Rainy day Saturday

A good day for ducks,

geese,

as well as quilt pinning,

while puppy chews on her Xmas gift from Aunt Fran. 

After some very crazy work days, today's rest time is appreciated even more.

The quiet of winter rain allows us to gather our energy and rejuvenate in preparation for Spring's garden chores.  Soon it will be time to switch from fabric selection to choosing seeds.  I'm planning on putting my green house back up this year. 

How about you?  Have you gotten your first garden catalog yet?

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Setting goals

I really had to laugh at Alycia's comment today about starting new projects.

 It seems that's all I've been doing for the last several days.  And "guess who" likes to be in the middle of it all.

 So this morning I set my sights on this little lovely.

 Having decided on the baptist fan pattern, I pulled out my home made stencil using blank radiology film.

A Peter Pan print from who knows how long ago became the backing.

A second backing was pieced to match the newest pink 9-patch.

Another item on the list, trimming the edges of over 50 fat quarters pulled from a bin and washed this week.  They were in coordinating bundles packed away for a rain day.

Guess what, it's raining.  And I had to ask myself, "exactly what am I saving these for?"

This led to finding more pieces that were tucked away here and there.  Again, why?

Tonight I'm working on more goals, getting borders on 2 quilts.  Of course I had to take a break and cook dinner, as well as bake a birthday cake for a friend. 

How many projects are you working on today?

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Lions, tigers, and bears . . . Oh my!

But in reality, there are

 bees, fish, pennies, bugs,

 stars, footballs, plaids,

and of course jelly beans.

In the very big one-patch quilt.  At least 30 years of fabric collecting is represented here.

Each square was carefully selected and placed.  The quilting table had to be raised even more to fit the backing.

My flu symptoms are back today so the quiet task of pinning filled the bill.  No vigorous yard work was permitted, which is a shame as the weather was perfect.

If you have to go out shopping, wear gloves and possibly a mask.  This flu season is the worst I've seen in awhile.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

YEAH, I found it!

Dolly is so excited. 

And so am I. 

Here's the web site with the pocket directions I need.

YEAH!

Seek and find with NO find!

I need your help . . . I really do.

Somewhere out there in "messenger bag tutorial land" is a technique for putting a zipper in using  separate pieces.  It looks something like this.

It's rather hard to explain, but I know if you've seen the concept, you'll know exactly what I'm referring to.  Would you mind sending me the link?

I've spent several hours searching to no avail.

And Dolly would rather be out walking in the rain rather than wait for me by the computer.

Thanks "sew" much.

Signed, Frustrated in Blog Land