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I took the boys tobogganing on Monday. As we headed out I thought "I cannot ever remember my mom taking us kids tobogganing all by herself." Which proves one thing. My mom is waaay smarter than I am.
I wanted to make memories. The only memories my kids will have from this trip will involve sliding down half the hill on their face, lots of snow in their mitts, a hill so icy that they could not climb back up, and a mommy who snapped a lot.
Precious memories.
Not only is my mom smarter than I am, she is also a super talented seamstress. I on the other hand have difficulty threading my sewing machine. And that is the part I do the best. So, if you can't sew, it helps to have a mom who can. Then you can have things like this for your children.
Sprout has had this for two months and still has to talk about it Every.Single.Morning. Can't say I blame him. Cars and colours. It's nirvana for toddler boys in a wall hanging.
Yes, I did cut off my mom's head in this picture. That's on purpose. She is a beautiful woman but if I post her picture on the internet I have a funny feeling she will cut me out of the will. Or worse. She'll leave me her sewing machine. I told you she was smart.
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My mom &/or dad took us tobagganing all the time... that's the difference between Saskatchewan and Alberta winters... a bad case of cabin fever makes it not seem so bad. I have some great memories of tobagganing and was wanting to go the other day-don't lose hope!
As for the car quilt... your mom truly is a hero. She was cutting and sewing for ages. I love that Sprout talks about it all the time-that's her reward. Maybe she will leave you her sewing machine... or to a niece that would appreciate it.
Hey I'm counting on HG's mom staying around long enough to go through two more sewing machines. She is amazing isn't she? I saw her lovingly cutting out all those colorful shapes. The finished product looks fantabulous! I wonder if she does projects for neices and nephews whose mom is still sewing draw string bags?
Oh, Happygeek! That quilt makes my quilt-loving heart go pitter pat! And, I can't even thread my sewing machine. Flibby does it for me. Ha! There's hope for all of us 'thread challenged' sewers!
Did she use a pattern? i.e. Where can I get my hands on that awesome pattern???
Love the way Sprout's quilt turned out! i saw it in progress and know that it is a gift of love.
You 'may' be interested to know that most sewing machines now have an automatic threader, which really does help to give you a kick start. Don't burn any bridges on inheriting that machine. You could change your mind.
Your mom IS smart. And talented. Miles would certainly blow a gasket at the sight of a such a work of art.
Oh my gosh, HG! My MIL made a quilt for my FIL that looks so, so similar. She's a professional quilter.
I LOVE the part about "if you can't sew, it helps to have a mother who can". Truer words have never been spoken.
I LOVE the wall hanging. It is BEAUTIFUL. Your mom has talent!!!!!
Too bad Mom's talents haven't been passed on to her daughters...
I took the kids sledding during our freak snow week. The whole time I was thinking "why the heck didn't I make Professor X come too!!!".
LOVE the quilt. I'd talk about it all the time if I had it. Will she make me one??? ;)
I'm a little late here, but I must comment on the quilt. I was with your Mom when she purchased some of the fabrics. We had fun shopping and seeing it completed brings back lots of memories. gramgram
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