Simply Jaimie

Today, I made a bunch of snowflakes for my Church's Christmas Party. I love they way they look, but they are really time consuming.   (instructions below on how to make them) Hannah and I took a break from my snowflake making to make some yummy pizza for dinner. She really is such a cutie.  Today Noel bought Hannah some advent calendars. This way Hannah visually see how many days are left till Santa arrives. here is how you can make the snowflakes . . .  The most frustrating thing EVER is running out of tape on the last snowflake! 

At Hannah's baby shower, my sister made her a beautiful rag quilt. Hannah loves it and uses it all the time.  ( This is where I would insert a picture of Hannah and her rag quilt; however, I can not find one picture of Hannah and her rag quilt anywhere! You will just have to trust me when I tell you she loves it.)   I wanted to make one for Lilly because these really are the cutest quilts EVER! It's not perfect but I am extremely happy with how it turned out. Here is how I did it :  #1. Pick your fabric. I went with flannel because it is really soft. My quilt is five squares by five squares so I pick five different, half a yard, fabric patterns.  . #2. Cut fabric into eight by eight inch squares. I ended up cutting 50 eight by eight inch squares . . . . this was by far the most time consuming part.   #3. Place the fabric ugly sides together. This will give you twenty five squares. #4. Sew around all twenty fi...