will be putting those in the store soon because I have a feeling this whole quilting thing is going to be another textile addiction for me (which is one of the reasons I put it off for so long).  But so far I'm very happy with my progress and was able to use a few of my precious scraps of Amy Butler's Temple Flowers fabric.

And a huge thank you to Beth for pointing me to the fantastic quilt along over at Oh Franson!  I'm going to be spending a lot of time over there I think.  Keep on sewing!