Is it me, or does time just seem to be flying by these days? Where are all of my days going? It seems like I blinked and all the sudden another year is almost gone.
Some major sewing and quilting has been going on around here. Last Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday I was lucky enough to spend time with some really great ladies at a quilting retreat at Black Mountain, NC. Talk about inspiring! It seemed like every few minutes someone was finishing up a beautiful quilt. The made me feel so inadequate. I worked all weekend and hardly got a quilt put together. It seems that focusing became kind of a problem for me. I had a hard time deciding what to take to work on, but I settled on a Christmas Jellyroll I bought last year. I still have the borders to put on it and I hope to do that tomorrow. I am eager to get it done before the holidays are here. As you can see from my table, I have a few quilt projects I’m juggling. I would also like to make the Advent Calendar quilt by Oh Fransson! on the Sew, Mama, Sew blog. I spent last night machine embroidering the numbers on my squares. The original has appliqued numbers, which look much better than mine, but I just don’t see applique happening for me at this point. Especially if I plan on getting it done this Christmas. I don’t know about you guys, but I am already thinking about holiday baking. Working on all these Christmas quilts has really put me in the mood to make cookies and fudge and all those sugary, fatty things I love this time of year. Usually I restrain myself from baking until after Thanksgiving, at least, but I feel the urge to bake now.
I also feel the urge to make a ton of fab things from this book that was waiting for me when I got back from the retreat. 101 things to make using 1 yard of fabric. What could be better! I have already made the origami inspired box, but I’m on the fence about weather it to show it to you guys. Let’s just say that it’s not my best work.
It’s flu shots for the whole family tomorrow. Well, for me and hubby, at least. Fletcher gets the FluMist. Lucky kid. Then it’s off to the mountains for a little family time and for the hubby’s continuing quest to get what we refer to as “monsterbuck.com”. Have a good weekend everybody.
* I found an error in the tutorial*
If you printed it out before yesterday, it should say to cut one of your 7″X 13″ pieces of Peltex down to 6″ X 13″ to use on the exterior bottom.
It is now corrected on the pattern.
Oh you’re so right, time seems to fly away this year…got myself thrown into november and I didn’t even notice that!
Oh, your blog is really wonderful as always!
can’t wait to see more works of yours done:)
Annalisa
Yes this year has flown by…its been six months since I was laid off and have been having so much fun don’t know how I will go back! Hope hubby finds monsterbuck