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on sleep

I have been trying to get B to sleep un-swaddled.  It really hasn’t been going very well.  She was sleeping through the night but is back to waking every two hours.  After several nights of this on the back end of her not sleeping well due to sickness, I’m exhausted.  L has been waking four…

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sick day

Baby B woke up with a cold this morning – or more accurately, stayed up last night with a cold.  I have been holding her or nursing her literally all day except to take a shower.  (J has been watching L.)  omg.  I’m starting to lose my mind a little.  There are certainly worse things…

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Christmas is for kids

I finished my Christmas present quilt today.  Hooray!  It’s definitely not perfect, but then, of the dozens of handmade projects I’ve done, they never, ever are.  Tomorrow, hopefully I’ll get a cry-free, rain-free spell to photograph it. Like the quilt that inspired it, I quilted horizontal lines on the solid fabric with a walking foot…

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more quiltspiration

So many beautiful quilts, so little time to copy them! I’ve mentioned before that I’m a huge fan of Red Pepper Quilts, I think.  She has lots of inspiring quilts, but the one that caught my eye recently is this pineapple quilt: (Click image for more, larger photos on her site) The bright colors are…