Out of touch!

I can't believe how long its been since my last post.  This is ridiculous.

I've decided that pregnancy isn't for sissies!  I've been living on saltines and sleeping like crazy.  I've had a few scares, but everything has been deemed OK.  Only 2 1/2 weeks until the end of the first trimester.

Needless to say, I haven't been very productive and I'm really far behind on all the blogs.  I promise to catch up soon!!  I miss all of my blogging buddies!!

I did go out and pick up some baby fabric for my little one (we've decided not to find out the sex).  So far I've only gotten as far as washing it! 

Its all minkee (or is it minky?) and flannels.  Its all delightfully soft and snuggly.

Hope everyone is doing well!!

Mess no more!

Remember this?

Yesterday I got a surprise package from Mary.  She included a lovely Quilters World magazine (full of cute baby patterns!) and these awesome bags and rings for my floss!! I was so touched by her thoughtfulness!

So I spent a few hours yesterday sorting out the big mess.  I filled up all the baggies, sorted out the floss I had on cards, and got the rest of it separated and in a bag.  Now I need to go out and buy some more of these!

Its a million times better!!!

Thank you again Mary!  I'm continually amazed by the incredible people I've met.  Quilters are really the most wonderful people. :)

Mr April

I love these blocks! They're so fun.  Here's Mr April:

A Healthy Diet

These bad boys + Saltines were the food of the day.  Being pregnant is weird!

I'm still really tired so I'm still not getting much done.  I did finish up the table runner for my boss.  I LOVE this pattern by Rachel. 

And I finally finished up The General.  Its now happily on my bed. Not the best picture ever (I had to hide the mess around the bed!)

Now I'm working on the April Snowbound block.  He's so cute! 

Binding, Red White and Blue, and Babies

Happy Easter!

Things have been pretty slow on the sewing front/keeping up with the blogs.  I've been so tired!  I'll catch up soon.  Its amazing when you're away from the blogs that they multiply like bunnies.

I finished up all the APQ swap blocks. Hooray! 

I bought some new fabric to make a table runner for my boss for a birthday present.  He makes furniture and does construction work as a hobby. He's often commented on wanting something quilted so I've deamed him quilt worthy.  I had a hard time picking out "manly" table runner fabric so I settled on a patriotic theme. I'm using Rachel's vintage ribbons recipe again.  Its a great pattern if you're looking for a quick runner! Here's the progress so far:

I've been slowly working on The General's binding.  I'm about half way done and trying not to spend too many hours sewing at a time.  I'll probably take this with me to my sew in night this Friday.  I need to finish this up soon- its getting to warm for my down comforter!

I've had fun perusing amazon and barnes and noble for baby sewing books. I've requested Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones and Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing for Baby: 24 Easy Projects for Newborns to Toddlers.  Such fun!! Does anyone have any other books suggestions?

Pink or Blue?

There's been so much going on the past week that I haven't gotten much quilting done.  My husband and I are sooooo excited!!!

I'm not very good at holding this sort of thing in. Many people/websites suggest waiting longer to announce, but I figure if heaven forbid something happens, you will all understand my absence.  My due date is somewhere around Nov 30th.  A Thanksgiving baby  :)  We haven't decided if we'll find out the sex, but I think the only reason I'd want to know is to pick out fabric.  You all understand!

Needless to say there hasn't been much quilting going on, but I did get a few things finished.

My cousin's T-shirt quilt is done!  Here it is with my husband holding it up.  I'm telling him to straighten it out and hold it up.  He's standing on a chair and telling me I'm crazy if I think he can hold it any higher or any more spread out. 

Its a monster!  I love the quilting.  I also embroidered my initials and the date on the back.  Don't mind the fuzz:

I've also been working on my swap blocks.  24 done (4 have already been shipped).

I'm thinking I need to make 2 more (2 for me).  For the ladies in the swap, is this right?  There are 13 of us right?

Then the last bit of show and tell is my purchase from the North Penn craft show two weekends ago.  I had a great time meeting Ann Hermes.  I bought this little ornament from her.

I'm off to sew the binding to The General.  I need to clear the sewing decks and make way for new pink or blue projects :)

A Tenth of a Mile

This afternoon I picked up my quilts from the quilter.  I love them both!

Here is my cousin's T-shirt quilt.  She's going to love the basketball design:

Action shot of Nigel checking out the back:

And here's The General.  I picked a vine panto.

It is definitely huge!  I can't wait to wash it to shrink it up a bit.

My husband told me it doesn't match our bedroom walls (suddenly he thinks he's a design expert), but I don't care.  More reason to make more bed quilts!!

The amount of binding to do is sort of ridiculous.  When I added it all up, it equals 1/10 of a mile! Crazy.  I stitched the binding to the front of the T-shirt quilt this afternoon (you know I couldn't wait to get started) so I'll start the hand stitching tonight.  Better get stretching!