My man-cub turns 21

We are currently in Las Vegas for a long weekend to celebrate our son's 21st birthday.

Happy Birthday, Jacob! Love Mom and Dad

A new quilt, a new way

This quilt comes from my scrap bin. I started sewing the 2.5" x 12.5" strips into squares. Then I layered them and made 1/2 square triangles. No plan, just pull fabric and sew together. I added in the odd block. I am in the process of making and adding the border. And yes, you see 4 separate pieces. I have been wanting to try quilting a top in pieces, then assembling. This way I can use up some of my lager batting scraps and have a smaller piece to quilt. I am calling it "Oddfellow".

My Deal! (or should I say steal?)

While out for my noon walk in the horrendous heat yesterday, my friend I passed a little antique shop we pass every day. This day, a modern piece catches our eyes. I snatched the object without any bargaining. What did I score?

Well it has this little logo stamped on the back:

Look at what I got!

A Herman Miller Aeron Chair!!!

The price, you ask.

You are not going to believe it. 


Seriously.


This is my new sewing chair. Granted the arms are missing, but I would have taken them off anyway.


Oh, yeah, the price.


$29.25.  Yes, that is twenty-nine dollars and twenty-five cents.  


It is so comfy. LOVE.

Whats on the design wall

Having just completed the last 2 'big' quilt projects, I am relaxing with my scraps. I am making several random blocks and plan on quilting them in smaller sets, then assembling to the finished size. Will give me something to do, but not so major. We have a bit of news/work/excitement happening: 
WE GOT AN OFFER ON THE HOUSE!!!! So things will be moving, and so will we! We have a lot to do, but I still need a project to relax with, and this is perfect. Now we just need to find our new home! I know its out there....

Memory Quilt Completion

I have completed the memory quilt for my friend dobbygirl. The quilt uses the outgrown clothes of her adorable daughter, Audrey. This was both a fun and learning experience. Fun to play with "little girl" fabrics (really poignant since my baby boy will be 21 next week!). And a learning experience since I was quilting with knits. But I am really happy with how it tuned out.

 Hard to see here, but I used her little flannel receiving blanket as the inner border. I like the variety of textures in this quilt: the knits, the flat woven of a crib sheet, the felt appliques of her play clothes. It is quite heavy too. I foundation-pieced the knits onto muslin in a crazy quilt style, add that to the cotton batting and it is a warm cozy quilt. The setting triangles are made from a pink and brown striped crib sheet. The outer border is a white-on-white print I had in my stash.

 I used Paula Prass' Garden Trellis in pink for the back and binding. I like that while it is a vibrant, rich pink, it is not too 'hot' or fluorescent. This is a quilt where the various fabrics are the focal point so I free-motioned the center in a random loop with white polyester thread. I have also washed it so it has the crinkle.  It really is cute! I will be shipping it to Georgia this week. Still summer, but now Audrey will be ready for the fall!