I'll be heading off shortly to watch the last marching performance by my girl in her high school career.
In looking at my UFO list, this sew along from Melva loves scraps, jumped into my focus. It is currently 54 inches square and wants to be a wee bit bigger. I think a creamy border of 4 inches to make it 62 inches will do the trick. I'll cut the strips and add them on this afternoon before we head to see the local bands perform this evening. I hope I have enough purple strips left for a scrappy binding. This will be machine quilted with my walking foot.
Friday night was to be the last football game of the season and Senior night, where they recognize the seniors in football, cheer and band. Alas, the opposing football team forfeited the game Thursday morning. A lot of scrambling and the school put on a recognition of the seniors and had the cheerleaders perform and then the band perform their show. They recognized the 29 seniors led onto the field by their parents, and then the band and cheer did stand tunes they normally play during the games, including some drumline sequences, Hey Baby, Sweet Caroline and others. They ended it out with the school alma matter song. Greg and I headed out at this point, but I hear the band director was going to let them 'snake the field' as technically we won the game, and it is a band ritual and the last time for the seniors.
I spent more time counting and figuring out where I am for the new Spring Valley Log Cabin quilt yesterday. I searched for a green to use for the stem and nothing in my stash looks like it will work.
I have been waiting for a bolt of Kona eggshell to come back in stock at MQSC. Well, it came back in stock last week but last night went on sale. Then this morning I got a birthday e-mail % off. Hubby asked what I wanted for my birthday and I said nothing really, but I need this fabric so I'm ordering it! I looked and also picked up a yard of a green I think will work with the Log Cabin quilt for the tulip parts. I got my Jennys Christmas Box in the mail this past week as well. I hear there are a few left if anyone is interested. I think this is my 4th year and it is a fun gift of 25 presents in December.
While I wait for that to come in, I pulled a block of a moose I bought up in Alaska. It has oodles of pieces precut with the fusible on the back already. I'm going to need to be sharp when I work on that. Lots of pressing to build the scenery after the base of the block is pieced. I plan to make this into a pillow I think, although maybe a little wall hanging? We will see.
I spent a couple of hours working on the pantry. Sigh, 1 kitchen garbage bag of things tossed (old chip bags and crackers opened and pushed to the back) and now I know what is there and it is slightly organized. I didn't touch the top 2 shelves as I was done by the time I had pulled out, cleaned and then put back the rest. I have a big pantry area! Safe to say we could be just fine for a few months between the freezer and pantry.
I'm going to try and do a 'crochet a row' for November... I've added my one row to the crochet this afternoon and will add another tonight. I've learned my fingers don't like lots of rows at a time and it is a long row.
I finished the binding on the Graduation quilt last week, so technically it is finished. I might add some hand quilting into the bear paw blocks. He doesn't need it until August so I have time =).
I'm going to hand piece the flowering snowball block I have prepped (I drew my stitching lines yesterday) tonight.
I'll probably start stitching my hexagon sets of 4 into a row so I can eventually add the remaining rows onto the existing quilt to make it a wee bit bigger. Somehow, these are addicting as I cut some leftover batting from the graduation quilt into hexagon shapes to make more at some point!
Linking up with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers. Have a great week everyone.
Technically, this is on my UFO list. I went back on the blog and found I cut out parts for this 30's log cabin quilt back in August 2011, as we were packing to move to Florida! It was to be for Emily.... she got a crumb quilt made out of the remnants, which is currently on her bed. This one never got started! Time to remedy that I think.
The machine quilting is done and the binding is on. I need to write the label and embroider it tonight. I need to 'fix' a little of the machine quilting along the border where the tension was off. Straight line and should be easy to do this afternoon. I might add some hand quilting in on the blocks since he doesn't need the quilt until next summer.
I'm calling it done though, as it technically is!
86x86 and quilted using the MSQC batting which is oh so soft and very Bear approved. Every time I pulled this to work on, he was on it! Took a little longer since his ear is still bleeding a bit, so I needed to put it away for a few nights. I didn't want blood on this quilt.
The girl has looked through the books and decided on one in this book. It has quilts from the book, The Quiltmakers Gift. We also have that book.... somewhere in the house.
She likes this one - called End of the Day. She loves the colors of the greens in this quilt and wants one just like it! I was thinking batiks, but those can be scratchy for a feel. I found some stonehenge fabrics I had that are nice and soft. She liked those. I think I can find some to look pretty close to this one in the Stonehenge line of fabrics online. It's funny, I always liked this pattern so it will be fun to make it.
I have one side of binding to stitch down on the boy's quilt. He is home this weekend and likes how it came out!
It has been a lazy start to the morning. Bear got his walk and unfortunately, he got a sand spur in his nostril.... and it is really in there! Normally they get on/in his paws and he lets me take them out. No one else, just me. This one is very spikey and I'm sure it hurts. I have a feeling the vet will need to be contacted.
Today, I will be sewing the binding onto the top of the graduation quilt for Aidan. That will be my hand stitching later today. He is coming home next weekend so he can do early voting in the midterms, and I hope to have it done by then. I've got 344 inches of binding to hand stitch down this week! While I was working on machine quilting this yesterday, the dog requested a quilt be put down so he could be in the room with me while I worked.
I've added some more detail stitches on the cross stitch wagon area. I hope to switch to the pumpkins next.
A few rows have been added to the crochet this week.
