It is still Sunday - so here's my fabric!

I "found" this fabric last night when I was digging around my stash looking for creams and browns to make a "Bonnie" backing for my mom's red quilt. Why, you may ask, am I making the backing for her quilt? Well, when she brought the top to me a few weeks ago she told me to buy some muslin while I was in Savannah to use for the backing. So I did. Only I wasn't paying close enough attention. I started off looking at the extra wise muslin but some how got side tracked and ended up with the 45" wide. So I only got one length instead of two. So I am short two yards of fabric. So I am going to piece her a backing. SO I get to SEW! Anyway - this piece didn't make it into the backing, but I pulled it out to share with you!

One down - too many to go!

I managed to get this wallhanging/lap quilt of my mom's quilted today. I just did loopty-loops in the borders and the alternate squares. I couldn't do much in the signature blocks because some people's handwriting was tiny! So those blocks are kind of poofy! I decided to do mom's quilts first because I can save on postage and hand deliver them next weekend AND I don't have to bind them!!! Yeah!!!

I would like to quilt her other one tomorrow but me and Maddie are going to an all day Badge Day at the University. Brownies and Girl Scouts can earn two badges in one day. That also means that hubby and pirate boy will get to spend the day together. Maybe they will get the urge to clean house! It could happen! Maybe in some alternate universe? Or maybe just in my dreams!

My sweet sewing partner

Thought I would share a picture of my sweet sewing partner today. He wanted to sew so bad - so how can I resist that sweet face. Unfortunately I am trying to use the quilting machine which is only about a foot behind him. Kind of cramped quarters! Notice he is using his hand to do the foot pedal! I think I need to go steal some kisses!

Second finish of the day!!!

Can you see me doing a happy dance all the way from Alabama? I got the borders put on my FIL's coffee quilt. Now to figure out a backing! The border fabric looks like a cross between an animal print and finger prints. I also did the borders kind of funky. I sewed the inner and outer borders together first and then applied them to the quilt. So the inner border goes all the way to the edge of the quilt on the top and bottom borders. Kind of reinforces the geometric shapes in the quilt.

Now I have got to get started on all the QUILTING that needs to get done. I have five quilts of my own waiting for me plus two from my mom. One of the ones from my mom will be a paying job. Should that push it to the top of the list? Hhhhmmmm! We will have to wait and see what calls to me the loudest!

Finished?

OK, I got the two halves sewn together. I really like it, but then I love anything blue. I found material for the backing yesterday, but they only had 5 yards. That is enough to do the quilt as it is but if I add borders it will be too small. Do you think it is ok without borders?

My little pirate boy started throwing up as we were leaving the church parking lot last night. Poor guy was up every two hours. Poor mommy - because I love my sleep! He is sitting on the couch now watching PBS. There has been a stomach virus going around town and I guess we found it! Hopefully the rest of us can avoid it.

Now that the blue quilt it done, I am going to force myself to get the borders on the coffee quilt. I decided there weren't enough brown leftovers to make the borders out of so I found some fabric at the sewing center the other day. I'll try and post a picture of the borders after I get them on.

Is anyone else sewing today?

Little House on the Prairie

This afternoon we had a "Little House" moment at our house. Notice I said moment - it only lasted about ten minutes. Maddie was sitting beside me at the sewing table working on her huge list of vocabulary words. I was sewing on the questionable blue quilt. And Ian was sitting on the floor beside me, hand sewing more blocks onto his "quilt". Ahhh - the tranquility! We were waiting for Pa to come home - which he did!

Speaking of the blue quilt - the rows are sewn together. Just have to sew the two halves together. So I will post a picture tomorrow when I get it together. I am liking it more and more. Nina said it looks "romantic" ! I agree!

Is this going to work?

Ok, I need some brutal honesty here. Is this hideous? Too busy? There is going to be one other type of block in the mix but it will be more of the same fabrics. Should I abandon this right now or keep going? I like it but maybe it is too busy for the general non-quilting public? Please tell me!