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Sam had a birthday!
My honey turned 48 this past Sunday! He had the entire weekend planned out. Ha. That meant little to no sewing for me! But, he had a good birthday and that’s what mattered. On Saturday, we slept late, then went to his favorite used bookstore. After that, we did a 5.5-mi walk and went to his favorite restaurant, Red Lobster. I hope he had enough shrimp to satisfy him until next year (I don’t eat the cockroaches of the ocean, even if they are good for you.) After Endless Shrimp, we were both pretty wiped out and came home and relaxed. I got a wee bit of sewing done and finished block 7 of the latest Swoon and prepped Blocks 8 and 9.
Sunday was pancakes for breakfast, church, and home to open his present. I made a quilt out of the fabric he picked out. Being a polyglot is his dream and that’s what the quilt says. The fabric is What A World! and has Hello in many different languages. Here’s a pic of the completed top and then Sam under his new blankie.
In the evening, we drove down to Alma, AR to see the Gaither Vocal Band in concert. It was excellent! Two of the boys texted to say happy birthday, so I’m thinking that overall it was quite successful.
I managed to sneak in a little bit of sewing Sunday and was able to finish up Butterfly Flesh tonight. I’m excited since that makes 2 quilt tops for Christmas 2013 ready to take to the quilter! Yeehaw!
Running update? I’ll get back to you on that. Haven’t been running much at all…yes, incredibly lazy, but have been walking lots so that makes up for it a little, right? Right?!?
Lots of finishes lately…
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Leave a Comment Here are some pics from the recent finishes, in no particular order.
From the Made in Cherry QAL:
From the SwoonAlong:
From the Swooning On A HopAlong:
From the talknt Handmade Swap:
Unfortunately, my swap partner didn’t have lots of personal stuff on her flickr page or on her blog. She has an etsy store and all of her pics are of the stuff she’s selling, so I ended up with no idea what she really likes. She did mention that she likes teal and orange together. There is precious little teal in this, but I like the overall effect. Though they’re not visible in the picture, I did quilt more geese into the flowered part of the pillow. And, it’s all quilted with orange thread, which I love!
I also made 152 polaroid blocks!! 76 went into the mail today and I’ll get 75 different ones back. (1 was for the swap hostess.) 150 make a quilt and now I’ll have an extra in case I absolutely hate one I receive or have already made. Here’re are the 76 that went out:
And, I made the 2nd bookshelf block for Manda in the BAMS swap. Phew. Here’re blocks 1 and 2:
This block includes the M Encyclopedia and a photo of Manda in Paris.
This shelf includes a book about Punctuation and an owl bookend.
I finished this top for my nephew, Trevon.
And, I think that’s about it. I’m still waiting on three blocks to finish up Kilah’s quilt. I understand that 1 has been sent from England and 2 from Washington, but they are taking their sweet time getting here!! As soon as they arrive, I’ll need an hour or two to add them to the last row, attach the last row and then add two borders. I haven’t prepped the backing yet because I’m not sure what the finished size will be, but I know it will all get here soon and I can finish that puppy and get it in the mail.
Y’all have a great weekend!
Giant Swoon is finished!
And another quilt completed. So, of the 5 quilts I planned to do for the year, yes, I have done 7. *cat-ate-the-canary grin* Here’s the finish:
It measures 82.5″ square.
Wow. A whole month???
It has been a long month of down time for me. Really. I’ve felt awful, laid in bed a lot, not done a lot of sewing, done no grant writing. sigh Hopefully, the worst is past.
So, let’s catch up. I completed my Swoontilly quilt top. I started it around March 25. Considering how fast the other two went, this was awfully slow. I do love it, however, and I hope, hope, hope my cousin, Penny, loves it as well. (since it’s her Christmas present and all.)
Here’re a couple of pics. The indoor pic is the top laying on my queen-sized bed. This is the reason I laugh when folks say this is a double-bed quilt. Really?!? Have y’all looked at it on a queen? You can’t even see the whole thing!
See Heidi’s head and Rambo’s ears. They’re such “helpers!”
Swoon Doll Quilts
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Leave a Comment I finally pieced these things and now they are sitting in the spare bedroom with the basting spray drying. Note I realized after basting the second one that I had forgotten to add a border to it. sigh I’ll have to figure out a way to make it more special…but I have no idea what. Anyway, here’re these two beauties and I’m going to start cutting out my Tilly Swoon in a minute! Yippee!