book covers

I just gave our family friend a Bible with a homemade Bible cover.  She didn't have a Bible in Tagalog, so it was double fun giving this gift to her.

I followed the tutorial at amyscreativeside.com (another Amy).

Then I couldn't wait to try out a tutorial for a Kindle cover, since I've been holding off ordering one on Amazon (I wasn't too excited about spending $35 for a simple cover).  Here in Manila they cost like $70, and I wasn't about to drop that kind of money!  So I followed the tutorial by SevenSisters and I'm super pleased with the result:

I've just started reading The Help after just hearing about the movie (we have no clue what's playing in the States, really).  I am loving it.  I know it doesn't give the rosiest picture of Mississippi, but it is so fun reading about my home state and the city where I became an adult (Jackson).  

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baby gifts

Here are a matching set of swaddling blanket and hooded towel for a baby due in December.

swaddling blanket (pattern from purlbee)

hooded towel (pattern from purlbee)

baby quilts

These are the most recent baby quilts I made...

I'm looking for a place to update my latest creative exploits.  Sewing things is helping me stay sane as a mother living overseas.