Of Peacock Pens and Quilts

My weekend was pretty awesome. 

 I got to work on the quilt I am pattern testing for Just A Bit Frayed. 

 It is called Fair Isle.  I love the finished quilt. 

 Setting it all on point, not so much.  

I worked all afternoon and into the evening on Saturday. 

 I ended up using my hall way wall for my design wall. 

 I put up the portable design wall flannel using tape and it went pretty well.  

Here it is in progress.
Linking up to WIP Wednesday

(I can share as it is going to be a free pattern for RJR to promote their solids.)

As I fell asleep on Sat night this was the view from my bedroom door.  Pretty sweet huh?

My plan was to finish the piecing on Sunday but instead I ended up at Shelby's to help finish the peacock pen.  I really didn't do much work but we spent the ENTIRE day there!!! 

 By the time we got hoe I was wayyyyyy too tired to work and didn't really feel all that great either.

I ended up with a fever so spent Monday at home (sewing).

I did get the entire top finished (with a few minor snags).

I dropped it off for quilting and hope to have it back soon to do the binding.

I'm sure Kathy will do an amazing job, as usual with the quilting.

Want to see the peacock pen in progress?

Shelby called her friends to come over and help us. 

 My husband has a degree in engineering and has planned out the entire pen and house. 

 BUT, some of the nerdy helpers thought they new best.  

Ever see this episode of The Big Bang Theory?  

It was something like that.  Made me giggle

Here are a few shots of the pen in progress

Yep, it was kinda like that.  

As they were rolling the second roll across the top they were a foot short in the width. 

 As my daughter was telling me this it dawned on her 

that they were using the 5 foot wide roll not the 6 foot one.  

They already had a few staples in it. 

 Eric, good sport that he is took them all out and they started that section over again.  

I think just the window and door and a little paint are left and it is ready for occupancy!!  

I will keep you posted.

How was your weekend??

~XOP~

Mother's Day Weekend

I hope everyone that celebrates Mother's Day had a wonderful day! 

 I had a fantastic weekend with my family.  

They only one missing was my daughter in NC.  

On Saturday morning I went with my daughter and her boyfriend to a local nursery 

to pick up the plants for "our" garden.

I spent all afternoon weeding this stretch of the garden. 

 See my "helper" Gzimo, at the other end?

Doesn't everyone need a "helper" peacock?

He would get up on my seat when I got up to go get something to drink or stretch my back.

I also had a helper turkey, Jocelyn.

She was hatched from an egg when DD still lived at my house!

She kept begging for dandelion heads, silly turkey!!!

Hubby was working on the peacock pen

After many hours working in the hot sun, we stopped and went home to shower.  

On the way back we picked up my dad and brought him back to my daughter's house for a bonfire.

We roasted hot dogs for dinner and he just hung out by the fire with us.  

He got a little chilly so I found this quilt for him.  It's one I made a LONG time ago. 

 I still really like it though.

 Gizmo even had his own chair by the fire.

On Sunday the weeding continued.  

DD found this amazingly huge beetle!

I had to wear this hat so I wouldn't end up sunburned!  

I was the designated planter.  

I planted so many tomato and pepper plants. 

 Also lots of lettuce.  

Gizmo thought I had planted all these things for him!

Helping is thirsty work. 

 The water by the rubarb plant looked good to him!

 Hubby was roofing the pen on Sunday 

Then he took a break with Abbey and Gizmo

I finally got all the plants in for the day.

We ordered pizza and my son came over to join us for dinner.  It was a great way to spend the weekend!  I didn't do any sewing but I am looking forward to the fruits of my labor come later this summer!!

~XOP~