Oh, I love it!  It looks fabulous and yay Salvation Army! (I just got a bookshelf there!  Awesome finds for good prices!)

I think that looks really cool.  I would totally wear it (maybe with jeans and a solid top?  That'd look cute and dress up the jeans a bit, too!)

Awesome idea!

Those are both beautiful!  I love the colors of the first one, too.

Oooh, those both look awesome - I can't wait to see what's inside!

Thank you all so much!  I really hope the whole family likes it! 

Oh wow, that is beautiful.  Absolutely fabulous - and congrats on the new job!

That's so cute!  Great job.

Ooh, sounds lovely!

So my almost-niece (best friend's baby) will be turning one in December.  To mark the momentous occasion, I decided to make her an ABC book, based on the one eternallyeve made, found here.

I appliqued the item onto the page and then labeled it with fabric markers.  I tried to use a variety of fabrics, to make it more interesting for her to look at/touch/play with.  There's also a single layer of batting in each page to make it soft.  I think it turned out pretty well ...

The cover ...


ABCD (Cricket is the cat ... you can't tell because she's all black, so she looks like a black blob!)  I used the inkjet printer iron transfer paper for the dog, cat, 'Daddy' and 'Mommy' pictures.  Also, please note the buttons - trying to start the kid off early in crafting appreciation!


MNOP (The octopus is one of my favorites!)


QRST (Q has to be quilt, right?  Not a perfect quilt, alas, but not half bad, either)


YZ end (Y had to be for yarn - her mother is a knitter!)



Constructive Criticism appreciated!

I'm so sorry, Deb, though it's good to hear he's sounding okay.  Lots of positive thoughts are heading toward him and your family!