for corinn

April 16th, 2010

SO yesterday I had a surprise baby shower to attend for a friend of mine, and true to my nature I didn’t start on the gift until just hours before! WHY do I do such foolish things, you may ask?! Well, in my defense I have been working on all kinds of other things for Ms. E and her birthday TOMORROW, AND I really wasn’t inspired until the last minute. Does anybody else operate like this? I have such a difficult time sometimes all-the-time making decisions about how to put things together until I am paralyzed! So if I wait until the last minute it FORCES me to make decisions, and in this case, also use a bit of horded trim that I had been “saving”… for what… I. have. no. idea… this was most certainly a worthy occasion.

Lets reminisce about the positive side of my “method” before we address the glaringly obvious negatives, shall we? Yes, lets! It puts me on a deadline so I work unusually fast and more efficiently, I finish what I started in the same day, and 100% of the time I LOVE what I create. I haven’t made any bad last minute decisions, YET… I think it forces me to go with my gut and not enter into analysis-paralysis, as Lori would put it. And, ummm, the negatives are… that it leaves NO room for error, mistakes, machine hiccups, temper tantrums, feeding your kids, keeping the house straight, feeding your kids, effectively parenting, or feeding your kids. :) Crackers? We’ll that’s all I’ve got right now. Take it or leave it. Awful. I know. Oh, before your get undies in a knot, most of it was done during their long afternoon nap, but it never fails that there is about an hour and a half of overflow. And my kids do not like when Nina has my attention and not them. Just eat your crackers!

The final dimensions are 30×30, which is a bit over sized for a drag-along blankie, but I find that it is more useful for a longer period of baby-hood. The brown is minky with textured dots, the great dusty lavender is a corduroy I found at Joann’s a LONG time ago, the dots are Kei Dots of course from Sewdeerlyloved, and the trim was (as I said before) a horded find ages ago from Stawberry Patches! Oh, and the back is a premium creamy minky I got from SP, too. I just LOVE the trim, and also how the Hope Valley Thistle Leaf (from fabricworm) coordinates with it all!

P.S. Does anybody know what that Alexander Henry floral print is called?? I had a request to make something else out of it, but I don’t know where to begin to track down more. Thanks!

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6 Responses to “for corinn”

Comment by Jen
April 16, 2010 2:58pm

This is fabulous, Em’! You’re not the only procrastinator. Gotta hand it to you for swinging great stuff at the last minute. I always plan what I’m going to do, but I usually don’t have time until I must ;).
Comment by Christy
April 16, 2010 4:38pm

So we are so alike!!!! This morning I frantically memorized flower names (or should I say re-learned), historical facts, and labored over the route we would go through the poppies. All this and I missed the MOST important detail (and you know what it is). I hope this NEVER happens to you. Dan says didn’t she read the school’s NewsFlash!!!! I guess we expect you to know EVERYTHING. :)
Comment by izzy inspired
April 19, 2010 3:07pm

LOVE that border…..it is so freakin’ adorable!! Ummmm, I think crackers are a perfectly healthy snack for when mommy needs to get some sewing done.
Comment by Abi
April 24, 2010 3:03pm

My crazy sister buys Christmas presents in June! Can you imagine? I work best when I have an hour of work and only a half hour left to finish it. I love love love that trim!
Comment by Abi
April 24, 2010 3:04pm

Oh, and “eat your crackers” really seems better than “watch your show.” Don’t judge me! :)
Comment by Jane
May 5, 2010 4:48pm

Oh it turned out beautifully, I also become completely paralyzed when given too much time to complete things. Thinking just gets in the way of things.
Love love love the trim, and the bit about the crackers!
ps. you can get the Nori Seaweed snacks at trader joes. If you want something healthier than crackers.

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