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Friday, August 29, 2008

This and that...

Maybe I should have mentioned a tidbit about the pattern pictured with the variegated fabric that I showed you at the bottom of my previous post. It can be found in the September 2005 Australia Patchwork & Quilting magazine, Vol 13 No 8. It took me about a year after getting that magazine to come upon that kind of fabric. I was sooooo excited at the find, you would have thought that I would have finished that quilt by now... NOT EVEN STARTED YET... in fact, I don't think I even washed the fabric yet!!! Can you relate? 8-)

Good news, my bro and sis-i-l are available for a BBQ Saturday, so I will FINALLY present them with their 25th Anniversary gift. Their anniversary was in April... What can I say, I don't get these bright ideas (light-bulb moments) until the event is right upon me... Sad, but true...

My next bit of focus will be on another baby quilt. My cous that became a first time Gram in May is expecting grand-baby #2... yesterday... 8-) I thought it was to come mid August, so the longer time has passed without word, the more curious I was getting, until we talked yesterday. Babe not due till END of August... DUH! Remember I have a baby girl quilt top ready since May. The baby boy quilt top made shortly after that got made up for the first grandchild Ezekiel. So, now I need to get started on another baby boy... or unisex quilt top... fast!!! With my luck it WILL be a boy, and then the rush will really be on! YIKES!!! 8-)
Just heard, the babe is here, safe and sound, born early this morn, new Mommy doing well too. It's a GIRL!!! ...and the shower is on Sept 14th, so I best grab that quilt top, batting, backing, and get a move on it! 8-)

The "fur-girls" are patiently waiting to take me on their walk. You may be fooled by thinking they are sleeping, but as soon as I get my butt up from this chair they will beat me to the door! 8-)

3 comments:

Joyce said...

It's going to be a gorgeous quilt. Where did you get the fabric?

Quilter Going Bananas said...

Looking forward to seeing the baby quilt finished Myra! cheers, QGB

Finn said...

Hey girl, as hard as you have worked, I think you should be claiming BOTH the anniversary quilt AND the baby quilt that needs finishing.
In reality they were both UFOs when the challenge began on Aug. 26th,right???? *VBS*
I've got 5 in my brain to finish. Which 5 it will be, I don't know as yet. In reality I'm hoping to gather some steam and get more than 5 finished by 12/31/08 and NOT CARRY as many into 2009. You go girl..so happy baby and Mom are doing well. Hugs, Finn