We went over to Medford for a dentist appointment and got to see the boys. Mr D will be 3 next month and Mr K will be ONE! Good grief ... how does that happen? It was great to be able to spend time with them and get to know them again. It had been since Christmas - way too long! But with icky weather, busy schedules and the dreaded flu popping up here and there - well, it sure went fast!
Mr K sat in his carseat and looked very seriously at me. Finally there was a great big grin - oh, yeah, I remember you! It's Beach Nana!!! So fun to see him scoot around in very fast fashion. I put him down in the livingroom and went to the bathroom. Before I'd gotten the toothpaste on my brush, Mr Curious had scooted thru two rooms and pushed open the door to see what was going on!!
The FuNnIeSt ThInG happened as we were leaving. A&J are raising the boys using "Physics of Love" philosophy. It involves a great deal of "this is what is going to happen" forecasting. So here's what happened:
"D, Daddy has to study and put Baby K down for nap. After Nana and Papa leave, you can watch a tv show" [big treat for D!] Immediately D told us to "Leave NOW!" It was expected, part of the process.
Then when we finally got out the door, it was pouring rain. We stood on the little porch pulling up hoods and finding the keys ... when BAM!! the door slammed behind us!! Well, we lost it - I was crying from laughing so hard! A opened the door and whispered "Sorry!" I guess we know where the expression "don't let the door hit you in the butt on your way out!!" No one lets you know what they are thinking like an almost 3 yr old!!
Home for a day, then up to Portland to see the other Grands. Miss P had an Anthropology shower curtain that she wanted made into a comforter. I had L wash it; and find a backing while I gathered up batting and all the tools I was going to need. We got there Saturday afternoon and ended up going to JoAnns for the backing. Let me say that everyone had a very strong opinion of what was appropriate for the back!! We finally settled on a beautiful green.
Back home, after washing the back, and dinner we framed it in the living room. The only space big enough and vacant enough to work in. My daughter was a huge help! She remembered helping me with this process earlier in life. My kids often had to help me stretch quilts on the frame! Then she helped me tie it and even tied the knots with me. Next step, turning the front to the back for the binding. I just hope it wears well enough. I did tell my daughter when it started falling apart, we'd have to put a real binding on it. Sunday morning, Miss P asked me why Mommy and I built a fort in the livingroom last night!
Is there a cuter 7 year old around??
Answer to the question "Do you like the quilt???" Wheeee!
The quilt looked wonderful on the bed and we were D*O*N*E in time to go to movies Sunday afternoon! Miss P and I went to Frozen ... really laugh out loud good! Papa and Mr M went to Lego Movie, not as good but a good time was had by all.
Returned home on Monday. By Thursday I was headed up to Newport for the guild meeting, to pick up some ordered thread and two boxes of quilting goodies from a friend that just closed up a house and her sewing room. I also picked up a new laptop because both our very old desktop and our ancient laptop are biting the dust at the same time!! YIKES! Not looking forward to that learning curve!
Okay - let's talk about ongoing projects. We all have them. We're excited about them, but sometimes we just have to stop working on them to make way for something else. It might be a deadline thing, or just a rest from it. How do we keep it all together; neatly and remember where we are in the process??
One of my projects like that is a mini-log cabin. 3/4" finished logs and made from all my absolute favorite scraps - you know the ones. The ones you have to keep no matter how small, you just can't bear to part with them. Mine got moved from NE in a box marked "too small to use, too big to throw away!" So glad I did keep them. My face is smiling all the time I work on them.
There's these handy storage cubes found in the closet organizer section of stores. They go on sale quite often too! This holds 200 blocks, 400 other partial blocks and trays of lights, darks and reds! Easy to put away and even easier to get back out and start immediately! Voila!
The finished blocks are arranged 'artistically' in the bottom of the crate - for your benefit only! The wooden trays were from a sale. Originally to store microscope slides! Very sturdy and hold quite a lot of fabric strips. Wish I'd bought more now!
All tucked in for the duration! Blocks needing trimming on top - within easy reach!
Last week was 'gotta finish baby quilts' week!! I had finished these tops at retreat. My hairdresser was having a baby by appointment on Monday! So I also whipped up a doll quilt for the big sister. The theme of the nursery was Owls and I just happened to have the owl fabric. It was going to be for pj pants for Miss P. It was just the right amount for the quilts!! Wrapped and delivered before baby was a week old!! That might be a new record!
Doll quilt
Baby Quilt
This quilt was the leftovers from making 2 community baby quilts last fall. It was a needed UFO to finish, my name was headed for Queen of UFOs like a rocket. I added 2 rows to make it a little bigger - and now it's waiting patiently for the next baby boy to be born! Love the orange binding!
When you take pictures of your quilts, do you fold it to show the back too? I'm thinking that would be a good idea for future reference. Now to remember to do that before I give it away!!
Happy National Quilting day! Hope you got some quilting in today!
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cute baby quilts doni....
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