Day 130 - Baby Quilt Label

Took photos of the camping quilt top this morning....

Got the label on that baby quilt- still haven't heard when the shower is....

Here is a reminder of the baby quilt this is on:

Day 105 - Church Quilts, Craft Group

Finished the last of the 4 baby quilt tops for missions this morning before work.

Monthly Craft Group tonight and we all worked on similar projects out of paper from a book called Soul Dolls.  Verna worked on some of these at home before she came.

Here is one that Lois worked on:

Carol worked on two different dolls:

And these little soaring gals will be hung from the ceiling when the basement gets done:

Day104 - Church Baby Quilts

Another night of baby quilts!!!  Almost done with this green flannel quilt (I will add some borders to it)

Added the last little red border to this blue baby quilt

Then I did did strip quilt of the long extra fabric pieces

I am tired....

Day 96 - Baby Quilt Binding finished!

Yep, finished the hand sewing on the backside of the baby quilt today.  Worked on it this morning before work and tonight after work.  I need to get a better final photo...

I thought too that I would show you a bit of the basement ceiling that we installed insulation.

Day 95 - Baby Quilt Binding

Worked about 45 minutes this morning before work on this binding and about an hour after work and working with Michael at the office tonight.  I think I am about 3/4ths done with hand sewing the backside of the binding.

Day 94 - Easter, Quilt Binding

What a wonderful Easter!  Look at these Easter flowers from my daughter!

A beautiful Easter lily from my folks:

Michael had a little time in the late afternoon to begin to check on the T@B trailer.

Pete enjoyed some trailer time also.

I trimmed the baby quilt, cut some binding and have begun to hand sew the back on.

Day 91- Tying More on the Baby Quilt

Worked this morning tying on the quilt for about 2 1/2 hours.  I think it is all tied!!

Thought I'd show you the yo-yo jar- it is filling up!

It was cool this morning in the studio even though it got up to 81 degrees this April Fool's Day.

I did have the space heater on this morning while I was tying and I wasn't alone...

Day 90 - Tying Baby Quilt

We are back in the clothes washing and drying buisness!  Had the new dryer delivered and installed today.
Tried it out tonight and it works like a dream.... Here she is:

I sure will miss the old one that we had for 30 years... mostly the "wood look" on the top...

Worked 3 hours tying on the baby quilt- maybe half done....

Day 89- Baby Quilt Pinning

Guess what I did today!  Got the quilt pinned and cut out! Pete had to stay in the bedroom with the door shut while I pinned as she loves to take a running  start towards the pieces laid out on the floor and then slide into them and bunch them all up...I gave her one chance this morning and she blew it- so she sat by the door crying while I pinned...

So I brought it downstairs to my studio, laid it on the ironing board and.....

Day 87- Perfect way to end this day

My computer refuses to read my photo card.  Ended up buying a new dryer today as ours died yesterday.  Worst part of the day was losing one of my diamond earrings.  They are solitares and the only diamond earrings I own.  Getting ready for church this morning and thought I had it in.  Heard a little noise as I reached for the backing... it was gone.  When home from church and buying the dryer I tore the room apart.  Pulled out all of the furniture, emptied the drawer that was open...nothing.  The high point of the day was that I got to see my daughter, son and his girlfriend.  Michael got the last window in the basement trimmed out and finished the spot above the bathroom door.  Added another (final) border the to baby quilt and fixed the one 4 square block in the corner that was put in wrong.

Things have got to start looking up.

Well, it's actually day 88 but the photos are working again so I will pop them in where they should be:

Here is the completed 2nd window:

This is the spot above the bathroom doorway that needed some paneling put in:

Here are the little bluebird cupcakes that I was making at church for the sale:

And finally the last border on the baby quilt:

Day 85 - Baby Quilt & Heat

Woke up this morning to 51 degrees inside the house and 27 outside.  Quite a brisk morning overall!  Furnace guys were here at 6:50 am.

They unloaded lots of boxes and sheet metal pieces....

When I came home from work tonight I entered a warm house of 70 degrees and look what I found in the basement....

Worked on the baby quilt- added another border.

Made 4 small blocks...

Pete was with me for the evening.

All is well.

Day 83 - Baby Quilt and Furnace

Well, the diagnosis is in on the furnace and it has passed away.  20 years and it is done. 

Tomorrow we have a furnace salesman coming out to give us a quote and the BIG question

 (besides where is the money coming from) is can it be up and running by Easter

 when we have the family over for brunch????  Here is a farewell photo...

So I had been hesitating sewing the nine patch border on as I couldn't quite figure out how to do it as I had cut the black border too large and I don't have a 1/4" foot to make even seams.  Anyway, a little talk from Michael about taking on projects that are more complicated than they need to be and keeping a project in perspective and that was the push I needed to figure it out and get it done tonight.  So there you go.  A little irritation can go a long way to getting something done to prove a point!  Thanks Moo!  On to the next step.

Oh, Pete came downstairs trying to sit on me to warm up in this cold house!

Day 81 - Baby Quilt & Church Tic Tac Toe Games

This morning I did some sewing on the 9 patch block border for the baby quilt.

Got a call from Sally (church quilter) that she needed some help before the Palm Sunday sale.  So went to her house right after work and did cutting for the fabric tic-tac-toe games for the sale.  Worked from 6-9 cutting out pieces.  Here are a couple of the fabrics:

(Discovered when we found the papers on the furnace we installed that it is 20 years old.  Chilly in the house without the furnace running....)

Day 80- Girls Weekend-Baby Quilt

Went to a little country church in Cokato this morning and then to a wonderful lunch at the Pizza Factory!  Time to head back home.  On arrival found out that our furnace has stopped working and the house temp is about 60 degrees!  Then discovered that work had been done on the basement!!! One of the new windows has been trimmed out!

One other accomplishment while I was away- the section of wall that had to be rebuilt from the bathroom remodel and putting the outlet in the wall was also complete!! Just needs some baseboard installed!

I sewed one of the strips of the nine patch blocks together for the baby quilt tonight.

Day 76 - Baby quilt blocks

So tonight I completed the last of the 9 patch blocks

 for the baby quilt!!!! Here is the last one in progress:

Here are all 24 of the finished blocks!

Last but not least - good 'ol Pete.