Who needs sleep? ... (or "Who put this sand in my eyes?!!"

Okay, so it was almost an all-nighter, but I got it done. And all washed/dried and crinkled! I love it.



This is for Jamie who is embarking on a new adventure, newly wed, moving the whole way across the country to join her soldier-boy husband in Washington, and expecting a first baby. Would "Angels to watch over me" be an appropriate name for this quilt?



And the icing on the cake is that at 12:45 a.m. I was stirring up potato salad to take in for her pot luck luncheon! Man, this is going to be a lllloooonng day!

Cat's out of the bag!

So I've impressed my boss's wife who didn't know I quilted and she's asked me to make a baby quilt for the local orthodontist whose wife just had their first baby this week. It's a little stressful for me not to be sewing along at my own pace for my own enjoyment, but I said I'd do it. So Thursday night saw this progression (pretty good for one evening's work, I think!)



My husband thought we should eat out tonight and I didn't want to be rude and argue with him, so after we got home, Friday night saw the white borders added and the rows put together.



I've hesitated between thinking I need to add one more row of blocks and thinking I can get by with adding some nice borders. I really don't want to dig through my stash for more pink strips!



Tomorrow I think I'll hit JoAnn's again with my 20% off my entire purchase coupon (get it online @ JoAnn.com) and pick up something for the border and backing. And who knows what else I might find! (Didn't someone once say you have to spend money to save money? Or was that me?!!)

Busy for Benjamin

Between getting involved in my flickr group for the virtual quilting bee and cutting out and putting together the first of what will be many quilts for my up and coming grandson Benjamin (due in June) I realize I haven't posted anything since Thursday. So here's Ben's first quilt. Rhonda loves frogs and I am sure she's going to like it. Talked to her on the phone today and found out she's registered at Babies R Us so I can do some virtual shopping as well. Weekend's almost over, here we go again!

Doll quilt

Now Lily's doll quilt is finished. I just need to get labels on them and today is my day off, so no problem. Good timing, too, as I have managed to come down with a horrific cold/cough combination. Drinking really hot tea helps, but then I have to run to the bathroom constantly! Ugh, this too shall pass! Going to head down to my craft area and see if I can do some organizing before I launch into another project. May or may not be successful with that. Take care!