Well, the 4th of July is over.  I'm still up to my eye balls with 'things to do'.

Blogging has been hit or miss, mostly I'm lurking leaving a comment occasionally but mostly lurking. 

Meghan graduated from nursing school last Thursday evening.

You can't tell in this picture but she's bawling.  The picture is bad for two reasons:

1. I'm a crappola photographer 

2.  I'm bawling too.

This picture is Meg and 3 of her classmates, they have all been hired in the CV/ICU unit at Mercy hospital.

Then on Saturday we partied. 

  

The 4th of July was quiet.  Just my mom and dad. 

Today was my day off so I finally finished the binding on 

Scrappy Happy.

still not 'thrilled' with this one.  Oh well, it's done.

And I started and finished the binding on OBW #3

60 x 51

I'm also nearly finished quilting Fire Escape. I'm doing 'water ripples' on it and have 1 full pass and then another 5 inches to finish it.  It will be done tonight.
She says hopefully.

And then the binding....can't seem to get away from that lately.


Is it hot where you are?
It's in the high 90's here, humid.  I remember when we moved here.  
No A/C for the first couple years.  


So spoiled now it's embarrassing.

DWMonday

Or should we call this post

"Well hot damn she finally posted something"

Here is Scrappy Happy.  I like the quilt, now that it's quilted better than the name. So that's a good thing -can always change the name.  I did wonky feathers on it and as usual while I'm quilting them I feel a dreadfulness that it's looking horrible and then when it's finished and off the frame it looks very good.

I'm not alone in this feeling w/Wonky feathers so it must be just the perspective while quilting them.  I have to work this afternoon but am hoping to get the binding made and dare I even say-sewn on. This is going to be a donation quilt that I hope to take to guild in a couple weeks and have it taken off  my hands --ie: outta my house!

(60 x 76)

and here is the backing-scrappy too!  Would you believe it took me 2+ hours to piece that all together!  I am always amazed at the time involved in piecing/quilting. I think it's because I lose all track of time when I'm doing it. :)

Here's a shot of the sewing room with my design wall is in full use.

7 Dresden blocks on the right; I have 3 more waiting for their blanket stitch  so they can join the others on the wall.

 19 granny square blocks on the left, there is another row down there that HQ's table is blocking.  I was going to make 20 blocks and arrange 4 x 5 but now am thinking I will make it 5 x 6.  

 

Now it's time to get some house stuff done, some sewing done but first to call the doctor.  I got poison ivy-don't know where/how and it's not horrible but it keeps popping up every day a new little patch of hellish itchiness. 

Everyone is telling me I need to get a shot or something to stop it.  So I am trying to be good and listen to 'everyone'.  Besides I don't know how much longer I can take the pink Benedryl stuff-it is helping the itch but it tastes so nasty-yikes. No wonder children have fits over taking medicine.  

gag, gag.

Design Wall Monday

(60x84)

Well, bother, this is the same picture as before.  Honestly, I took an 'it's all together picture' and I must have deleted it...obviously it looks quite the same as this or I would have noticed it...right???? 

I do have to sew an 1/8 inch seam around the entire outside edge so it's ready for quilting. I plan on doing that today and then down it goes for a bit of rest before quilting.

Last night I did finally start making the blades for my Scrappy Dresden Plate blocks from Bunny Hill Designs.  Of course, I cut a bunch of 4 inch blades and then when I started sewing them together decided I wanted 5 inch blades so technically I've started but now I must re start!

I just found this tutorial here for a Granny Square block -using 2.5 inch squares (which are breeding like rabbits in my 2.5 inch drawer) --too graphic for Monday morning?  Perhaps.

I found this link from Denise in PA.  When I looked at the block all I saw was all those little triangles around the edges--yuck bias galore.  But the tutorial shows you use squares and then trim off--excellent.  

Well it's going to be a beautiful day here!  

I have so many things planned for today and tomorrow morning.  

I don't work again until tomorrow afternoon so I've crammed into this day and a half off enough stuff for a week.  

It ain't getting done while I'm on this computer...as we all know. 

And if I even pick up the 3rd book in the Hunger Game Trilogy I'm doomed.  I'm trying not to even look at it sitting there by my chair.....tempting me...

Toodles.

a few finishes

I forgot to post a picture of this one. I made it for my sil for her Bday.

She liked it.

My bunny pillow is done.

(19 x 19)

And Winter Scraps is done and hanging in the living room.

I put Scrappy Happy rows back up and sewed them together so it's now a 60 x 84 flimsy.  I forgot to take a picture tho.

Here's the old one.

fun times, fun times..Life is Good.