THE PILE

ABOVE:  Finally!  I've sewn all the blue flowers onto the backing blocks!  I can't believe how long it took... but they are done now.

On to the next stage... only I'm not too sure what to do.  I want to do 'Quilt As You Go' for this quilt...  so need to do a bit more research on the net before I attempt the next stage.

Not sure what's the haps today... probably visit the park... feed the multitudes... bla bla bla...

ONWARD...

SHIT!  Almost forgot!!!  IT'S STEVE'S 24th BIRTHDAY TODAY!  Maybe I will bake him a cake??? 

Hmmm... it would appear Steve is avoiding his Birthday... it's almost 11am and he's still in bed!

I can't do any more on my Dresden Plate Quilt today afterall... I need to buy wadding... and all the shops are CLOSED!  Easter Sunday an all... grrrrr.

OH and I found a really good Tutorial on Quilt As You Go on the net... by a lovely lady in Wales in fact.. and she blogs so I spent ages last night reading her blog!  Thanks Andrea!  Yet another blog added to my reading list!  lol

He (Steve) has risen... and made a dinner request:  Nachos.  So we have to find SOMEWHERE that's open to buy corn chips and sour cream!  AND Happy Birthday to Vic down in Wellington too!

Yaa Stew and Steve have taken the kids to the park for a play.
Brylee got a blood nose just as they were leaving... ball hit her in the face.
Once they had gone I thought I would have some peace.
HA!  Coco decided to vomit in the garage... super IKKKK.

Trying to practise QAYG... with three blocks left over from Michael's Heart Quilt...

ABOVE:  my first attempt at Quilt As You Go, using 1 inch strips on the front and 1 and 3/4 inch strips on the back... so you end up with a half inch sashing.   I decided I didn't like only a half inch sashing so I thought I would try doubling the size of the sashings...

ABOVE:   I had to make a couple of blocks to practice on... so it was a good chance to try cotton wadding... I like it much better than the polyester stuff...  I only had a little bit of it so will buy more tomorrow for my big Quilt.

ABOVE:  it also gave me a chance to try Stipling using Free Motion Sewing again.. I still suck at it!  I mean really SUCK.  I don't know if I will ever get any good at it.  *darn it*

ABOVE:  so there you have the sashing... twice the width ... I think that will do for my big Dresden Plate Quilt.

Cooking dinner now... Stew managed to find what we needed at the garage... 3 times the price... but it is a public holiday afterall.

End of Day:  oooo dinner was just delish!!! I made enough of the mince/beans to last two night... SO I THOUGHT!  It's all gone.  Everyone except me had 2nd's. 
DIET: yep... just think about it.. it's EASTER!
nite nite.