easter preperations

in preperation for easter, i have been making some egg cosies…. something i have been thinking about making for a while.

this is mr stockings, a simplified version made by my little sister.  i am pretty proud of her sewing efforts. it takes her a fair bit of concentration to follow through with an activity i have prepared. then she likes to cut loose on some of my scraps and spontaneously sews little sleeping bags, pillows and bags for her toys. they are ruff little creations, often with the seam on the outside, but she loves the instant gratification of sewing this way. watching her excitement whipping up these little bits has been a good reminder that making is purely about fun and it is often the fairly simple stuff that is the most effective and gives me the best kick. perfectionist traits sometimes make me forget how fun making things should be.

on eastery things, this is a little chick, which i’m planning is going to be part of a set of little creatures to be tucked into a quilt…

and lastly, i started irrationaly doubting that maybe maybe this wouldn’t happen, because it seemed too good to be true (another annoying trait of being a bit of a perfectionist perhaps?), but i made it to print. quilt will be published in may edition.