Sneak Peek

Want a peek at what I'm up to right now?

I put my Dresden Plate in the frame last week and had to figure out how I wanted to quilt it.

I thought of a few different ways and this is the one I stuck with.

Then I needed to figure out what thread I wanted to use.

So many decissions.

I thought about matching thread to each color but I really don't like having to change thread so much.

So I picked a varigated.

That works for me and it doesn't take away from the plates.

At least I don't think so.

The backing is burgandy. I can't wait to see what that will look like.

Should have the results in a few weeks. I can't seem to get to it as often as I would like.

Practice - Practice- Practice

I was at a loss as to how to quilt this and played around with a few different ideas before i came up with the pebbles. I figured this would also give me the practice I need to get better. The quilt has blue, beige and white hexagons. I'm using a teal in the blue, purple in the beige and pink in the white. So far I've got 2 blue, 1 purple and 1 pink done. It sure does make the dolls stand out

Busy Day

Yesterday I started by working on my granddaughter's Easter dress - got it to a certain point then moved on to my quilt in the frame. I quilted one row and decided to play with my embrodery machine.

So I pulled up my box of scraps............

and made these

I figured since my 1st Dresden is so old and wore out that I'd make another one. Needless to say it will probably take forever since I have so many UFO's already.

Now for today I need to do laundry, dishes, cook dinner, sweep and mop, and finish the Easter dress so I can mail it off tomorrow. I would like to find time to wash and wax my car.
This is what it is supposed to look like - needless to say it doesn't look like that with all the pollen in the air.

Where does everyone find the time to get everything done. My to-do list is off the wall. I definately need to retire.