I am not thrilled with how the stitching ended up framing the owls on the applique - does anyone have some ideas for how to make this look better [considering everything is already assembled]?
The quilted side is a sort of inverted family tree, making Baby Girl the center, as opposed to centering a couple and branching off their descendants. I looked around a decent amount and didn't find any similar designs, so I made it up myself. She is represented by the heart, her parents are the triangles that envelop her, and then parents envelop each individual, branching out to Manny's and my grand-parents. I couldn't leave out her aunt and uncle, who are both so important to us, so the points of their triangles meet each of ours.
The total dimensions are about 14" squared, so its not like this will cover her and keep her warm, but hopefully she'll enjoy a little treasure that reminds her of the rich love of her family that surrounds her.
On other notes, I did finish my first full read-through of my thesis and cut it down into draft one of a journal article. I slashed 85 pages, and probably still need to cut it down by 20% - ugh. It is at least a more manageable mountain to climb now. Still not finding much comfort on that project. And while I'm celebrating some completions, I might as well mention that I also finished reading "Little Bee" today. It was nice to actually find a little time to kick back and read for fun (it'd been a while). It was a really well written book that I would recommend, if you don't mind a very heartbreaking story. Thanks to Anita for lending it to me! :)
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