Haul

I added to my stash -again - LOL!!! I found a few pieces that I wanted to round out fabric for a couple of projects. I had received these the other day and had washed them. They were on sale for 20% off.  Last evening I spent pressing fabric and getting it put where it belongs. I bought two pieces of black print to go with a few pieces I already had

For the same quilt I had been searching for more red prints. Most of the red right now is a darker red. I had this one piece

and found a few more pieces that would work

This is Beth's quilt from the series Yellowstone that I want to make.

I added the newly acquired pieces to the box where I have been collecting fabrics for this quilt.

The red and white plaid is newly acquired and the other two pieces were given to me for tote bags. Not sure that is what is going to happen to them; I like the fabric too much to cut it for tote bags!  They are all washed and pressed and ready to go. 

I had bought this pink fabric a while ago, but just got around to washing it. It is now pressed and ready for use.

I had been eyeing these two pieces since they came out not too long ago. Moda Nantucket Summer is the fabric line. They still need washed.

Next!

The log cabin flannel quilt is now all quilted!

I got one block quilted on the courthouse steps quilt.

My focus for the next week will be quilting the courthouse steps.

Log cabin almost quilted

I now only have one and a half blocks to quilt. I will be able to get that done tonight.

I did get the front and one side yard trimmed and mowed because it was forecasted to rain today. It is raining.

Quilting almost done, cupcakes, and bring on the noise!

I am now done with 85% of the quilting on the log cabin flannel quilt which I worked on most of Sunday.

Saturday was busy. I had to run some errands and baked cupcakes from scratch for a birthday. It was a vanilla butter cake with a cooked caramel icing. The cake was very tender and the icing tasted like pralines.

I spent some time kitting a few cross stitch projects. That job always seems to take longer than you think it would.

One of my errands included picking up these small containers that arrived at the store. I didn't need 50, but they were very inexpensive so I figure I can use the extra ones for little things. I now have more than enough to set my supplements up for weeks! They even came with labels!

Saturday evening I went to a marching band show. Someone I knew was marching. It was not a judged event, but just a way the kids could show off their hard work. Some of the bands were very small. The first picture is one entire band.  The person I went to see is in the drum section of the second picture. 

Rounding out the weekend was laundry and getting the kitchen cleaned up from the baking. Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow and Wednesday, so I will have to tidy up the front yard tonight. Mowing, trimming, and pulling a few weeds will taking place.

Log cabin progress

I did pretty good last evening with the quilting.  The log cabin quilt is around 20% quilted. It is going pretty fast.

I am so glad it is Friday. Have a great weekend!

Log cabin progress and a small project

I finished up pin basting the log cabin quilt. After winding a bunch of bobbins, I started FM quilting. I decided to do a meander design on this one.

A friend of a friend would like a duplicate of this wristlet since they are no longer being made by Vera Bradley. It shouldn't be too much of a departure from the way I make the other pouches.

Purple is the person's favorite color so I dug out all the purples I had. Any favorites?

A little progress and mail

I had a hair appointment last night so I didn't get home until 5:30. After getting something to eat, I got back to pin basting the log cabin flannel. I have two blocks left to pin baste then I am going to start quilting.

I usually don't get much mail, but last night the box was brimming with stuff. In that was a package from a friend. I thought it was a wristlet that I am going to duplicate for a friend of her's, but that was not it. She sent me two spools of an organic thread she recently found, Scanfil is the brand. The thread is made in the E.U. Also, there was a half yard of this candy corn fabric - so cute! Receiving this was a fun surprise!

Then my order from Blick's came. I got some pens, fabric paint including a glow in the dark paint, and a tool for pushing in glazing point when I frame. I always just used a screwdriver that didn't always work so well. Now I have the correct tool which ought to make framing easier. I looked at a glazing gun, but they are around seventy to a hundred dollars so I settled for a manual tool for around ten bucks.