Greta's dream came true. She is a ballerina. My mom bought her the cutest and tiniest ballet shoes and a leotard and tights. Greta looks extra cute and soft and chubby in her leotard, which I absolutely love! The class that Greta is taking is a Mommy and Me class so I get to participate with her. Greta was the perfectl student. She wanted to follow the teacher around and do absolutely everything she was doing. Greta's a natural and participated 100%. It was a half hour of pure happiness for Gigi! 

My mom's come and gone. It always feels like such a long wait for her to arrive and then the time flies by while she's here. We kept busy, but not quite as busy as I would've liked. Naps and sensitive children sure can get in the way of a busy schedule. So can colds and rain. But, we still managed to pack in a couple sight-seeing days and had lots of quality time. Conor and I even got to sneak in a movie. I love it when my mom comes for a visit! Holly was fascinated by the fact that Granny is my Momma. 

My Mom is in town and we're having too much fun! I've been taking pictures, but not taking them off my camera yet. If you want a play by play, please, follow me on instagram. My user name is: bekatelyn.

In the meantime, I sent in my a roll of black and white film last week (my first roll of black and white). It's so high contrast, moody, interesting and different; I'm dying! Conor especially loves the photos. He makes me feel like I've really got some talent or something. Conor's the best. I just want to share some of my favorite photos of Greta from the roll. Can I really determine a favorite photo? I don't know. There's just something about that ponytail, and those cute teeth (never knew teeth could be so cute until Greta grew them), and big dark eyes. Motherhood is so sweet. 

Hello! Just listed another quilt in my shop, Lucky No. 7. It's a Christmas heart quilt, made from pretty red, green and blue prints. I bound it with black and white striped fabric and I'm super happy with how it turned out! I hope you like it as much as Greta! And please share my shop with anyone you know who may be interested in lovely, modern handmade quilts. 

PS: I have another Christmas quilt in my shop - a wonky 9-patch quilt.

I finished this dress up for Greta at least a month ago. I love it! I used the Oliver + S Bubble dress patern, but added 8 inches to the skirt width and I didn't bubble it. I made the bodice in size 6-12 months and the skirt in size 12-18 months because I wanted it to fit really well and I find Oliver + S patterns run large. The fabric I used is by Heather Ross and is a lovely linen cotton blend. I trimmed the armholes, neck and hem with ric-rac, which was such a pain! I sewed the neckline at least 4 times! I love how this dress turned out! And I think it looks sweet on Gigi.