sending them off

sweet Halley started kindergarten today.
how?
wasn't she just in J/K a minute ago?
I am so excited for her
new friends,
new adventures,
new skills,
new responsibilities.
I really missed her at lunchtime today.
Her seat was strangely empty.
Sniff.
As I was snapping this picture I realized that is
will be the last one in front of our red door.
Double sniff.

So while she was gone, Lulu helped me pack up my other baby.
Quilt number two is heading off to be finished.
This one is for me. Me alone.
I used 5 charm packs for the front and appliqued birdies on random squares from the scraps that awesome Ashley from Lassie Girl sent me.

The back is a super crazy mix of all of my Summer in the City pieces with a little chocolate zebra and polka dots thrown in.
I am not sure if I like the front or the back better, but I do know that I cannot wait for it to return to me.
Perhaps I can curl up and cry in it when I think about my baby girl being at school all day.



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23 Comments

  1. Kelly O.September 9, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    awesome quilt Julie!!!
    You really should have started this quilting thing ages ago!

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  2. Jen~ Lipstick and LaundrySeptember 9, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    Love the quilt! Kindergarten is a big sniff, my last baby started last year, it was hard, this year was worse! First grade is a FULL day, I really miss him! I think I need a quilt too!

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  3. TashaSeptember 9, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    She looks so cute all dressed up and a messy flower in her hair! I bet she loved it. That quilt is wonderful too!! Love it. Once again, you are really giving me the itch to start quilting. Can't wait to see it all put together and quilted. It is going go to be wonderful!

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  4. {amy k.}September 9, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    oh- such a cute little kindergartner! :)

    and that quilt is awesome! So much work!

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  5. DeannaSeptember 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM

    Loves the birds on the quilt!

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  6. SoSoBellaSeptember 9, 2009 at 8:16 PM

    love the quilt. love it.
    i hope she had a wonderful day :O)

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  7. DrewBSeptember 9, 2009 at 8:18 PM

    Look how cute Halley is in her uniform! I asked her if she had a matching messy flower headband yesterday! I knew she would!

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  8. RorySeptember 9, 2009 at 8:36 PM

    Don't you love doing a quilt with a patchy back? It makes it seem like you have 2 quilts in 1!!!

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  9. MommafoSeptember 9, 2009 at 8:42 PM

    What a beautiful little girl! And I'm just loving her tennies. Full of style, she is!

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  10. Heather @ Glitter and GlossSeptember 9, 2009 at 8:47 PM

    Halley looks so cute in her uniform! What a doll! Leila starts preschool next Wednesday and I'm already preparing myself for the tears! (MY tears)

    I pink puffy heart love, love the quilt! You are fabulous, my friend!

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  11. HMaasSeptember 9, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    My little one starts JK this year - exciting yet bitter sweet! Love the quilt - looks fabulous.

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    LOVE the quilt!!! Im making one for my mom for Xmas so I cant talk about it, LOL

    congrats to Halley on starting Kindergarten!!!

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  13. BlackCatMimaSeptember 9, 2009 at 10:54 PM

    Umm, did you cut up a school uniform to make the matching headband??? HAHAHAHA!!!! I would so do that. :P Yes, the tennies are super cute too!
    I'm not a mom but if I was I'd be a bad one - I'd be jumping for joy and celebrating on the first day of kindergarten, whoopin' it up at the Starbucks or something. (I like to be alone.)
    Love the birdy quilt - love birdies!

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  14. BethanySeptember 9, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    Halley is so cute!! She looks adorable! And that quilt? Want it. Enough said!

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  15. Lisajoy MarinelloSeptember 10, 2009 at 5:21 AM

    So adorable and especially love the headband! My 1st little one started Kindergarten this week too - sniff and double sniff! Question for you - do you (or anyone?) have issues with headbands in your daughters hair? No matter what type (smooth, with teeth, with Velcro added, etc) the headband falls forward in her head and she ends up looking a bit like rambo :) I am 100% all for headbands but if she can't make it through the day looking presentable, not sure this is going to last very long for me. Every day she gets off the bus I cringe thinking what she will look like! Thoughts or suggestions?

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  16. trishSeptember 10, 2009 at 6:22 AM

    Too cute!
    Can't wait to see it completed. :o)
    I just found someone who quilts, locally and will take my top that I recently finished, to her. :o)
    Sincerely ~ Tricia Anne

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  17. nicoleSeptember 10, 2009 at 6:45 AM

    Gorgeous! I want one!

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  18. Ms. BrightSeptember 10, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    Guaranteed the cutest kid wearing that uniform!! LOVE the matching messy headband and red kicks!

    That quilt adorable. I wish I had the patience to quilt!

    You're so inspiring!

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  19. meg duerksenSeptember 10, 2009 at 7:37 AM

    oh julie.
    this is sooooooo great! imagine what you would get done if ALL your girls were in school?! but don't think about that...you'll be crying too much.
    seriously that quilt is so beautiful.
    i love it.

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  20. Marta @ Haus of GirlsSeptember 10, 2009 at 11:27 AM

    Stop making me FAINT! LOVE the quilt so much. Please email me the names of cute fabrics so I can start making some cute stuff for my girls :) AND LOVE the cute Kindergarten pic of Halley! She is such a model like her Mommy!

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  21. Laurel @ Ducks in a RowSeptember 10, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    I love the quilt. First grade was the hard one for me - she's gone all day!!

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  22. Emily AnnSeptember 10, 2009 at 8:24 PM

    Love the quilt! Love how it's so pretty on BOTH sides!!! So many different fabrics too.

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  23. TerriSeptember 10, 2009 at 11:51 PM

    I love her pink shoes. yum yum. Also that quilt is beautiful. I think kids grow up way to fast. I wish we could slow it down a little on some days. Maybe like a kid remote. Speed up the bad days and slow down the good ones. LOL

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