a diversion

Probably, it wasn't the best idea to make a quilt for the same event I was chairing, but it was actually kind of nice to have something I *had* to do that I also *wanted* to do. A break from talking to the printer and coordinating ticket sales and knocking on doors for donations.

The downside was that the photos were taken five minutes before I left to set up the raffle table, where it was bundled with tickets to an outdoor concert and gift certificates to wine and gourmet stores. An embarrassingly large number of my own raffle tickets went into that bag, and though I didn't win, at least I know the person who did...so maybe I can at least visit it once in a while.  Because it wouldn't be weird to visit a quilt!

The fabrics are all the pinkish/orangeish Kaffe Fassett prints I could choose in the (short) time a 3.5 year old is happy at the LQS, plus some Kona solids.

Hot pink quilting in a loop/pebble hybrid, made denser by the fact that it's harder to control your (faithful but not-meant-for-quilting old Singer) machine when you've attached an oatmeal lid to it with painters tape in order to cover the feed dogs...(such fun to have the new machine die mid-quilt!).  There are some puckers.

Machine-bound in the pink solid and a pink KF diagonal stripe.  First time with that, and likely my last.  Doesn't look as good as Rita's always do.  But it's a picnic quilt, not a bed quilt, so I'm mostly OK with that.

Tomorrow...my sheets are here!

back on the grid

and this is all that's left of The Fundraiser.

That and some money. More than a thousand, less than a million. But a good chunk of money for a worthy cause.

Now, sewing, sewing, sewing!

taking a break...

to order some solids swaps, bee blocks, etc.

They won't be used together...



But wouldn't they make a tremendous quilt?

Maybe for my month over here...

Off to design a scavenger hunt.

a breather

It's April in Chicago, but this photo is from August in Vegas.

Why? one might wonder.

Because it's crazybusy around here (fundraiser--basement remodel--bee blocks--swap project--raffle quilt) and I think I might just rather be sitting by the pool, gazing at a blue sky, frozen bellini in hand.  Or maybe flying far, far away in one of those helicopters.

It'll all get done, I know.  It'll just be pretty quiet in this spot in the meantime.

See you on May 2nd.

camera dump

Also known as Christmas gifts in April.  But such is what happens when you leave your camera at a far(ish)-away friend's house, and having an extra to use in the meantime (thanks Mom!) means you have no incentive to rush to retrieve it.

The far(ish)-away friend is also mama to my Godson, and though we don't exchange anything huge at Christmastime, I wanted to give them a little something (their gift to us? The puzzle cheese cutters!):

A Dr. Seuss book and matching FP-stenciled shirt for the littler guy--
















And this bag, my first project on my new machine (had to try out the overcast stitches and the letters--kinda small, no?) for his big brother--









 






which held this random assortment for printing:
















We've got our own sunprint kit around here too, just waiting for the right collection of treasures and the perfect bright, lazy day.

autumn in the spring

Theresa's great-niece is named Autumn, so even though it was March, she wanted fallish blocks for her month of ASB.

Her color choices were so thoughtful, and though I tend to choose brighter colors when I buy fabrics, between what she sent and some scraps I'd gotten in a swap a year or so ago, I had a pretty good selection.




















As usual, the less I thought and analyzed, the better they looked.

I couldn't resist cutting into a thrift store shirt for the mulberry plaid,
















and adding in some scraps of AMH
















from this project.  Not quite fall colors, but close.

Easter

Wishing everyone a bright and wonderful day.