A dilemma...

I was feeling pretty proud of myself as I'd actually finished something AND got a fair way along on a quilt I've started. Then I went to take some photos to show you. And realised I didn't have a clean surface in the house on which to place my quilt blocks to take a photo! Luckily my daughter had a cleanish desk, so I used that. How depressing...

Do you ever feel like you're running in a circle???

Either the house and garden looks half decent and I get no time to do the stuff I like to do, and end up feeling like I've lost who I really am, OR, I do some catching up with friends/quilting/reading and the house looks like it's been visited by a hurricaine. Dr Phil and Oprah keep telling me I deserve some "me" time..but does it get to come before keeping the house/paperwork/kids at a certain standard??

Is it possible to find a balance?

Anyway enough raving. Here is my blocks that I've made from the a jelly roll of Prayer Flag. Lots of 16 patch blocks...


And as for the item I have finished? Well it's a part of the TOMG's Christmas in July swap so I'd better show you that a bit later.....
Have a great week..off to find the kitchen benches/computer desk/kitchen table....

A thought for today...

"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit...Wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad."

Sorry I've been missing in action - hope to catch up soon.
Hope you're having a good week!

Some things that make me happy...

(My little boy's apple - I've also been known to make bananas into Bananas in Pyjamas..this is the currently cheaper version..though nothing rhymes with apple...sigh...and he's not going to be excited by a Zuchini in a Bikini....)

1. Going to look for the dishwashing detergent and finding it missing. Doing a search and finding two little boys with bubbles. One the "blower",the other the "burster" - and all still in their pj's as it's school holidays!!


2. Scraps from a secret gift I am making for a Christmas in July Swap. This especially makes me smile as I signed up online, I'm using a charm pack I won online, using a pattern I downloaded online and buttons I was given from my online quilting group. The internet..it's opened up a whole new world!!

3. This fabric from the fabric line Sherbet Pips...just love the girl on a swing...reminds me of me when I was little! This is the fabric I am going to use if the new family baby is actually a new niece!


Hope you're having a happy week! We're off to buy new snails for the recently cleaned fish tank..... If they do a good job keeping the fish tank clean I might buy some for the whole house...

And finally..some sewing

With my Sister-in-law's due date now looming close, I thought I had better get back to the baby quilt I've been making. I sewed on a couple of borders last Thursday when I went to sewing class.

I thought I would re-use the original border of the panel so I sewed it back on.


It's a bit tricky to see but it's kind of 3-D now (and ignore that string hanging out the top..cut that off as soon as I get off this computer.) It was fiddly to do and I'm not really sure it was worth it, but the theory was that it made it a bit tactile...


The backing fabric should have been some plainish something but I fell in love with this flannel from the Oz Material Girls - so many of the same animals - and it's flannel which might be good since this will be a winter baby.

It's interesting to get to (near) the end of a quilt and consider if it's really worked out. There's a few things I might change about this little quilt, but generally I feel it's a bright cheery thing and suitable for a little person to spit-up/poop on! *smile*

Hope you're having a good week!