Sandusky, quilt progress, and a baby

Friday night the band had a show in Sandusky. The stage is in a loft space which means we had to haul the equipment up a flight of steps - well, I didn't - the guys did. There was no railing so we requested a railing be put up for safety. I can't believe they get away with not having one!

Here is the view from the loft stage

By the end of the night your neck hurts from looking up. The merchandise table was set up underneath the loft so once in a while I would walk out so I could see the band. I got to bed at 2:40 a.m. I did get a picture of the lake towards Sandusky. Still pretty even though it was dark and cold.

Saturday and Sunday I worked on the pink flannel quilt. It is quilted and I got started on sewing the binding on it. I believe I will make my goal of having it done for Wednesday.

I did have enough energy on Sunday to make homemade pizza. It was good with leftovers for today.

I received an email thanking me for a quilt I gave to the daughter of one of the men at work that was my boss for a while. His daughter had a girl and here she is on her quilt. How cute! I love it when I get pictures!

Done, done, and done!

Quilt top is all pin basted - check!

New patches I have amassed are sewn on my AC/DC hoodie - check!

Car loaded with stuff for the Goodwill - check!

I forgot about seeing a Goodwill truck that sits in a parking lot on my way home. There is someone there everyday that accepts your stuff. I will be stopping there on my way home.

We did get a dusting of snow.

FYI - Ann has problems getting the tape to stick to the fabric when taping down her backing. The blue tape is useless especially if it is humid. Years ago I started using the Scotch 3M green tape. First they called it for hard to stick surfaces, then it was for concrete surfaces, now it is labeled for rough surfaces. It works great even on flannel. Do not confuse this with Frog tape - they are not the same. I usually get it at Sherwin-Williams when they have a coupon for painting accessories. I haven't found it at Home Depot or Lowe's in the stores around here, but they change the products they carry all the time so you might find it there.

Plans for the weekend - meander quilting the pink flannel quilt. Have a great weekend!

Pink flannel and cool pillow review

I got half way done pin basting the pink flannel quilt. Yes, Vicki, I will be quilting it this weekend. I would like to have it done by end of day next Tuesday as I go to the hospital on Wednesday's for the Owner's meeting. That way I can give it to the fellow whose wife is ill.

After four nights of sleeping on my new pillow I can say I do like this new pillow! I am sleeping better. I bought it at Kohl's and paid $40.00 plus tax. I have been sleeping longer because I am not waking up because my head is so hot. The pillow gets warm, but not hot. I flip it over anyway as I settle in to go back to sleep, but I am only waking up one or two times a night vs. 4 or 5. Big difference! I also am not having to sleep with the window above my head open.

Full steam ahead!

Backing - sewn, pressed, and taped down

Batting - smoothed

Top - layered, squared up, smoothed, and ready for pin basting

A clean table

I got the table cleared off and the backing flannel for the pink quilt ripped to size. I need to press the selvages that I will sew together. After I sew the two halves, I will press the entire back.

While cleaning the table, I found some envelopes that were big enough to put two lap sized quilt tops I put together for Vicki. These will be veteran quilts. The tops were buried too so I was glad to find those. Now I just need to get to the post office.

After work it was decent enough to stay outside and finish mulching that bed. As a reminder I left it looking like this.

It took six more wheelbarrows full to fill in the bed. Pushing the loads uphill is harder then when I took it down the hill to the backyard for storage! LOL!! I am glad I got this done. I also watered the liriope again.

Pink flannel quilt top and the liriope

I was very tired on Saturday, but I managed to get most of the quilt top assembled and finished it up on Sunday.

Now I need to clean up my table so I can pin baste. How does my table get to be such a mess? LOL!!!

I managed to squeeze out enough energy on Saturday after grocery shopping (3 stores) to plant the liriope. I gave them a big drink of water so lets hope they get well rooted before the ground freezes. I was suppose to get 10 plant starts, but the lady sent me 15. Nice!

Sunday I spent most of the day with family. We went to lunch and then to the mall so I could pick up a few things. I thought I needed a new bed pillow and found one that was suppose to keep your head cool. I used it last night and I sleep pretty darn good. I will give it a few more nights before I decide if the new pillow helps me sleep better.

Now we are cooking!

I got the four patch blocks sewn and pressed last evening. They are hung up on the design wall and my goal is to get this top sewn together this weekend.

Yesterday I got my order of variegated Liriope. I will be planting this in the center bed where I have a lot of empty space.

It will look like this eventually.

The rain has stopped and the weather is improving over the rain and wind we have had, so I will be sticking these in the ground sometime this weekend. Have a great weekend!