Quilting Jail!!

Sigh...sometimes when a commitment has been made, you just got to put on your big girl panties and deliver the goods!

So this week I have been in Quilting Jail,  working on my three quilts that have to be ready for a guild exhibition in two weeks time, and I am very pleased to report that today I have finished all my quilting! (Applause now)

Next, will be a week of Binding Jail....nothing else but binding! I am getting good at it, having just finished my sister's monster "Home Sweet Home" house warming gift...which has now morphed into a wedding present! 412 inches of binding!! (More applause here)

Speaking of my sister's wedding which is now in 11 days (OMG I just had a panic attack!), I was released last weekend from Quilt Jail for three hours to go and make origami hearts...150 origami hearts...(applause and may be a few whistles)...

We did this with my daughter, Mum, the mother in law to be, and one of the bridesmaids...it was good fun, made nicer by the fabulous Japanese origami paper...now if this was fabric my credit card would be in trouble! Wish I could say these were fabric covered paper hexagons!

So what's else is happening? This week, Mum and I are trimming 15 table runners (don't ask), and I am organising the Hen's Party for about 30 (sigh), and my not so little girl turns 11 years old...but the most exciting news is, I have now started two weeks leave, so I think I can keep all the balls in air! And who knows I might even have some fun!

Hope you all have a great week!

Home Sweet Home

I hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day...I spent the day fiddling around with scraps, piecing up some letters for the back of my sister house warming present.

It was quite fun to do, but very time consuming. I thought I would get the whole back pieced, but I only got this done!

Last week I also finished this block from my Sue Ross block of the month quilt, it has 60 pieces in it, and I hand stitched them all...yes this is my "stretch" project. Can't say another one of these blocks will be made by this quilter, but it has turned out to be very eye catching.

and I am half through my last block...I am pretty excited. Check here for a look at a finished version of the quilt.