It was the first time she met Sofia, and she had made a lovely Winnie-the-Pooh quilt for her!
She also brought something special for Kardelen: a bear family puzzle by Melissa and Doug. I really like Melissa and Doug toys and puzzles but the girls have never had one. I think Laura and I had just as much fun as Kardelen dressing the little bears!
When the girls went to bed we started a fun project together: making this go-fish game. It was lots of fun and very easy! Laura had brought a stack of thirties fabrics to use, since she knows I love them! Didn't they turn out cute?
As you can see, the girls can also stick the magnetic fish onto the fridge. The next picture is a bit fuzzy, but Sofia's smile is so sweet. She loves her go-fish game and has been asking to play it several times a day!
On Saturday during the girls' rest time, Laura and I made a few baby presents: personalized onesies with coordinating burp cloths. Did I mention that I am crazy about the thirties fabrics she brought for me?!
I haven't spent so much fun-time being crafty in a long time! It was so much fun to do a crafty project with a friend!
Laura fit right in with our family--hopefully that's a good thing, right? :) On Saturday afternoon she started to read to Kardelen, and read her the entire Winnie-the-Pooh collection book, 11 stories and 334 pages! And Sofia played go-fish and read her new-favorite book The Lady with the Alligator Purse
again and again with her. You can tell the girls love spending time with "Auntie" Laura.Laura, you're welcome here anytime!
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3 comments:
How lovely! What a great friend!
How did you get the names on the onesies? Those are adorable! Also, can you explain how you put the magnet in the fish? Those are cute too!
Jujita--thanks for your lovely comments!
Mrs. Jo--I printed the names on my printer using iron-on transfer paper we bought from Office Max. You print them mirror-image(so the names don't appear backwards), then iron them on. It's really easy, and you can do so much with it!
As to the magnets, you place them inside the fish when you sew the three layers together (cotton on top, batting inside, cotton underneath). Then, after you've sewn around the fish outline, you push the magnet to the fish's "nose" and sew beside it so the magnet does not move around inside the fish.
That make sense? The photos are also in the tutorial I linked to, in case you want to look at them. Although they do theirs a little different--but it's basically the same thing.
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