Cross one off the list...

Finished the binding for this one!
Also practiced my free-motion quilting and quilted 2 wall quilts!

kinda blah

February is the shortest month, but it still seems to linger around. We are in the middle of winter, still dark when I get up and when I get home. We're teased by nice days and brought back to reality by harsh chill. All the news seems to be bad. I can still be transported by the deep, clear blue of the sky and the bright smooth bark of the leafless trees. I am also in a sewing lull. I need to finish piecing my king-sized top. I need to practice my free-motion stitches. I need to bind the table runner I quilted last week. I know, quit griping and start doing!
I am also trying to keep positive about my job, but with each passing day, and lack of sales, that becomes more difficult. Sometimes I just want to lay in bed all day, or play with my fabric all day. But I have to (in the words of Bob Dylan) "keep on keeping on" (from Tangled Up in Blue). Well, the fabric is calling. I will first bind the runner, then sew on the king sized quilt. That should give me a feeling of accomplishment.

Beautiful weekend!

Our weather this weekend has been perfect! Hard to believe that it went from 20F Thursday to the 60s today. The bright sunshine always makes me feel good. I have been creatively prolific, finishing the Bow Wow quilt yesterday and creating this photo quilt today. All these photos were taken this week.
This house is going to be quiet with my handsome hubby off for a 2 day conference and then beginning his new job in our future home. I need to dedicate some time each evening to cleaning and prepping the house for the market. I know things have been painfully slow, but we have a huge house, in a great neighborhood and it will be at a good price. We hope to list it in April. Wish us luck!

BowWow

I just finished this today! It measures 48"x60" and is for my neighbor who just turned 1. The top took 1yd + 1FQ of the dog print, 1/2 yd of the red/whit pin dot, and 1 FQ each of the stripe, large black/white dot and 2 tone red dot. The back is 2 yards of the red do print with 1 yard of the black print. I machine quilted it in a meandering plaid pattern. I love a pieced back. It seems like a special treat!

more inspiration

Seeing the incredible beauty produced by other artist ins other media is also very inspiring to me. I guess their excellence pushes me to push myself! Here's one:


This is so beautifully executed, the story, the music the mood. Quite thought-provoking!