Christmas Giving

We headed over this morning to deliver gifts to a family in need this morning.  This is part of the "Christmas extravaganza" (as my dad would say).  Everyone in my family pitched in, so we were able to do quite a bit for the family.  The most important stuff was bedding and coats, but we also got a lot of fun stuff for the kids. 

Quilt front

I finished the toddler quilt with only an hour to spare, so it was perfect timing. The pattern is based on Jamie Mueller's "Auntie's Diamonds" featured at Moda.

Quilt back

 It was so fun incorporating Elle's scraps into the back of the quilt. 



I was using my mom's sewing machine, so I didn't feel comfortable doing free motion quilting.  I stuck with doing stitch in the ditch and outlining the diamonds.  I think it looks cute.

Here are a couple of pictures of Elle's sheets on a toddler bed mattress.  I think they're adorable.  I love the way she chose to do the elastic - such a cool idea to put it on the outside.

 I love how well they go with the quilt.  I met the little girl this morning, and she was SO cute, so I'm so excited for her to enjoy them.

We're getting the last of our shopping done now, so that we can enjoy Christmas Eve together.  It's been awesome having my entire family all together for the first time since my wedding (5 years ago).  We're quite the rowdy clan- we've had family pictures, a game night, a Treasure Island movie night (the Charlton Heston version was a family favorite growing up), and tons of Wegmans runs (if you haven't been to Wegmans I'll just say you're missing out on life and leave it at that).