Toyko Subway Quilt

Okay, the next time I blithely agree to participating in a group quilting assembly, I will find out what is involved before saying yes! Here are the first 5 of 25 blocks. Each block consists of 64 2 inch squares! Yikes. Each square is different and as you may be able to see will look like a subway map with each line having its own color. I have given myself the improbable dead line of July 25th. That means producing 1 block every 2 days. Hope I can do it! I have to admit that I think it looks pretty cool.

December Already?

Here is the finished baby quilt made for my Angel Tree family. This was the first quilt that I have quilted on my own. Very scary at first since I do not have a long arm machine, but I launched into it with wild abandon thanks to a class I took at 7th Heaven. Thanks, you all for giving me confidence. It is finished in a pattern of rambling hearts and leaves which I just improvised on as I went along. Since I didn't have much time and took on an Angel Tree family with a friend on the spur of the moment, the quilt is very simple as you can see. Now I'm thinking I should consider starting another quilt for next year which could be more spectacular if I had more time.

Beware...

Do not enter your sewing room early in the morning when you are anxious to sew but have to wait for the fabric store to open because you do not like one of your chosen fabrics for a current project. That is what happened to me this morning. The borders for a table runner were not working so I decided to look through my stash just in case there was something I could make work. What I discovered was some blue fabric that I'd completely forgotten and didn't particularly like anymore, but there was a lot of it. Hmmmm? Perfect for napkins. Good idea. I cut six napkins, but then decided that they looked a bit plain. Emblish? Back to the stash and sure enough there was some cat fabric from the last shop hop that could work. Final result is pictured above. One done and five to go!!

Thimbleberries in January

What a charming surprise when Jessi and I went to our first Thimbleberries class expecting to just do a block and go home. Not... Our teacher, Glinda, informed us that we would be doing an extra project each month. This month was to make a name tag using a Dresden Plate pattern. Now I've seen this and never thought it was within my ability, but the construction was not that difficult and now I'm totally in love with this pattern.

Sookie update: Although she is asleep on my foot right now, Rita brought her some rawhide bones from Maryland and she loves them so much that she won't even let them go when she goes out to potty.