One down!

I finished attaching borders to the first of my pink and red Valentine quilts.  After removing the border and cutting, I found the pieces I'd previously sewn on were at least 1/2" bigger than the quilt.  No wonder it was wavy!

I did notice after I sewed the first side border on that I attached it upside down (the hearts are a directional print - click the second picture and you'll see for yourself), but - you know what? - I'm not ripping that sucker again.  Let's see if anyone notices...

I also worked up 2 test blocks with the Moda Johnny & Buck fabrics for the baby quilt I'm planning for my stepsister.  These blocks will go together with the dark triangles forming a pinwheel in the middle and also in the sashing.  I like the way it looks so far, but I'm waiting on more of the brown horseshoe fabric so I can cut the rest of the blocks out.

Choir for life!

Here is a picture of my son Eric (he's the blondie) at his choir concert.  He loves singing in the choir - this is his second year and he told me last year he was "in the choir for life"!  I hope he does want to continue with it, he has a really beautiful voice.  His twin brother loves music and loves to sing, but is too shy.  My DD Lily, when asked if she wants to sing in the choir rolls her eyes and says in her best Valley Girl voice "BORING"

Cutting corners is never good

I sewed the borders on one of my Valentine's quilts last night, only I was lazy and didn't take the time to measure the quilt and cut the borders to fit - I just sewed them on and cut off the excess fabric.  Well, as soon as I tried to hang it on my design wall, I could see a huge problem - wavy borders.  Ugh.  Now all that time I saved (and then some) not measuring, I will spend ripping out the borders and doing them again.  See what happens when you're way too anxious to move on to your next project?  Bah.

Much better!

I completed piecing the top of my Buttercream and Figs quilt.  I like this much better with the lighter brown setting squares and the dark brown to frame the quilt.  I haven't yet decided if I will use another dark brown print that I have for an outer border, or whether to stop at this point.  Decisions, decisions....

I received the fabric I ordered for the borders of my 2 pink/Valentine quilts.  Those are next on my list to put finish assembling (only the borders need to be added), and then I haven't quite decided which project to start next.  So many projects, so little time...

Why yes, I *have* completely lost my mind!

I registered online today for the Danskin Triathlon.  I have never done a tri and actually haven't ridden a bicycle or been swimming in 20 years or more.  Let's hope it's "just like riding a bike" to get back into it!  I'm doing it with my best friend from work and hopefully we will be able to do some training together, and definitely we will be motivating each other along the way.

This is crazy to even consider, but I figure I'm only going to get OLDER, so if I don't do it this year, then when?  Wish me luck!

Quilt progress - not so much

I'm kind of stuck, not completely happy with how these 2 quilts in progress are turning out.  Well, first I found out that my stepsister is having a boy, not a girl, so one of the pink quilts will not be for her.  I've decided I'll keep one and give the other to my daughter's kindergarten teacher at the end of the year.

I had a couple of different fabrics in mind to use for borders, both in light pink colors and they looked completely awful.  It really needs something calming, because the quilt is so busy.  I think something darker, more red or dark pink like what I put next to it in this photo, but also I think it needs to be more plain than either of these fabrics.  So I have a couple of things ordered.  I just hate having to have so much extra fabric around.  <sigh>

I put my Buttercream & Figs quilt back on my design wall with the new setting squares.  I like the new color squares, but I still didn't really like the overall effect of the quilt, shown here.  Then it dawned on me to try the dark brown fabric in place of the gold fabric for the outside edges and it looks AWESOME!  I didn't get a picture of it yet, but take my word for it - it really sets the quilt off and frames it beautifully.  Now I'm loving this one and can't wait to get it together.

New yarn stash

I had a free Saturday and made the mistake of going to the LYS.  This is a new shop where the owners are really friendly and they carry a lot of nice yarn.  The store was PACKED, which I was happy to see!  I'm glad they are doing a good business there, and carrying all sorts of fun goodies.

I came home with a Fleece Artist kit for the Thrummed Moebius - aren't these colors to die for?  And I must have been in an orange mood, because I bought the yarn to make this fun Goldilocks purse, too.