Monday, October 21, 2013

At least the quilt is bright and cheerful! ;)

I am going nuts.  And I may go postal if I hear "since, you're, well, more available" one more time.  It's code for "you don't do anything else all day so you can do this project because I have a job."  I was telling a friend about that comment and she was shocked that people actually say this.  (She works, so it's not something she hears)  I told DH that someday, when I have time, I'm going to get network t.v., buy some bonbons and sit around watching soap operas all day.  Just to see if it can be done.  But maybe that's my inner witch talking.  In my free time (not really, but we'll go with it!) I finished another quilt!  I loved how this quilt came out! 



I also finished this little basket for myself.  A few weeks ago I had made one for E, and never bothered to finish mine. So one stressed out, sleepless night I finished it!  I think it turned out cute, although I had to eliminate a ton of batting.


I also finished some more dishcloths.  I think I am almost out of  cotton yarn, but who knows.  I'll keep making them until I run out, and then see if there is time for more before bazaar.


This week is carnival, so I may not get much done by next week.  We'll see. I may be able to sneak in sometime in the mornings before the kids are up!

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Well, I thought we had our new schedule down, but I was wrong.  It seems every time I turn around, there is a new project.  Which is fine, sort of.  It will all work itself out eventually, I'm sure, I  just might be a bit scatterbrained in the meantime.  I finally got some projects done, although the first one was a rather complicated one!  Sadly, my camera batteries died when I took it picture, so  the photo is on DH's phone. I'll have to add that when he gets home from work.  THe other projects I finished are four more dishcloths! We had dance again last week!  This is what I do when I wait for the kids at the dance studio.  It's quiet, it's small, and I can usually finish a couple in the time we are there!

(Yes, there really are four there, I just went ahead and wrapped them before taking the photo.)

Plans for the near future include finishing a quilt, and of course starting another.  My best friend and I did the local stash dash to all the local-ish quilting store last Friday, so of course I came home with new patterns and fabric.  I picked up lots of I Spy fabrics for my nephews' quilts, as well as a Tilda Winter Ideas book and the Amy Butler poof pillow pattern.  I am hoping to make that first! The best part is we both made it home with in our budgets!