Those of you who have known me for a while are probably aware of how close my brother, sisters and I are to each other... Today is my little sister Hélène's 24th birthday - she is only one year younger than me and has always been my very, very best friend. I just can't imagine what my life would have been, or be, without her in it!
We'll be celebrating her and my father's birthday at my parents' in Lille, on September 30th; but since my brother, my little sister and I live in Paris now, my brother and I decided to prepare a surprise birthday dinner at my sister's yesterday evening. We had a great time!
Brother, Sis, Choupette the rescued kitten and Isabelle
Here is one of her presents:
We'll be celebrating her and my father's birthday at my parents' in Lille, on September 30th; but since my brother, my little sister and I live in Paris now, my brother and I decided to prepare a surprise birthday dinner at my sister's yesterday evening. We had a great time!
Brother, Sis, Choupette the rescued kitten and Isabelle
Here is one of her presents:
The colour palette is the same as for the bag I made in the Big Bag Swap. Hélène had seen it at the time and never understood how I could send it away (i.e. instead of giving it to her!) The size is different though - this one is smaller. There's a small pocket for her cell phone, and a larger one for keys and whatnots. I interfaced the outer fabric to give it more body; similarly, the handles are lined with a webbing strap for added strength.
(She hasn't received it yet though, as we'll be giving her gifts on Sept. 30th)
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(She hasn't received it yet though, as we'll be giving her gifts on Sept. 30th)
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My other sister, the eldest, gave me a bag full of onesies, bibs &c., to embroider for her son (he is due in November). I finally attacked that big pile.
(the stitching comes out much better in the larger picture - just click to see it)
Those designs come from an adorable Japanese book, Design collection for kids (ISBN 4529042049), which I had ordered here. I can't wait to stitch more of those!
I hope you're all having a lovely week. It's been incredibly warm and sunny in Paris, after a very cold, damp and dreary August. It's been simply blissful. September is definitely one of the best times to come and visit Paris!
I hope you're all having a lovely week. It's been incredibly warm and sunny in Paris, after a very cold, damp and dreary August. It's been simply blissful. September is definitely one of the best times to come and visit Paris!
14 comments:
What a wonderful family picture! Your sister is very pretty (just like you) and your brother is very handsome. Such an attractive family. :)
I love the purse you made for your sister. She'll adore it and probably use it until it falls apart. And the embroidery you are doing on the onesies for your pregnant sister are so cute!
So sweet of you to fix a surprise dinner for your sister. :)
Happy birthday to your sister :) What a beautiful family you are.
And what a lovely bag! I remember the other one. So pretty and made so it'll be used again and again :)
(By the way, I didn't realise I inspired you to start Petal! But you finished her so long ago - I'm very bad with my WIPs!!)
How nice that the three of you could get together to celebrate your sister's birthday!
Isabelle, you are making lovely things! Congratulations. Ann.
Oh your family looks so lovely! And what a cute kitten...gorgeous name for it, too.
I really like the embroidery on the onesies. Isn't your sister fortunate to have you? :)
I'm glad you're getting some sunshine. Our weather is very similar..as my mom said on the phone today, "we don't have one thing to complain about." blissful, as you said. I find that healing for the spirit.
Have a wonderful weekend, Isabelle!
What a lovely picture of you & your sibs.
Your sisters are lucky girls to have a sis like you who stitches such wonderful things for them.
Have a great weekend.
Margaret
Well you can certainly tell that you are siblings :) You all look really happy.
Sept 30th will be a good day, that's my Birthday :)
The bag is wonderful, you make such delightful gifts.
Enjoy your weekend.
Happy belated birthday to your sister! How fun to have your brother and sister living in the same city. :D
The purse is so adorable! And the onesies turned out great. :D
Pls hug your sis one more time.. ans tell her I said Happy Birthday! I wish her all the best in life.. she has a great big sister in you :)
It's easy to tell that you all are related. Good lookin' family!
I agree w/ your sis--how could you give away such nice purses ou've made? They must take hours! Choupette--was does that mean in French? He's a cutie.
Adorable onesies. If only every mother-to-be had an Isabelle to sew for her!
What a lovely family photo!!!
How nice to see you with your siblings. And the bag is amazing! I don't know how you manage to get it all done. Your sister is the lucky one now. Do you have such a lovely bag yourself now?
we're enjoying the same weathertype these days too. August was wet, wet, wet, but now we're celebrating the sun!
Long long ago...I embroidered little animals on my baby's underclothes, much like these. This brought back something I haven't thought of for years! Your family picture is super...you are all so good looking and you can tell you are close...blessings to you!
It's beautiful to see such a close family, Isabelle! You are all so lucky to have each other. :)
The crazy patch bag I'm going to be starting soon has a very heavy cotton canvas, or duck cloth as it's sometimes known, as the base, or middle, layer. My friend's bags turned out really well, flexible, but still very sturdy feeling. (Just passing this along as another option for future bags. I'm always curious as to how others construct their projects. :)) Your bag for your sis is gorgeous and she's going to feel quite spoiled!
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