Friday, June 18, 2010

Finally...




I finished piecing this ...still need to trim and press...oh then make a backing and baste it and quilt it...thinking about sending this one off any suggestions???  I want to do a feather ring in the green blocks i know that for sure..



Wednesday, June 16, 2010

where was i???oh yes piecing ....alot





Our family had a weeklong vacation, but before that we had end of school and just a whole bunch of fun.  Soon I'll be going to live with my mom and dad with the boys while she recovers from a knee replacement.  She's needed one since her first one really but they don't do them both at the same time.  Wondering if I could take my sewing machine...do you think ill have time???probably not...i stocked up on books instead.

I made a baby quilt for my special little niece who is just so gorgeous and funny already.  I think she will be a spunky little girl.  Her momma and daddy are funny and smart (and beautiful)...  (okay, my gushing is over. Can you tell I'm feeling the love for this little girl?)  I really have to reign it in though.  New parents don't like that very much.  It's just that all these babies are hitting me right at my wanting another baby stage.  The oldest is 5 and wonderful, the 2 yr old is about to be 3 and it's hitting me hard.  The whole having only two is starting to feel real and yes it will be awesome to do more and have more freedom.... BUT... I want a girl.  Not just any girl, my girl.  I want one bad.  It's sorta like never seeing a part of yourself go on.  I realize i have two beautiful boys and im very thankful for them don't get me wrong!  My husband is totally fine stopping.  I'm only 60% fine.  On bad days I'm 100% though.  I just wonder if ill ever get over this.  I was pregnant at a women's retreat and a very sad woman with 3 girls found out i was pregnant and said "well you'll be alone one day and my girls will always be around me."  Wow....what do you say about that???   it was a "Loving Well"  retreat and let me tell you i had to dig deep at that moment.  There were many things to say but none that Jesus would be happy about!  Jesus and I always have to discuss my words and temper...nightly ...sigh...

I finished the Indian Maiden for my aunt.  I'm very nervous about how she'll like it.  I thought way outside the box on my quilting.  My husband said I went crazy.  So he has set me up to doubt myself...He really needs to keep quiet though...Sorta like when he gives me any negative opinion on quilting/fashion etc.  We really need a full length mirror when he gives me fashion advice... So I can look at myself and not ask, and he can look at it and not answer!

So I am sewing a sleeve and a label on that today and when I'm with my parents i'll find a way to give it to her.

I have been quilting for our family lately.  With all the quilts I make, I have kept very few.  Most of them were first attempts also.  I am making a king sized feed sack quilt.  I followed a pattern in McCall's Quilting.  It's called Cottage Stars.  I am making ten 11 more blocks to make it larger.  The directions weren't so great though so I'm finding some things wrong with it.  Perhaps my cutting wasn't exact but it's supposed to be for a confident beginner.  They say to trim the star points to 3.5"  which doesn't work because all the other blocks are 4.5"  so i have a first try block.  I'm glad I sewed one block before I trimmed them all. 


It's taking forever!!  I will have all my blocks (maybe) by Friday.  I wouldn't mind putting it on a frame and hand quilting this one.  Maybe Grandma can teach me...hmm...

















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