Happy Mothers Day!

“God could not be everywhere, and so He gave us mothers.”

-Unknown

Under the Sea Baby Blanket

I finished Brandon's teacher baby blanket yesturday and finally got it washed and dried today. This was my "practice" quilt for my long arm, but it turned out good enough to give away.

It looks like you are under the sea! Kind of cool looking

All packaged and ready to go! Tomorrow it will go to it's new owner! A brand new baby boy!

Busy

Okay I THINK I have bitten more off than I can chew!! LOL I appreciate everyone's faith in me to get my to do list done but oh am I feeling it!!!


I have on my list some finished quilts, and I want to use my NEW long arm quilting machine, but I am SCARED to death to use it! So yesterday I started finding tutorials and videos on how to load the frame (It's complicated). I found a few that I liked and tried some. Although I have by pinwheel quilt ready to go, that is a rather large quilt to "practice" on. Well there is NO small quilt on my list to work on, so I had to add another one. I grabbed some fabric from my stash and threw something together in a few hours. Then after the kiddos went to bed I went to work. 5 LONG HOURS later....

I don't have a lot of room to maneuver the sewing machine length wise and so I learned my limits and realized how important tension is! Also with my frame I got a Juki....no idea what kind but you know with a new machine you have to learn how to use it and learn it's tastes!

 I have worked with several different sewing machines, and I really think they all have different personalities! They do! Some are more sensitive to certain things and like to be coddled more while others are more like work horses and just like to be oiled more. I would name my sewing machine, but Travis would think I am weird...

Now I just need to bind the quilt and I hope to get it done today and have it all ready for tomorrow. I decided that I will give this to Brandon's teacher. They had a new baby almost a week ago and I was going to make them a receiving blanket, but I decided they will get this instead. I wanted to make sure it "looked" okay first and I think it looks okay. I hope it does soften up more after it is washed though.

I think one reason why I am so stressed is because my Mother day projects aren't coming together as fast as I planned. I think I might just postpone the project and turn them into Christmas presents. I think I might do that, because my mom is coming into town tomorrow and I wanted to have her project done by tomorrow morning and it's just not going to happen! Now I need to find something else soon.....Any suggestions?? (Cindy and Mom....close your eyes!)

May's To Do List

Since I was able to do everything in April, it gives me the confidence to be able to get everything I want done in May! So here is my to do list!

1. Neighborhood quilt along block #2
2. Pretty in Pink Bee block
3. 1 year, 12 quilts bee block
4. Round Robin block
5. Live Laugh Bee quilt top done (If I get all my blocks before the 25th)
6. Moda Project
7. John and Jacque's Quilt
8. Mother's Day project
9. Pinwheel quilt along quilt finish
10. Astor Manor Trails quilt finish
11. String Quilt top finish
12. Finish Spring to Finish Challenge

I have quite a bit to do, but some won't take long at all to do and some are already close to finished. Plus I am starting my to do list at the beginning of the month so I have a better chance to finish it. Although one thing is I need to realize that if I don't get it all done, then that is fine, the world won't end! LOL

April's completed List

I started out the month with a to do list, and I actually finished it and the best part of all, it actually helped me! So let's see what I have....

1. Neighborhood quilt class blocks #1


2. Pretty in Pink Bee block

3. Round Robin block

4. 1 year, 12 quilt bee block March

5. 1 year, 12 quilt bee block April

6. Moda project

7. Sandie's quilt


8. Rosie's quilt


9. Sandie's pillow


10. Rosie's pillow


11. 20 string quilt blocks


12. All April's pinwheel quilt along


13. Teacher Appreciation Door Hanging
 
Wahoo!! I think I deserve a treat....hmmm what should I have?