The work has begun!

On my basement bathroom that is!  My machines have been quarantined.  I was really out of my element today for sure.  Tonight we are going to Home Depot to get toilet, vanity etc...I have a 12 mo. 0% int. coupon that I want to put to good use.

Marsha's baby quilt

I spent last week quilting 3 quilts for others.

Libby's Jelly Roll Races

Libby's 9-patch shuffle (I think she called it)

I thought I could get one of mine loaded but it didn't happen.  Saturday Meg, me and my Mom drove the 2 hours to "Camp Diamond in the Rough".  Meg and Mom's first visit.  It's coming along..slowly. We packed a picnic lunch, it was a lovely day. 

Meghan and her dad

Yesterday Paul and I went on a 6 hour bike ride following Rt 30, a beautiful historical route through PA's laurel highlands-wonderful scenic views. We came home a different way on Rt 31 which is mostly pasture and dairy farms.  A coyote ran across the road in front of us (but far enough ahead not to be a danger to us hitting it). It's the first I've ever seen-quite exciting. 
We both agree 6 hours is our butts max for one day.  The kids came over in the evening for a short visit, nice.

Dwirling from the back

and the front.

I really like how it turned out.  Will have to wait for some quilt holders and a less windy day to get a good picture of the entire quilt.

This quilt named "Calming Circles" unless I can think of something better, was on my 2011 quilting goals list. 

This makes 6 of the 11 original quilts listed done (well except for the binding on this one-gag)
Of course, the flimsy list is longer now and unless something changes, I will end up with more quilts to quilt at the end of the year than I started with.

Not how I wanted/expected things to go. 

It is what it is.

I'm quite aware of how lucky blessed I am to be able to do all this sewing and quilting.  Back when I was working full-time, I think I finished 1 top in 2 years.  Egads! 

 But the year is still young and with summer and the nice weather I will not be in the basement sewing as much, well hopefully quilting as much and sewing less...

I also got the borders on the 1600 Jelly roll top I made a few weeks ago.



73 x 77



I still haven't put the bindings on the 2 donation quilts I finished....just kept moving the 1st one out of the way...I have to make something delicious and amazing for dinner. ( nah, just chili!) 

And then HOPEFULLY I will sew on the bindings tonight, at least one.

When it rains all day

you should stay inside and sew with a friend.

Libby came over today.

We set up our machines and at 10:15 we started our 1600  quilt. It took us 2 1/2 hours to piece. 

Libby's "Berry Bliss" bali pop

My "Spumoni" balipops

We both agreed it was a lot of fun.  I'm going to put a 2" stop border and then a wider outside border. I think Libby is doing to same with hers. 

We spent the rest of the afternoon working on other projects.  Libby worked on her Many Thanks blocks and I worked on Tree quilt

I don't have enough of the checkerboard border made, but I don't think it will take too long to sew what I need.  I'm a little stressed that these borders are going to need some 'adjusting' since I changed the block size...heehee...but we'll see.