Late yesterday afternoon, I went with my friend, Vicki, to visit our mutual friend, Annette, who was in the local hospital. Vicki had been helping Annette work on a quilt top for Annette's granddaughter's high school graduation. They finished the top and now it needs quilting. I went along to discuss quilting it with Annette and Vicki... Annette wanted something simple like leaves - I told her that I could do that. After dinner last night, I got online and went to Quilted Joy to see what shades of green they had of Glide and magna glides... I think I found the perfect one... it's called 'celery'... I ordered it... got a message from them this morning that my order has been shipped. I'm telling you, I love dealing with these people... they are always right on the ball... USPS tracking says it should be here on Tuesday, but I wouldn't be surprised if it comes Monday.... really doesn't matter since I still have to finish my Beach Bovine quilt before I can load Annette's on. I think I have a little incentive - now I just need some warm, dry weather and a day without a headache or unbearable knee pain.
Ok... enough of that.... Since I really didn't feel like doing 'crap' today, I went into my sewing room to just sit and watch/listen to Midsomer Murders and thought I'd clean up a little around my machine while I was doing it. Found some fabrics left from this quilt top
and didn't want to pack them away (I have another fat quarter from the packet for the binding) so I grabbed a couple of pieces of paper back fusible that I had traced patterns onto and proceeded to use them with the fabrics... I got two blocks fused and stitched... and still have some fabric left, but not a whole lot....
There was a big pile of patterns I've printed from the computer in one corner of my sewing table... some patterns are for little coin purses, etc. and then there's other patterns that I had on my mental 'to do someday' list... I looked at one and decided that I already had some fabrics out for it so I'd do one block to see if I like it.... It's called Happy Puppies and designed by Norma Storm.
oh yeah! I like it.... now to find scraps to make 11 more. I may end up with some silly looking puppies... but who cares.... it has to be from scraps... I can't go buy anything for the top - there's supposed to be a blue fabric cut from yardage for the borders and sashing, but I'm going to do my best to use what I already have here so the sashing might be one blue and the border another one ( or two)... the backing & binding might be another story - I might have to buy yardage for it since it's going to be almost a twin size - we'll have to see.
Ok... Buddy is ready for bed... speaking of which... he went for his first grooming the other day.... came back a different dog...
I asked them to cut off about half the length which they did... I think the blow drying they did made the most difference... he looked so fluffy... and still so cute. I definitely think he'll be going again.
Ok... g'night
ttyl
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