Oh Baby Finished!

This is a project I knew would come to an end soon. It was closer to finishing a WIP then starting anything new. The original quilt top had been around for a while and I'm happy to see it finished and finally going to a home. My cousin's baby shower is next weekend so I am thrilled to have this done with time to spare.

With the scraps, I also made two cute decorative pillows to match. Since the way, I created the backing out of the top itself only the top and bottom needed binding. I was able to use scraps from making the pillows to make those. So I am happy to say no new fabric went into this project. I am also surprised my thread held out. I have enough to put on a bobbin for another project now. The stitching across each lava lamp/ distorted hex shape gives it a rather interesting texture and I'm glad about how the thread blends into the majority of the fabrics.

Now I think it's time for bed and I can gear up with my next project in the morning!

Oh Baby WIP still

So I had a whole week where I was not feeling good and didn't get anything done. I had no energy and would come home and stare vaguely at my computer. Well, I was trying to read and watch YouTube videos abut I was just not feeling it. So I've not completed the baby quilt but I have gotten pretty far. The top ended up being 5 full rows wide with a partial row on each side when I had it stitched up and turned. It's a good crib sheet size and I have managed to make progress. I have 3 rows and another 2/3rds a row done. I did end up having to buy a second spool of thread to complete it.

There was one day I couldn't resist and took an hour or two to work on the focus freeway project. I just cut out the pieces and put them together. The whole thing is applique so it's ironed down but needs to be stitched up. I put it aside to finish the sewing after I finish my baby quilt. The March 30th date is coming fast and I keep feeling like everyone wants a bit of time I don't have. I know if I hadn't stopped working on anything for a week I'd have finished it but you can't help when you're sick.

I do have the material and the remaining rows ready for when I finish this I can make two matching pillows. Afterwards, it's bag it up and have it ready for a baby shower!

Today's tea is one I got from Teavana a while back. I think I only have enough for one more cup left. It's a summer tea and I'm ready for spring/ summer. It's Strawberry blush. It's a very fruity herbal tea that tastes like strawberry as the name implies. It almost doesn't need sweetening with its natural flavor. I did add some freeze-dried strawberries into my cup. If I had enough I'd make a pitcher of ice tea with it but sadly it's almost gone and I don't think I can get anymore.

Oh Baby! WIP

So my cousin is having a baby. I had been waiting until she let me know to work on her baby quilt. It's due in June but she recently sent a baby shower invitation for March 30th. So I would like to have the quilt done by then. Good thing I planned on using one of the dozen tops I had already had finished. I have a terrible habit of doing a top and putting it aside to be quilted later, but as you guess it later can be years down the road.

In progress from 2014

I decided to put working on my Halloween hanging off to get this project done before the baby shower. My aunt had been wanting to make my other cousin's son a quilt also. I will have to pull out the clothing I gathered for that because I know she's going to work on getting me to doing it faster once I show up with this.

This one is a pattern I got offline and I had to hunt it down to figure out where. It's one of the McCalls Quilting free patterns called Tween Tumbler. I linked a post from 2018 but the original pattern is from 2013. I started this top in 2014. So that makes this a bit of a UFO I've picked up.

I decided to modify the top so it wouldn't be so big. I'm using part of it as its own backing also. I shortened it by three rows. I took off the very top and two bottom rows. I'm going to use the pieces to make a pillow or two to match.

I had this pale green thread that disappears into the greens but will stand out in the pinks and oranges. It's a Gutermann # 700 in Mint Green, To be honest, I didn't want to run out and buy thread and I was trying to match the turquoise. I have so much thread I knew I would have something to match. I think I considered a blue or a beige also. But so far I'm happy with this thread. I love the quality of Guttermann. It one of my favorite threads I can get when I run into Joann's.

Picture from Republic of Tea.

Today's tea is an Acai Berry from The Republic of Tea. They label it their super fruit tea. To be honest I was looking at lots of teas at World Market and there was an employee trying to redo the shelf. I grabbed three and I thought I had actually grabbed a blueberry tea. I didn't look at the container after I grabbed it, just stuffed it in my basket and went on. I did look at the other two I picked up and put them back. I don't mind this is good. It's got a bit of a blueberry flavor to it. When I shared it at work one of them thought it tasted a bit like fig newtons. So that may be due to subconscious suggestions.