HGTV

Well, we are getting ready for the new arrival.

Spiffing up the studio and getting a 

little organized.

I lot of people name their 

quilting machines.  Not sure if I will

give her a name or just call her

"the Nolting" 

A while back I pilfered a three tier

metal cart my my mom's basement.

It was harvest gold.

I neglected to take a before picture, and these are in progress

pictures.

I spent a lot of time sanding the shelves yesterday, and 

today was painting day.

Apple green.

Don't you love the styling?

I am so clever I can hardly stand it.

We also have new clubs in the house.

All this happiness is too much

for two people.

Detour

It has been forever since I have posted.  I'm just working 

my way into a new routine and trying to maximize my time.

(translation: not napping too much)

I have finally recovered from quilt retreat.  We sewed,

and ate, and shopped, slept and then 

did it all again.

Here we are posing for a shot before our meal came.

There are about a hundred quilt blocks in this

bag, most of which were sewn at the retreat.

This granny square top is ready for basting, then 

quilting.

This fabric is for a table topper.

All of this quilting stuff is fun, but

last summer I bought a pattern for a 

tunic top.  I made a muslin to see how it fit, and then

opted to make it a size bigger.

It was all cut out and in with my UFO's so 

I decided to finish it.

I think it will be OK.  I picked this fabric up and JoAnn's
on sale and actually like it on me.
If it turns out, I have fabric to make more.

I should finish it today.
I'm hoping to find a way to make it so
I don't have to wear a cami under it.  It is open
halfway down the front.
Maybe little ties?
buttons with loops so I wouldn't have to make
button holes?
I like the idea of tiny little buttons and maybe making
it a scoop neck.
stay tuned........

Monday Musing

I went a week without sewing a thing.

I was doing a little yard work, and 

a little spring time house work and

watching the Masters golf tourney.

I have noticed, when I'm not sewing,

my fabric multiplies.

Now, here is the question-

If you buy fabric for a project does it become

a ufo (unfinished object) when you get it home 

or does it become a ufo

once you start working on it?.

I keep thinking I'm gonna make a list of 

my ufo's and then make

a commitment to finish them up.

I would also need to make a list

of things I haven't started, yet.

Then maybe do a finish then a start,

a finish then a start.

I'll let  you know how that goes.

Meanwhile,

here is fabric I do have plans for.

this will be an Atomic quilt.

I purchased all the fabric I need for it.

these strips will be a modern 

log cabin (I still need to buy background fabric)

these will be part of the summer love quilt

I started a summer or two ago.  I had

a bit of a measuring issue and

need to reconfigure so I needed to add some prints 

(on sale).

This is Liberty Stile.

Made in London, organic and 

rather expensive.

I got a fat quarter of the entire collection and am

going to turn it into a swoon quilt.

I still need background for it and 

have ordered a sample card of

art gallery solids to choose from.

I don't think Kona will be right for it.

I do have a finish I am getting ready to mail to someone

special.  I was planning to mail

it today, but forgot about it being April 15 so 

I'll have to see if I can

even get in the post office.

Here is a pic of the work in progress.

that's all folks

Just so you'll know

They say diets don't work.

I'm here to tell you the Klondike diet doesn't work.

 The Snickers ice cream bar diet doesn't work.

Combining the two doesn't work.

Not a lot of success with the pistachio diet, either.

So, now you know.

It's back

Here is one of my latest finishes 

all packed up and ready to go to long arm Mike's.

I was going to attempt to quilt it myself but,

I wrestled with piecing the backing and decided

that was enough of a job and quilting

one this big would just

be more work that this particular

quilt was worth to me.

I had done all but the outside border

six or sew years ago and it's

been hanging on a ladder in my studio since before

the studio was a studio so 

I needed to do something with it before it gathered

any more dust.

All I need to do, now, is put on the binding

and make some matching pillow covers.

I took a little break to make some infinity scarves.

I made a bunch of these as 

Christmas gifts, but for the life of me

could not remember how I made them.

So, I found a tutorial to refresh my memory, and it

said these were also great for men.

I think Jack agrees!

March Madness

A finish.

I started to straight line quilt this, but

it was going to take forever, so 

I just free-motioned.

I pieced the back, and like it almost

as much as the front.

The next quilt was started at least 6 years ago.

It was to have an appliqued border where the

tan border is.  But it was never gonna get done and 

I had it hung on a ladder for decoration

in the studio.  It was just

getting dusty, so I slapped on the outside border,

pieced the backing, and

I'm hoping long arm Mike can work

some magic on it.

It is pretty boring without the applique.  But once it is quilted, and

has some matching shams, it will be fine.

This table top quilt, includes 4 blocks I got in a swap.

I free motion quilted it.

My goal is to get good at this quilting this year.

This is the pieced back.  Could have planned it 

a little better. Just wanted to use up

this dotty fabric.

Now,

this is another quilt started over 5 years ago.

I am going to complete the

applique on it (by machine).

Then I'm gonna quilt it.

It is half the size

of the quilt I'm sending to long arm Mike,

so I think I can handle it on my big girl machine.

Well, that's the round up so far for March.

Our House

Our house is a very very fine house,

with two dogs in the yard.......

and it is finished.

we have a few days to enjoy it till

we have to pay for it.

So here is what we have.

My yard boy.

See Daisy watching me at the fence?

Getting the cars back in the garage after 2 and a half
weeks of storing siding, ladders, drills and stuff.

Usually this photo would be of flowers along the garage.

A lot of honey suckle gave it's
life for room to work on the porch.

my garage boy.

Cars are all tucked in.


And the Carrs are on the sofa watching golf, knitting, and blogging.
Life is good.