Silly sewing

Not much time for me this week.  We've had band competitions and lots of miscellaneous things going on.  When I'm appliqueing, I find that my neck hurts.  I was told to use a pillow.  So, I made a couple of pillows that can be used to applique with.  Not so purty, but functional.  These would actually be UFOs because I used pieces that I'd saved -- who know why.

I might give this one away.

I might keep this one.  I remember the quilt this one came from.  It was made 10+ years ago.  Now I'm using up the leftover.  :)

It's a Flimsy!!!

OK, so you've seem my black and white and red all over quilt that I've been talking about for over a month.  It is finally a flimsy.  I knew it was big, and remember, I got 2 table runners from these blocks.  Thank goodness I didn't put them with this quilt.  It is huge. 

 It is on my king sized bed!  I didn't realize I made it this big.  No wonder I had trouble maneuvering it around the sewing machine!

Now to find the backing for this one.  Hopefully one of the wide backs will work for it.  I know I'll be binding it in red, but I'm not sure if it will be scrappy or one color of red.  I'm leaning towards scrappy.

I originally thought I might quilt it in red roses, but on playing with it more, there might be a need for hearts instead.  The quilts always talk to me when I am loading them.  :)

After a long day, I did accomplish something quilty.  Yeah!

What a Monday!

Mom and Dad are both not doing well.  They have been basically sleeping for the last 4 days.  So, today was doctor day.
Mom needed blood work done, so at 0800 we were headed to the lab.
While there, I went by the doctor's office to get Dad an appointment.  That stubborn old man fell changing the time on a clock over the couch. Did he go get it checked out?  No, of course not.  He can barely move.  Going up stairs is almost impossible. :(  So, I got him a 1500 appointment.
Dropped Mom off, told Dad to be ready for his appointment when Mom went for hers at 1330. 
Came home, did a little picking up.  Nothing heavy.  Sewed the rest of the inner border on the black and white and red all over quilt.  Sewed 2 of the outer borders on when it was time to leave for the other appointment.
Mom and Dad were ready.  Checked them both in about 1315 and we waited for just a short time.  I barely got 3 inches done on my turtle applique.  Went back and found out that Mom has a really bad cold that is settling in her vocal cords.  Not too bad, give it a week to 10 days and she should be fine.

Went back to the waiting room and Dad was called at 1400 -- an hour early.  Yes!  After him hurting getting to the room, stepping on the scale, getting on the table, when she moved his leg, he had no pain.  So, she is fairly sure he didn't break anything!  Thank you Lord!  She went and did and x-ray anyway to make sure, and just because my Dad smokes like a chimney and is always coughing, she did a chest x-ray.  So, the situation is that it will be 6 weeks for him to heal.  "(  That means he can't really drive, because any pressure on his legs is painful.  Guess what I'm doing for awhile?  DS will help with this when he is not in school, but it will fall mostly on me.  This is why we moved back to Texas.  I'm an only child and my parents are aging and DH said I should be close to help them when needed.

I remember doing this in 2005.  I didn't think I could do this pattern, but it was a Mystery by Ann Smith and one step at a time and it was done.

We are so lucky to have folks giving patterns away on the Internet. 

Maybe I can get the last 2 borders on my quilt tonight.

Design Wall

I'm not sure I will ever get this done, but I really need to have it off the design wall.  LOL

I have the last 4 columns to sew the corner patches on and then I can put it all together.

Update on plans

I thought I was going to be home more this weekend, but...life has a way of changing my plans, so the quilting was less than I wanted.  So, here is the update from the weekend.  The one thing that did happen was I was in the car more than normal, so my applique was worked on.

1. Cut for MysteriesforRelay Mystery that starts tomorrow. Decided to not do this since I was not able to do it that day.

STARTED 2. Get borders on Black and White and Red all over quilt

STARTED3. Inner border on 4 patch flower quilt and start the piano keys

DONE 4. Binding on first 4 patch flower quilt.

DONE 5. Hem a pair of Band pants

DONE 6. Fix the closure on a pair of Band pants

7. Valentine twister pillow made
8. Start the double wedding ring quilt

Added: 

DONE Finish Whimsical Garden Applique

Whimsical Garden Block #1

Finished the first block from Whimsical Garden.  I did block #2 first, because there were less pieces.  I found that little needles can hurt your finger.  I think I like the longer needles and need to find where I put them.  I need practice for the valleys.  I think my beak turned out OK.  Had trouble with the leaves, because I had not done applique in at least a week.  I think is a technique that you have to practice often to get right.  My bird was the roundest and it was the last thing I did.  I might add another leaf to the flower on the left.  Yes, I did try and make this go the right direction, but I can not figure out how to make that happen.  Any tricks that you know?

My Monday is not mine anymore.  Mom and Dad are sick and I need to take them to get blood work and to the doctor.  That is basically all day on and off.

Stash Report

Judy has us do a stash report weekly.  I used to be good at this and now, I'm sporadic.  :(  So, here is mine for the week.

Used this Week: 6.39 yards


Used year to Date: 78.19 45.81 yards

Added this Week: 0 yards

Added Year to Date: 24 yards

Net Used for 2013: 21.81 yards

Most of those buys were for backing, so I should be happy.  But, that is not a very good average.  Guess I'd better get sewing.

This black and white and red all over quilt will use some yardage, and I have a couple more that will use some up.  One step at a time.

NOTE:  I put the wrong number on used to date.  :*(  It didn't add up.  :(  I have 78.19 yards to go to 100 yards used this year.