Sunday, February 24, 2013

A New Year: In with the new, out with the old!

Well after perusing some of the new quilting catalogs, I'm inspired to start sewing!For me that means some of the new stuff I've just seen. Forget all those unfinished PHDs (projects half done). I've weeded through them and decided which ones to toss, which ones to pass on to friends and which ones to actually finish. Whew, there are quite a few that I really want to complete, so, I'm making time to be in the sewing room to do just that. I mean scheduling time ON MY CALENDAR to go into the studio and sew! I also want to make some clothes to update the old wardrobe, not just quilts. Can some one please put some more hours in the day, please?
Looks like another pretty spring day, I'm listening to the birds, robins and babies in particular,
just outside the window.
I've been getting some sewing done ! Yeah!! I have yet another tee shirt quilt (customer's) top completed and will begin quilting it tomorrow. I'm half way done on the crib size top for MY FIRST GRANDBABY! Pink and brown polka dots. My daughter will love it! And yes, it's a girl!
I was secretly hoping for twins, she is the generation afterall, but she didn't think it was as good an idea as I did. hmmmm.
The quilt is from the book, Quilts Made Modern by Weeks Ringle. I love most everything they do in that book even though I make mostly dark coloured traditional quilts.


 while putting this fun little quilt together.  It is machine appliqued using a decorative stitch. Now... how to quilt it...?