Kira's story

In June, my mother mentioned that she was making a castle wall hanging for my little niece. She often will write stories to go along with the gifts she gives the kids, and started bouncing some ideas off of me.

I responded back, and suddenly found that I was in charge of writing the story!

While sharing a draft of Kira's Castle with a friend, it occurred to me that, hey, she knows how to draw. So I asked if maybe I could hire her to illustrate the story.

After drafts and exchanges of images and words, and editing to fit the pics (and vice-versa), about a month after we got started, the whole thing is written, illustrated, printed, and bound. It is now wending its way through the mail on the way to my niece. I have also been thinking vaguely about "publishing" it via lulu or something for a lark. :)

Meanwhile, my mother's closing in on finishing the wall hanging. This is how the pre-quilted top looks:



I hope Kira likes her birthday gifts! :)

It's referral time again!

I love this story of a couple who are adopting a 13 year old girl.

Allocations!

It's referral time again! If you'd like to get clucky over some babies, check Rumour Queen for the list of new referrals.

Makindu raffle is live

The Makindu raffle is now live, but... so far, no photo of the quilt, no dimensions, no vital stats of any sort, so I imagine they're probably still getting things organized over there.

However, I have a photo I can share, in case anyone is trying to decide whether they might want to buy a ticket. (Sorry, the humans aren't part of the package.)

Star quilt top

I've never done a .5" border like the orange one before, and was worried that it would look all wavery, but it actually turned out fine! Finished size will be around 60" square (thus, lap quilt or quite a generous baby quilt).

Now I have to deal with the quilting machine to finish up.

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