Catching Up

Catching up is what I end up doing when I get home from a trip. Laundry, cleaning, bookkeeping, quilting and blogging. Well, the laundry is done, and I'm getting this posted today. Can't say the same about everything else.

While I was in SoCal not only did I get to watch Twinkle Toes
play softball, I got to watch Spicy play baseball.

















After her game she celebrated her birthday with a  Tutu Tea Party. The girls wore their tutus, feather boas, party hats and dress up shoes.

They were adorable!









Quilting related, I'm currently piecing a quilt for my husband's cousin. He volunteered asked me to make a quilt for her. He asked for a king sized quilt, but I don't have a longarm table large enough. So, I'm just making a queen sized quilt.

I have the fabric for the framed nine-patch blocks cut, and I've begun sewing them together. It is a fairly simple design. I'm hoping it comes together quickly. It should finish at 89"x94".

I currently have this beauty on the longarm. It is taking me a bit longer than I expected. At first I was just going to stitch the stylized feather in the background, but it seemed lost. I added the micro-stipple around it, and I liked it better. I've never done micro-stipple before. It takes a long time, a really long time. On top of the fact that it takes a long time, is that it irritates the tendonitis in my elbow, so it is also painful. However, it is turning out so pretty that I keep working on it.