"Top is Complete"

Well, my friends, still not much happening here besides work and parenting. My right baby toe is badly broken, is extremely sore, and giving me fits. It actually feels better once I get my foot into a shoe but man is it painful getting into it as well as walking the first few minutes too. However, nothing is keeping me away from my quilting class. This week I was able to get the green border on as well as the final border. Look closely ...



All that's left now is measuring for the batting and backing, sewing on the binding, and the ever popular "stitching in the ditch" (which I hate because it's so hard). The next picture I post will be of the finished quilt, my first. I'm so jazzed !!! This quilt really only took me about six classes (about 15 class hours) and some extra hours at home doing my "homework" (which I can't even remember how long, but wasn't very much). I think this quilt has taken me approximately 20 hours to get this far. Not too bad, I don't think!!! I can't wait to start the next one, Matt's quilt. I just love all the ladies in the class especially Janet, the teacher. She's a kick !!! Well, not much more to say, so stay tuned if you want to see the finished product.

In process

Well, not much happening besides work, work, work, dealing with the kid, and oh yeah, I broke my baby toe which makes working and quilting "SOOOO MUCH FUN", NOT. But I have to say my first quilt is progressing nicely, thank you, just the same. Not even a broken toe will keep me from quilting.

As you can see, I have the entire 12 blocks and "lattice" on with the first border. I will be putting the second and third borders on and then the batting, binding, and backing.



Then, all that's left to do is "stitch in the ditch" and hand stitch the binding....presto, the quilt will be done. I already have the material for Matt's quilt and am eagerly waiting to get started on it. I have ideas for quilts for my two nieces, Amie and Nicole as well and pictures of those will follow once they are started.

Am still working on my table runners for Christmas and have about 12-15 of them done. They are so much fun and go so fast. I made a table runner and two pot holders for my bestest buddy's mom and dad in Wyoming for Christmas, but I'm not posting pix of these yet (because they look at my blog and I don't want them to see).....ooops, but now they know what they are getting for Christmas....oh well. Anyway, the highlight of my week is attending my quilting class with my bestest buddy, Joy, who is diligently working on her double Irish chain quilt and has 8 of 18 blocks done so far.....I wanted to do that until I saw all those tiny squares....having second thoughts on that one, mind you....but hers is turning out beautiful and the colors are warm and cozy. Well, I'm tired and my foot is killing me...so I'm out....