Our Easter weekend was low key, just like I needed. Over the weekend, I managed to: Spend time with some quilting friends Paint my fingernails and toenails a nice robin-egg blue Read part of my book-group book Admire my new fabric from Hawthorne Threads Bake and eat ham Upgrade WordPress (Still working on personalizing my new theme) I think that covers it. Of course, I’m going to make up for all my R&R with a [...]

Late Saturday night, I sewed the last stitch in the binding. From start to end it took four hours to attach the binding. I sewed both sides by machine starting my sewing it to the front first. This method worked out better for me than sewing the binding on the back first. Does that make sense? And here it is on my bed: I had zero luck in getting a picture without cats. I was [...]

Yep. That’s right. I’m done quilting the queen-size quilt. I even attached a label. Tomorrow it is all about the binding.

Leigh from Leedle Deedle Quilts is having a great give away of precious fabrics from Heather Ross’s Mendocino line. If you’d like an opportunity to own these fabrics, pop on over to Leigh’s blog and enter the give way.

I know that the weekend ended two days ago, but I still need to share my progress. Saturday kicked off my sewing with a Sewing Saturday session with the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild. I love these Saturdays, lot of fun chit chat and a bit of sewing. After Sewing Saturday and my obligatory trip to Costco, I set to work quilting my huge bed quilt. By the end of day Sunday, I was 75% [...]

Yesterday, Ross and I returned from a seven-day trip to Seattle and Victoria. Instead of boring you with a play by play of the vacation, let me hit the highlights. Space Needle: Yes, it’s the typical tourist thing to do; yes, it’s expensive; and yes, it’s fun. We splurged for dinner. I have to say it was the most relaxing meal that I’ve had in long time. Ross and I enjoyed being with one another [...]