When my friend Karen told me she was doing a sock monkey theme for her nursery, I became a tiny bit obsessed with finding cute fabric. I wasn't entirely sure what I was going to do with said fabric, because after all I am not a sewer, but when I came across these cute monkeys in JoAnns I decided I would do a rag quilt.
Good thing my sis and I were meeting up for a girls weekend, because truly I would not have been able to finish this project without her. My mom had shown me what to do and we made a quilt for Cole together (well, I'd say Mom did most of it, I was in charge of ironing and went to bed early - and by early I mean before midnight).
I couldn't find the real sock monkey fabric, so I went with what I could find and now I am official in love with my own quilt. Yes, for a moment, be it brief, I almost kept the blanket for myself. But, alas, she is a good friend so I parted with it and threw her a fun shower this weekend. I had a good time pulling things together and we had a lovely affair on Sat., which was promptly followed by a nap.
Good times with good friends. :) And I will be putting my sewing machine away for a time.
(Seriously, I look more tired here than she does...I had a short crying episode minutes before the shower due to the shredding of a red onion...that didn't help the tired look...)Oh, I also had to post the beautiful floral arrangement her sister brought for me from their family floral shop in St. George. I love it. I was thinking I should pick up some flowers for the shower and then ran out of time, so when these showed up it was perfect! These are so me!
