Brown and Blue Baby Boy Quilt backed in flannel

Quick baby gift for one of Hubby's employees.

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Lots to do!

I didn't really get a whole lot accomplished this weekend.  Just managed to finish a piece of embroidery.

So, this week I get to play catch-up!

Have three small quilts to quilt and bind, one to bind, a doll blanket to baste, back and bind and a twin-size quilt to quilt and bind.  I should get all of the quilting done on the small things tomorrow.

I should...

But, here's the kicker... I really need to clean my house and do my laundry.  Maybe if I can get all my cleaning done before noon I can get to the sewing... or maybe I should just wait to clean until the kids get home.  I'm not sure... I guess I will see how I feel in the morning.

Had a tennis match today and won it with my bestie, Angie.  A couple of years ago we had a saying, "I don't play tennis, I erode the human soul."  That's what we did today.  We today kicked butt and had fun doing it.

Well, I am heading to the shower and then off to bed... until next time (hopefully posting pics of completed quilts)...

<3

Missing In Action

Sorry, I have been MIA the last two weeks. 

In my last post I was definitely PMS'ing and besides the "normal" things that go along with it, the muscles in my calves cramped like there was no tomorrow.  So, for the first part of the week I was out of commission and got absolutely nothing accomplished.  The second half I ended up with a urinary tract infection which was just painful.  I think I ended up drinking my weight in Cranberry juice and it eventually took care of the problem.

All of that led in to the weekend in which my Mother-in-law wanted to take the kids for the weekend allowing my husband and I to celebrate our 14-year wedding anniversary kid-free.  Yippee!  We ended up having a very nice weekend eating out at several of our favorite restaurants. 

Sunday, we were brought back to reality and had to pick up our kids.  We spend that evening with my Mother-in-law getting home in time to get the kids in bed by their normal bed times. 

That puts us into this week and, for most of the week, we have had really gray weather.  It rained Monday and Tuesday.  Wednesday it was sunny, but Thursday and Friday have been mostly cloudy with the sun peeking out here and there.  I know I shouldn't blame it on the weather, but this week has been a struggle to find any motivation.  I have managed to get the small/doll quilt embroidered but that's about it. 

I don't have tennis tomorrow and would really like to get some of my smaller quilts quilted.  I am not sure about the twin-sized quilt and trying to push in through the sewing machine I have been using.  It might work better if I had the right kind of sewing table as well. I guess it's time to do some research and see if there is anything out there that fits the description of what I need or want.

Next week will be better and I hope to be posting some pics of completed quilts!

Until next time

<3

I hate gray days...

Twin-size Blue and Red "Flock of Geese"-- not quilted yet

Blue, Green and Yellow Baby boy Quilt top

Fabric Inspiration -- I think it needs a little more blue

Today is a blah, gray day and I can't seem to find any motivation.  I've read a bit, watched Eat, Pray, Love (which I didn't think I'd like, but I did) and ran to McDonald's for lunch.

Now, I'm sitting here waiting for my kids to get out of school with an extra 45 minutes.  I am really struggling right now, emotionally.  I've got to be PMS'ing.

I'm pissed at myself because I lost 12 lbs at the beginning of the year and I have gained 9 back. Yet, I'm not working out and eating McDonald's... What in the world am I doing?  So, now, I need to add diet and exercise to my ever-growing to do lists.  I think I am going to to the 17 day diet again and start turbo zone again.  And I am definitely going to get the husband on board with the plan.  It's so much easier when we are on the same page.

I have been pretty busy this week and have managed to get six tops finished.  5 of them are backed and waiting to be quilted.  The sixth is waiting on some embroidery and then I will finish that one up. 

I have also been a bit more successful with putting aside my "work" when the kids get home.  But, I am thinking that I neex to take one day a week to clean house.  Maybe Monday because that's my laundry day.  We'll see.

I am very excited to almost have this first round of quilts done.  I have plenty more to start designing -- and that's my FAVORITE part :)

So, until the next time...

<3

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Me time

This morning started out as a typical Monday morning with kids not wanting to get out of bed, losing shoes and the hubby had to jump-start the minivan before he could drop 2 of the 3 boys who go to Elementary school off at school. 

After searching for hours for the afore mentioned lost shoe, I finally gave up and took him to buy a pair of new shoes.  Then, just to torture him, I took himwith me to Starbucks where I purchased a White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha and a piece of Pumpkin bread.  He was smart enough to NOT ask for anything.

After dropping him off at school, I came home and plopped myself in front of my pc.  I played WoW for a couple of hours and then messed around on pinterest for a while.  It felt good to do something relatively mindless :)

When I realized it was already two in the afternoon, I ran to the store for some groceries and finished shopping in time to pick up the boys from school.

We came home, put the groceries away, had snacks, the boys started their homework while I started some laundry and made the new chore chart for the week. 

Before I knew it it was already 5 and I needed to start dinner because I knew I would be leaving for tennis clinic at 6:30.  So, now I'm cooking dinner while helping my youngest two make mailboxes for their Valentine's and managing the older boys doing their chores for the day.

Let's just say that by the time my bestie came and picked me up to go to tennis I was ready to get the heck out of Dodge!

Tennis was fun and a great break.  Our Pro, Bill, really worked us hard in the beginning but it was a fun drill. 

Got home around 9:00pm and did some more laundry, finished loading the dishwasher, watched the Westminster Dog show and now here I am... Tired again and ready for bed.

So, I'm off to make my to-do list for tomorrow and, hopefully, fall right to sleep.

I'm not really sure if today counts as a "me" day, but I will take what I can get!

<3

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busy, busy, busy

Top for a baby/Child quilt

Top for a Doll quilt

Embroidery detail in plaid of completed
Purple Flower blanket

Completed pieced Baby/Child "Flower" Blanket

Back of Flower blanket is a pink, Minky dot fabric

Almost completed purple and green Dragonfly blanket

Front and back of Dragonfly blanket

Well... It's been a while, but I've been a busy girl this week. 

I have finished 2 blankets/quilts, I have 2 tops finished and ready to go, played 2 tennis matches and welll... Didn't do near enough around the house.

I am spending the time the boys are at school sewing, but it is bleeding into the time when they get home.  I really need to stop working when they get home so I can focus on them and the house. 

So, that's the goal for this week.  When the kids get home I stop working.

I guess we will see how that goes.  For now, I am going to bed.  I'm beat!

I am adding some pics of my work this week... Let me know what you think

<3

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looking forward to the long weekend ahead...

The picture is what I'm started with as far as my office goes.  It's changed a bit now with some cabinets and organizational stuff.  But, it's not even close to being done.

Today was a day filled with errands and laundry.  Yet, I feel like I accomplished nothing.

Went to my God-daughter's State semi-final soccer game (which they won) and by the time we got home and got the kids ready for bed I was ready to throttle my husband. 

After scouring the house looking for a missing navy blue soccer sock and not finding it, I ended up going to Wal-mart to look for a new pair.  Drug my bestie along with me so I could vent, which helped and even managed to find some navy blue socks.

Tomorrow I have to get up at 5 to head to a soccer tournament.  Then we have two birthday parties that evening.  Sunday, we have more soccer, a tennis match (I am playing singles) and the Superbowl.

Well, time to get the weekend started and head off to bed.

<3

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