Crochet baby car seat blanket

It's been awhile since I last posted, but since summer nationals, I've a) been in a car wreck and getting over whiplash, b) had my sister's wedding and all the craziness therein, and c) moved. Needless to say, I haven't done much crafting! I did get this done, though.

I made two crochet baby car seat blankets, using a pattern by my friend Jennifer. One was blue and for my nephew-on-the-way and was given to his mom at a shower two weeks ago. I also did a purple one for a good friend, whose baby is due on Halloween that I'll get to meet when I go to my conference in New Orleans in November. There is a hole in the bottom center so the car seat straps can hook through it. I took pictures of it on our friends' baby, Mira. She makes a great model, don't you think?

Alzheimer's Day - Make a Virtual Quilt Patch

Ami Simms posted this on her blog: "This Sunday, September 21, 2008, is World Alzheimer’s Day. It is a day to remember the 26.6 million people worldwide who have this vile disease that will eventually rob them of the ability to remember and to reason. It will take from them every skill they ever learned and every relationship they ever held dear. And for most, they will watch this thief at work in their own minds."

Her mother, like millions of others, is suffering from this disease. The loved ones of those with AD are suffering as well - suffering from watching their loved one deteriorate, grieving the loss of the person they once were, and accepting the emptiness that they are slowly becoming. It's heartbreaking. I worked at a nursing home prior to my current job, and it broke my heart watching the residents I had come to know and love take a turn for the worse as the result of this terrible disease.

So please, take a moment to create a virtual quilt patch in someone's honor to remember them. And check out Ami Simms's Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative - all proceeds from the quilt auctions go directly to research for Alzheimer's.