What I'm Working On

I have been so busy with the "have to" quilting projects, 

I've almost forgotten what it feels like to work on the "want to" projects.  

I have one more have to and that is to quilt up Fox Face. 

 I really need to get this done so I can gift that quilt to the baby that has already been born!  

Maybe on Saturday.

I finished my Bee blocks for May and put them into the mail this morning.

I have been following along with the Splendid Sampler.  

Are you participating?  

There was a pretty complex embroidery pattern that I loved 

but knew I would not take the time to make.  

So I decided to add these adorable cats instead.  T

hey are a free download from Jodi Ric Rac's blog, resized to fit in about 4".  I

 embroidered them using Aurifloss.  

The color of the floss is so much better in the second photo.  

DMC does NOT have this amazing color.  

In fact, I am meeting my friend, Windy and we will be going to Pink Castle Fabrics today 

and I should pick up some more!

I have also been working on my Busy City quilt which I will talk about tomorrow.

What are you working on?  I am linking up to Let's Bee Social  over at Sew Fresh Quilts.

~XOP~

A Little Birdie Told Me

I have no idea where my new birdie fixation has come from.  

Honestly, you all know I am really more of a cat person.  

I was working on my The Splendid Sampler blocks when the seagull block came up. 

 I don't know about you but even though most birds are beautiful 

I can't help but think of these birds as rats with wings.  

They are the biggest beggars!  

Since my quilt will have a more retro feel to it, I decided to just draft my own birds. 

 This is the resulting block. 

 I posted this on Facebook and someone actually enlarged and printed it off and 

asked if they could make my birds! 

 LOL.  

As you all know there are 4 babies in my circle of family and friends being born this month.  

I have finished one quilt and have the second one basted but 

the next one was totally unplanned and last minute! 

 I have a couple of baby quilt patterns that I have been dying to make. 

 I hauled one out for this baby.  She is not due for a few months so I figure I have time.

I am only making the 4 blocks. 

 I plan to sash them with yellow stars as the corner stones and then frame the whole quilt in prairie points in lavender and yellow with a white outer border. 

 Or that's what I think I want to do.  As always I will have to let the quilt tell me what it wants.

Pattern is called Feathers and is by Lydia Nelson.

Here are my 4 birdies.  You can't see it in these photos but the white has birds on it too.

I am loving breaking out of my normal comfort zone for something like this!

I am trying to decide if I want to embroider a label.

If I do that means I can't finish the quilt until after the baby is born.

They know her name but I won't know the birthdate.

That means waiting to do the quilting.

Decisions, decisions!

Getting ready for the bridal shower too.

I have ordered the fabric for the oven mitts.

I bought the glass etching liquid last night for the casserole dish.

I decided to try that instead of paint.

I will take photos so you can see how it goes.

I ordered the dish towels that I want to embroider.

Looks like I will be doing the embroidery soon since the shower is the beginning of May!!

Linking up with Let's Bee Social

What are you working on?

~XOP~