Washing and Drying

As I type (and breathe through one nostril) my baby quilt is washing. I'm looking forward to it getting soft and crinkly and baby ready! The kids held it up before I threw it in the wash. My son held up some sort of figure behind it, which I just noticed. He makes me laugh with his tricks and pranks. Really fun to see how his personality is growing and blossoming. Not sure if you can see the shade of the backing. It's the large dot from the Nicey Jane line. Very baby. Just sayin'....

I did a straight line quilting every 4 inches in one direction, and rows of 3 spaced out in the other direction. Very straight forward. Very easy. Had to, since my free motion foot is buried somewhere in the basement among the bags and boxes. I swore I put it aside, and mumbled under my breath about how disorganized I am, and how I can't wait to get everything back where it belongs. It can't be too soon?!? The carpeting will be installed hopefully within the next week or so. The order is taking longer than I had hoped... I must learn to have patience.

Sick Day

Ugh, I unfortunately picked up whatever nasty bug was going around my house... and it seems I might have the worst case yet. Feeling blah, achy, and stuffy, to say the least. I'm watching New Moon (again) and sitting on the couch all day with a box of tissues (again), not being able to breath through my nose is getting so old! I don't have much craftiness to post. Very soon, though, the baby shower is this Saturday... and all that's left is to sew on the binding, and stitch it down. The Owl is stuffed, too. I have to admit, I want another to keep for my new sewing space. ;-) When I can get off my lazy, sore bones, I'll be sure and take some pics of the finished goods.

I did get a little pick me up yesterday, though. I had put a button on my blog from Quilt Home (dot) com, and I won a $20 gift certificate to the online store. I bought* a BIG stack of Anna Maria Horner Little Folks voiles, for "The dress", and a new bag. Oh, and some Good Folks for another quilt I've been hoping to make. They have a huge selection and free shipping for orders over $50. You won't be disappointed. Sorry for the picture-less post. I just don't have "it". Hopefully I'll get "it" back soon.

*I purchased them before the big redo. Didn't even count them in the craziness of the stash! LOL

What happens when you decide to remodel the room that contains all of your stash? (In my case, it's the basement.) Well, you get face to face with everything you have purchased over the last 6 or so years... and I think the fabric might be multiplying once it enters the cabinets. 'Cause there's no way I bought that much, is there?!?!? Usually it's folded neatly, and the doors are shut in these. Excuse the missing knob, those are being replaced too. (Oh, and there is a third cabinet you can't see here.)

Anyway, I HAVE to stop shopping. I go to stores, and buy. I look online at my favorites places, I buy. Etsy? Yup, I buy there too! Whew. I'm getting tired just thinking about reorganizing and putting it all away once the room is done. Since I'm coming clean, I'll show you. But keep in mind, my Christmas decorations are behind the pile. As if that makes it any better. HA! I also never store my fabric in trash bags, (yikes), but I ran out of storage containers*, and we are moving all the cabinets to replace the carpet. Ready, here goes:

Crazy, I know. I know! My husband can't begin to understand, but I know you all do. Right? I can't be the only one... Okay, back on track. Here's my question: Does anyone else sew in a room that has no windows? I'll need better lighting, maybe an ott light too? But I'm contemplating setting up my machine in the basement, rather than the dining room, where I have to keep packing up shop and putting my stuff away, dragging it all back, and so on. It's making me much less productive, and I have to get some things completed, or I can't call myself a quilter anymore, or even a crafter, just a fabric collector!

*This doesn't include my yarn, which I have hiding, I mean stored away, in space bags in my bedroom closet. It's a sickness, I know.

Baby's Owl?!

Did you see the Moda Bake Shop project today? They call her Owlivia. Adorable! So much so, that I needed to make one to go with the baby quilt for my friend. (*See previous post) Still need to stuff it, but I am quite pleased so far. I should have been painting the trim in my basement on my day off, but I just couldn't resist once I saw the one on MBS! Got to think of a name to give her..... Any idea's????

Nicey Day

When did my baby girl get so big? I guess when you turn 8 years old, it just happens! We had a great day last Saturday at the Museum of Science in Boston. That's where she decided to go to celebrate the day. I haven't been there in a very long time, but it was a blast! I snapped pretty clear picture of the Boston skyline, too. What a beautiful day it was! Still pretty nice weather today, and it feels so good!
So nice, I was able to snap a quick picture of the baby quilt top. The wind kept blowing it around, so this was the best one of them. There fabrics are mostly nicey jane's I showed before, with a few amy bulter's thrown in! The baby shower is at the end of the month, so I have plenty of time to finish it. Famous last words....LOL

Nicey Jane

A very good friend of mine is having her first baby (a girl) in April, and although these are probably not considered "girly" fabrics, I just know she'll love them! I bought these at my LQS when they were having a sale in January. The precut fat quarters were around $1.50, and I bought one of each that they had. My doodle is the plan, it's a smaller version of this quilt, found on Crazy Mom Quilts. I really miss Amanda Jean's blog. A lot. More than I can even write. *Sigh*

I'm going to sash it in white, and hopefully it will finish around 50" square. Since I haven't been back to shop, I'm hoping they still have some yardage left for a back and binding. My husband is going out for the night, and I have a date with my sewing machine. That's if it isn't on strike from neglect!