Design Wall (Table) Monday

The top is almost done!  I need to trim the edges and quilt it.  I did get the top done for the UFO challenge though.   

Stash Report

Well not much to report as I have been working on UFO #10.  I am hoping to get it to a flimsy by tomorrow.  I just have to sew the sections together.  I did buy a back for it as the one I had pulled from my stash wasn't big enough and my son hated the color.  Seeing that the quilt is for his son, I should try to get something that he likes so that he will use the quilt for the baby.  I picked up 3 yards for the baby quilt and only need 1-1/2 yards for the back.  They like the color so maybe tomorrow I can start quilting it.

Used this Week:              0 yards
Used year to Date:          16.00 yards
Added this Week:            3 yards
Added Year to Date:       15.5 yards
Net Used for 2011:           .5  yards

Design Wall(Table)

I've been working on my UFO #10.  It is a baby quilt for one of my grandsons that are due in May.  The blocks are made and I still have to put the strips together and put the top together.  I have decided to quilt it myself with a maze pattern that will keep daddy and baby amused for a while. 

Please visit Judy L's Patchwork Times for more design wall fun.

Stash Report

I'm still working on UFO #10.  I just have to sit and stitch the top together.  I will quilt it myself, I think instead of sending to my sister and her long arm machine. 

As for my stash report, I used a jelly roll and didn't buy anything.

Used this Week:              2.75 yards
Used year to Date:          16.00 yards
Added this Week:            0 yards
Added Year to Date:       12.5 yards
Net Used for 2011:          3.5  yards

Please visit Judy L's Patchwork Times to see what everyone is doing with their stash.

I did make chocolate chip cookies today and DH is making Philly cheese pizza for dinner tonight.

What I'm working on

I've been working on item #10 for the UFO challenge.  I did change the numbers a bit as I need to get these baby quilts done before the 1st of May.  I started with a Bali Pop called Berry Bliss for the 1st grandson due and a pattern from Moda Bake Shop called Awesome.  I plan on sewing it together this afternoon.  It is mostly cut out and goes together fairly easy from what I can tell.  I will have to buy a backing as I don't have a lot of backing fabrics at the moment.  I may make the same quilt but in a different Bali Pop or a LQS made jelly roll for the 2nd grandson that is due in May.  I will have to check with my future DIL and see if the fabric is too flowery for the new baby.  I didn't realize it was that flowery until I started cutting the strips.


This will be the binding.  The bottom strip is more green than shown.
The upper picture will be the squares and the lower will be the rows.  The two light colored strips are for the center blocks.

Design Wall (Table) Monday

Now that I finally feel better, I am working on fleece pants for my 2 future DIL's. ( I would love to show the fabric that I'm using but the camera battery needs to charge.  I will try to update later.)  They are both pregnant and due in May.  So I will have 2 new grandsons within 2 weeks of each other.  I am changing my numbers for Judy L's Patchwork Times UFO challenge as I need to get two baby quilts done.  I think that I will be doing Jelly roll quilts. One is getting Berry Bliss Bali Pop and the other is getting Green Tea or Mint Mocha Bali Pop.  I just need to find a pattern.  I am off to the Moda Bake Shop and see what catches my attention.  To see more design walls visit Judy L's Patchwork Times.

Stash Report

Not much to report again this week again.  I took my daughter shopping and she bought a bunch of stuff.  I didn't buy anything though.  I almost caved when I was looking at the silk half yard pieces.  They felt so good to touch.  Then I remembered how much of a pain that silk is to sew from when I was making my own clothes.  I loved to wear silk blouses.  I hated to make them, though I did for a couple of years.
Check how others are doing on their stash at Judy L's Patchwork Times.

Used this Week:              0 yards
Used year to Date:           13.25 yards
Added this Week:              0 yards
Added Year to Date:       12.5 yards
Net Used for 2011:            .75 yards
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We are sick again

I watched 2 of the grand kids today.  Not much going on as they wouldn't take a nap at the same time.  DH brought home a stomach bug again and guess who got sick this afternoon.  Hopefully the kids don't come done with it.  As soon as I started feeling blah I called respective parents and had them pick up the children.  Now I'm thinking about getting in my extra warm jammies and going to bed without supper.  I hope to feel better tomorrow.  I really want to feel better so that I can sit and work on quilting that needs to be done.

Blah Thursday

Not much going on as it is sooo cold here.  The high was 15 with a wind chill of 0.  Not a good day to go outside. I have been reading other blogs and sleeping all day.  Haven't been feeling good since the bug last week.  I'm hoping to sew tomorrow.  Hubby is coming down with something also.  I told him to stay away from me, as I don't want it. 

Stomach Bug

My DD brought us a stomach bug.  We found out after she went to the hospital and had to be re-hydrated.  I watched the baby while she was there and low and behold the baby has it too.  Grandma and Grandpa are next I'm sure.  My son that lives with me also has it.  He came down with it over night.  He called and thanked his sister for sharing.  Her comment was "That's what sister's are for."  He doesn't appreciate her sentiments and neither do mom and dad.  Hopefully I will start feeling better soon and can start sewing.  While I wait, I am working on the guild newsletter.  I hope to get that done today and sent out to the members later today.  I'm also wiping everything down with Clorox wipes hoping to kill the bug and stop its spread.

Our cats

 Fritz curled up on the bed.  He is a Bengal.  He loves to play fetch and bring you his mousy to throw.

Nibbles is the fat tiger one and Otter is the white and tiger one.  He likes to play in the water.  He also likes to sleep in the bathroom sink.

 Preacher is Siamese and Maine Coon.  He is very talkative like the Siamese. He is getting on in years,  we think he is about 15 years old.

This is our old lady Shezel.  I didn't name her.  I took her in when her family lost their home a few years ago.  She is 21 or 22 years old and is starting to slow down finally.  Her name is a combination of She-Ra and Zelda.  Our last kitty is a tuxedo kitty and will not come out of her hiding spot for a picture. 
All our kitties are rescues or from people who had to give them up for various reasons.  Our dogs are the same way.

Dog Pile

Here is a great picture of 4 out of the five dogs sleeping in front of the door waiting for dad to get home.  This occurs every day for about an hour while we wait for dad.