Progress!

Well I got half of the 2nd graduation quilt pieced. I am still making the blocks for the other half. 40 string pieced blocks. I am hoping to finish that tomorrow and maybe even get them trimmed by the end of the day. We are having a party here on Sat and the recipient of the 2nd quilt will be here. I had the first half laid out on my design board (that is in my dining room) so I needed to take it down. Instead of undoing my work laying it out I decided to put together what I had so far. I'm glad I did. I am at least half way done piecing the others.

My baby girl Jessica will be 21 in three days. I can hardly believe it.
These are some of my favorite pictures of her when she was about four.

Leg problems---Why I've been MIA

I've been away froom here for exactly a month. It could have been less and it felt like longer than that. I have had some problems with my legs and have done little of anything for weeks. Lots of pain and wraps on my legs meant I spent a lot of time on my butt w/ my legs up. No quilting or sewing to speak of and I am so behind right now. I have two customer quilts to do and two graduation quilts of my own to do so that means binding and all. One of them is due for June 6. Talk about procrastinating. I received my new Edgerider wheels but they haven't been put on yet. My friend is supposed to come over tomorrow to change them out for me. yippee! I am looking forward to it. So my todo list looks like this:

1. Quilt Martha's quilt (customer)
   
2. Quilt first grad quilt
3. Finish piecing 2nd grad quilt
4. Quilt Carol's quilt (customer)
5. Quilt 2nd grad quilt

I better get busy.

Smile and the world smiles with you!

It's almost spring! and this week's goals

I was in Tennessee last week with my sister and her two kids to visit our mom. It was nice weather for a couple of the days and cool the rest. We came home Saturday and the weather was beautiful all day, even at home! I will post more about this with pictures later.

I haven't done much of anything on my to do list since LAST WEEK. There are 3 quilt tops I would like to finish this week and that will be my goal. I am famous for getting the center of a quilt done and then get stopped at the borders....I hate sewing borders on!

1. Jessica's log cabin still needs borders
2. Bethany's quilt still needs borders (graduation gift) DONE
   
3. Bears in the Farm house step 5

This is all do able since I have 4 good days left for the week and none of these will take me more than a couple hours to do. Next week...QUILTING!

Michigan weather men!

Just LOOK at all that snow!NUFF SAID!

Another day to myself

Well we are in the process of getting the snow. Doesn't look like much yet but from what I hear it is wet and heavy and the worst is yet to come. I was ready to go across the street to babysit but there is no school today and their dad decided to take the day off too, so I find myself with the day to myself. I was winding bobbins while waiting to go across the street so now I already have a cuppa in me and ready to go on this quilt. May as well get busy on it! Has to be done for tomorrow anyway and I have lots on my to do list. This is the list from the other day. I hope I make some progress today.

1. Quilt Baptist Fan on a round robin quilt (customer) DONE
   
2. Make blocks for Karen's hug quilt and mail
   
3. Finish my Bears in the Farmhouse top and make the binding
   
4. Finish log cabin top for my daughter
5. Cut two battings for up coming quilts (this is a pain to do because of lack of space here)
6. Cut 5" squares for a my Tuesday swap meeting
   
7. Possibly start quilting Jessica's quilt

Sunday Again

Well, I didn't accomplish as much as I'd hoped this weekend but then I never do. I always seem to underestimate how long things take or how much I can accomplish in a day. I still make lists and goals however or I would just flounder and wander aimlessly and get nothing done. So I made progress. We are expecting a lot of snow tonight. Between 8-10". Mark seems to think it may not be all that much....we will see.

Personal Quiltathon- April 4 &5

I have a lot I want to accomplish. I think I am going to call a personal quiltathon for this weekend.
Let's see...on my to do list is:

1. Quilt a friend's quilt (a freebie) DONE
   
2. Quilt a baptist fan on a customer quilt PROGRESS MADE
   
3. Finish my Bears in the Farmhouse top and make the binding PROGRESS MADE
   
4. Finish log cabin top for my daughter
5. Cut two battings for up coming quilts (this is a pain to do because of lack of space here)
6. Cut 5" squares for a my Tuesday swap meeting
   
7. Possibly start quilting Jessica's quilt

I may update this list later....it's a goal anyway.