Successful week

 Monday - I worked a little slower due to overdoing it on Sunday but I did make the final 10 16 patch blocks for the Goodnight Irene quilt top.

Tuesday - No sewing..had to take Buddy to the groomer and run a couple of errands.

Wednesday - more cutting and piecing for the Goodnight Irene quilt. AND, wait for it - oh yeah, never mind, you've already been waiting. Here it is! 

Vintage Tin finished 

And here's the back.... route 66 themed print

OH! And I surprised the gal who does my hair with this bag I made her.

She showed it to the other stylist who was there  - she loved it, too and wanted to know if I made any to sell. I told her no, but if she was willing to pay and if I could find more of the fabrics, I'd make her one.  Hers will be the only one at the price I quoted her, though, because it barely covers the fabric and the foam stabilizer...no way it covers thread and labor. I did find the same fabrics, although I used a different white background panel because I don't like to make two exactly alike.

Thursday  - I did wait until the next day to add the label and binding on Vintage Tin...

and finished that with time left to quilt and finish (label & binding) this small lap quilt.

Wait until you see the backing I used... gorgeous!!!

Here's the backing

Well, it's more gorgeous in person. I think I've forgotten how to edit photos on this page.

After this/that, I  worked some more on the Goodnight Irene quilt top.

Friday - I tried to clear workspace while looking for my chenille it strips and brush. I finally found them in my stash room - in one of the two bins of panels waiting to be used. I had decided that I wanted to use chenille strips on the baby quilt that I loaded onto Mo'e after removing the newly quilted one but I didn't know what I had - other than black - and what I needed until I was able to find them. Once found, I knew that 36" of pink wasn't going to be enough and, while I had white, I wasnt sure it was enough - might as well order it at the same time to be sure.

Then, I realized that I didn't have the threads in the colors I wanted - unless I wanted to use cotton thread and wind my own bobbins - no thank you. I went over to Quilted Joy and found a cone of pale pink on sale and then ordered yellow prewound bobbins that I wanted. 

Hopefully, I'm set for awhile. I lucked out and found my box of crib batting while looking for the chenille strips...I was going to use leftover batting pieced together, but I'd rather not  - at least on this project.

Saturday - my quilting friend, Joyce, and I decided that we'd go to a local (1/2 hr away)  indoor craft show and to lunch...and she wanted to stop at the quilt shop, too. First, it was lunch, longer trip than it should have been because my GPS didn't verbally tell me to take the next exit (my fault, of course). Then it was off to the quilt shop and, sheerly by chance, we ran into another former quilt guild member and her two daughter in laws. It was good to see her in person, it's been almost a year since we'd seen her.

I behaved myself in the quiltshop and only spent $16+tax to purchase some black and white print fabric for a bird quilt I want to do.

Then it was on to the indoor craft show which wasn't much... four or five vendors. I spent another $3.00 buying the sweetest little rag doll.

I couldn't believe they were only asking $3 for her but the husband said that it had been in storage for several years and it needed to go to a new home...and she did! She fits perfectly in the little doll writing desk that I've had for years. 

We finished looking at the other vendor's tables and then at the gift shop that was attached to where the vendors were. I finally had to call it quits because my back/hip area was really starting to feel like it was on fire.

That brings us to today where I didnt do a whole lot beyond rest up from all that I did this week (didn't tell everything cuz it's pretty boring). I did play around with the hair stylist's panel (yes, it came already) and some of Ricky Tim's Dazzle thread. It came out well enough that I ordered a spool of gold to also use on the panel...give it a little sparkle.

After I got home yesterday, my 93 year old neighbor sent me a text message asking if she could come over - just to visit. I told her "Of course!". She seems to be having a rougher time than usual this winter..my son tries to keep her driveway cleared for her because we know she likes to get out but he doesn't come til around noon most days and she likes to do errands in the morning. She's also dealing with memory loss and it's really upsetting her...and I understand.

Anyway, she saw my partially finished Goodnight Irene quilt up on the design wall and she commented that she loved it... I think I'll give it to her for her birthday this year. She mentioned that she sleeps under the one that I made her about 12 years ago every night..it's probably time for a new one.

Ok,  it's after nine and I want to get a couple rows of knitting done tonight if my left hand will allow it. It's cramping up on me and giving me shooting pains.

Til next week....take care and stay warm.