1 Memory Quilt and Traveling

For my last two babies I have done memory quilts as a little keepsake for them. I cut out the squares (8" x 6") and hand them out to family members along with my box of fabric paints. Each member does their square and then gives it to me along with the paints and I pass it on to the next person. I start handing out the squares a few months before the baby is born so that I can have it before they come along, but unfortunately we had an illness in the family that prevented the squares from getting done before Olivia came. Anyway, it was completed yesterday and I think it looks fabulous!

I have heard of people sending out squares in baby shower invites and having people bring the completed squares to the shower, which I think is a great idea. These are just such wonderful, loving gifts!

I have been working on several projects and just completed two: a travel pillowcase (that I found here) for a birthday party my daughter is attending and an I Spy book.

Here is the pillowcase - we stuffed it will fun items that the little girl can enjoy while traveling:

The I Spy book is for my daughter for our upcoming 4 hour drive to Hampton Beach. She has her DS, and of course a DVD player, MagnaDoodle, etc, but I thought I would give her something new to try! I took pictures of items around the house that I had thrown into a blue bin. I had the pictures printed up and then wrote the items she is suppose to locate and printed those as 4x6. I picked up a small photo album with an opening on the front from our local Dollar Store. 

This is how it came out (We are out of color ink, so she got a pretty plain cover):
The clues for the above page read:

I spy a Strawberry, a Baby Bottle and a Doll Shoe.

I spy a Vase of Flowers,

"VERMONT", and a Window that's Blue.

Can you find 5 toothpicks?

Hope everyone is enjoying the week so far! Thank goodness for Hump day!