My Latest Projects

I haven't been able to write much this month. Here's why:

That's four down, two more to go. The next one is a boy quilt, so I get a change of scenery. The verdict's still out on the one after that. Certainly by that time, I'll have another couple to add to the 'to do' list. I didn't quilt this one. I tied it. It took like ten minutes to tie. I always feel a little guilty when I tie a quilt. Seems like cheating.

Photo Meme

If you want to play along, here are the rules: 1. Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer 2. Select the 4th picture in the folder 3. Explain the picture 4. Tag 4 people to do the same. NO CHEATING! (no cropping, editing, etc...). If you want to play, join in the fun! Sounds good but I don't know how to Tag someone.
QB's soccer team during the tournament this past spring. It was VERY hot, so a lot of people had shade structures up.

Just Ignore Me . . . Everyone Else Does

Late last night I finished a baby quilt for my youngest sister's new baby. Brand-spankin' new. Born December 10th. I think I was pretty timely on this one, considering the last two nieces' blankets (I worked on them concurrently) were a year in the making. I posted a picture and a heartfelt plea for some slack (see the last post). I mean, I still have two more baby quilts to go before I am officially caught up. And while I enjoy making the baby quilts, I'm only human... Yeah, a human with five sisters!

So, today after work, I stopped by my oldest sister's house (we'll call her Sapworth) because one of my younger sisters (we'll call her Amithea) was visiting there with her family on the way back from a long holiday trip -- just passing through, you know. My kids wanted to see their cousins, so we stopped in. I handed Amithea the two new quilts I had finished and asked her to deliver them to the appropriate sisters when she gets home. It's all good; don't have to pay for shipping that way. :)

"You know," she said. "You have to make another one."

"Oh no," I sighed. "I just wrote a special blog asking people to stop having babies, so I could catch up!"

"I'm afraid she didn't get the memo," Sapworth retorted with an evil grin.

I hope it's a boy. After four girly quilts in a row, I'm ready for a change of pace... and color schemes.

Three Down, Two to Go

A dragonfly quilt

I respectfully request people stop having babies, so I can catch up.

We Are Not a 'Sometimes' Family

As usual, my best stories come from Lou:

We were driving home from the store -- way past lunch time, if you know what I mean. The kids were hungry, and they rarely deal well with that. QB started to tease Lou about the baby growing up to be taller than him. She gets ornery... He gets fussy. Not a good combination, but we deal with it.

I was driving, so I listened to the argument in the back seat for a couple of minutes just to see if they would work it out.

"The youngest one is always the tallest. Mom said so."

"No they're not! Stop saying that!"

It went on like that for a while. Clearly they weren't going to work it out on their own. I stepped in. "I said, 'sometimes,' QB. 'Sometimes the youngest is the tallest.'"

Lou must have spied some kind of hope in the words. Adamantly, he informed his sister, "This is NOT a sometimes family!"