Why Not

I confess.

I tried to be strong.

I tried to hang in there

and resist temptation,

but I just got giddy with

the thought of just playing,

starting something new, and

abandoning "the list"

Why Not!

Nothing big.

Just something to give me the 

opportunity to play and dig in the fabric bins.

A couple of weeks ago I 

bought Jo Morton's new book

and went exploring in my fabric closet

for some some inspiration.

I found a bag with some fall fabrics I had

purchased, well, let's just say awhile ago.

I don't remember what the original plan was.

It doesn't matter. There's a new plan.

It's given me the chance to dig in the stash.

Play and audition fabrics.

 No pressure.

Just lovely fun.

Now the fabrics are cut for hst's

Maybe someone will have a long nap this afternoon

and then there might be even be some sewing.

****

My Florida daughter and son-in-law

can now wear the official T-shirt

"I survived Irma"

They have been house bound for a week,

but Kate finally headed out to the Seminole Museum,

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

where she works as museum director, to do

 some damage assessment.

Hopefully, all is well. 

What an incredibly exhausting week for

everyone in Florida
and for the nervous moms
who live somewhere else.

Until Next Time-

Kyle

Oh, Baby, Baby, It's a Wild Week

 On Thursday I thought

my coincidence with the #31

was going to continue.

(see last week's post, here)

We all had a feeling that my Denver daughter  

was going into labor and would be heading

to the hospital before August 31st ended.

But it turned out we had to

wait until until Saturday, September 2 for

Eloise Frances to make her appearance.

She'll be joining her two brothers and

life will never be the same at their home!

I had to wait until Monday

to hold her.

It was a good Nana fix!

****

I have started a new school year commitment.

Each weekday morning
 I'm heading off early

to get my kindergarten granddaughter to school

Everdeen and Weston

and then bringing this serious looking 4 month old

back to my house for the day.

 Cat Stevens sang

"Oh, baby, baby it's a wild world."

I'll just change the words to
"Oh, Baby, Baby it's a wild week".

Quilting time is squeezed in during naps,
which are very short,

or at the end of the day.

We'll see how that goes!

****

But fear not,

I did get a chance to work on a baby quilt

for Weston.

I had purchased a Moda kit

designed by Gingiber.

I adored the animals and the prints
and thought it would make the 

perfect little boy's quilt.

One of the things about purchasing a quilt kit

put together by the fabric company is that

the fabric amounts included are

VERY generous, which, of course,
you are paying for.

For example: six different fat quarters that only 

required four 2 3/4"  squares cut out of each.

or eight different fat quarters that only

required four  2 3/4" x 5.5" rectangles. 

I understand they aren't going to take the time

to subcut smaller increments, but
even a fat 1/8th would have been better.

The problem that bothered me the most, though,

was that were was a error in the pattern, 

right at step #1.

You would have thought that someone
would have caught it along the way.

Well, I guess all that extra fabric came in handy.

The quilt eventually came together great

and the animals

are pretty cute.

And what about all that

 extra fabric?  It  made the perfect

pieced backing.

The panel included a miniature
version of each animal with a sweet comment.

It was fun to include them as well.

Hopefully, it won't be too long before
I can get it quilted.

We'll just have to see how "the wild week" goes.

 ****

 And as Bob Dylan says,

" The Times They Are A-Changin' "

I guess that's what keeps you young!

Until Next Time-
Kyle

"31"

Have you ever noticed 

that occasionally the same number just keeps reoccurring

in your daily life?

This past week it seems my
persistent number has been ...

If I think of the number 31,

I think of this.

Do you remember the first time

you went to a Baskin Robbins and

had 31 different choices of ice cream?

Well, this week the number 31

has mysteriously appeared in every one 

of my current quilt projects.

Kind of weird, huh.

It started with discovering I have 31

more stars to stitch.

That will take me to 120 and to my goal.

#17 on my "17 in 2017" list

****

Then I counted and found out I

needed to make 31 more sets of 

flying geese for the borders of the

Halo Medallion which I'm also currently working on.

You can tell I'm using the Flying Geese X4 method.

****
Then the ultimate coincidence,

31 more sets of broken dishes

 from my Leaders 

and Enders project that I've been working
on forever.
Did I say forever!?!

  #13 on the "17 in 2017" list

And could it also be strange that today
is August 31?

Well, what's wonderful is that
there was over 31 followers  who
commented in my giveaway.

Thank you to everyone who took the time
to leave a comment.

Now for the fun part.
 Drum Roll, Please

Thank you, Elvis!

Prize #1
Jeanna- Slammin' the Screen Door
Prize #2
Chantal- Ramblings of a Quilter
Prize #3
Connie- Craft Home Cottage

Prize #4
Jeanne- Luv 2 Stitch

Prize #5
Barb- Fun with Barb

Congratulations 

I hope we all have 31 fabulous
things happen this week.

Until Next Time-

Kyle