It's Done!

It's done! Well, at least the top is done! Now it will go in my big pile of tops to quilt! The photos are a little dark but you can get the idea of how it looks. I still need to do a little bit of pressing on it. But I am pleased with it.


The best part of it is.....all the fabrics were from my stash! So I didn't have to purchase anything new for it! That feels great! With the borders on it, it measures 84x96! That is alot of PINK!

Now I guess I need to clean up my sewing area and start something else. I really want to start a new quilt but maybe I should finish some UFO's! I guess I will have to wait and see which mood hits me!
Kristie

Thrifty Shopping!

Today I had to do some errands for mom that she was unable to get done before she left. So I had to make a trip to Paintsville! I have been trying to watch my pennies and not spend alot since Richard had lost his job back late last summer. I guess I look at things a little differently and I always think twice before I buy and ask myself "do I really need this" So I know I didn't really need these but I did buy them! :)

While I was in Paintsville I stopped at Walmart! They were just putting out their "March Quilt Of The Month" patterns and fabrics. What I love about these fabrics is that they are only $2 a yard! Here is the pattern...

A nice Springy looking pattern and the quilt measures 83x99. I bought the fabrics that it required and it was $22 for fabric for the top and the binding! Now how thrifty is that???

As I was waiting for my fabric to be cut I looked around a bit more...and found these. They were in the $2.44 per yard section and I bought 1/2 yrd of each of them! Just a little something extra to add into my stash.

Then I headed on up to the bookstore and found these great books! This first one is hardback and has a ton of quilting designs. Regular priced at $23 and I got it for $4!
This book here has beautiful patterns in it with several different layouts. It was regular priced at $25 and I got it for $3! So in the end I spent just over $35 for fabrics and books! Not too bad, I don't think! I actually started feeling a little guilty for buying them but then I was telling Richard what I had bought and he assured me that I DID deserve them! :) Gotta love a good husband! :)

Then on the way home I stopped by the mailbox and look what I got! A beautiful birthday card from Amelia! Certainly brightened my day! Thank you so much, Amelia!

So after my long morning, I came home and took a nap! Got up started dinner and had it ready for the boys got home from school. Now I am waiting for Richard to get home. Here it is 7:40pm and he has been out since 4am this morning and he still isn't home! I expected him earlier but he called to say that he was going to work late! Giggle....I wonder if he is trying to make up for my spending today!!! :) hehehe

Kristie

A Little More Sewing

I had a wonderful time with my sister spending the night last night. I am 13 yrs older than she is but we are just as close you could possibly get! She brought out her little poodle with her so Zoey (her dog), Smokey and Donkey had a blast too. I was just too busy to get photos.

Last night as we were sitting around talking, watching tv and playing with the dogs....I got all of the Pink Bargello strip sets cut up! Here they are stacked in a shoebox. :) Now, I just have to sew them into blocks. I had to laugh to myself because she kept talking about how pretty it would be with all that pink! I'm not a big pink fan, I do use it in my quilts but it is not one of my favorites unless it is 1800's pink. She didn't have a clue that it is for her. Mom told me that I should wait until Christmas to give it to her, but I will probably give it to her as soon as it gets quilted....which at my rate it may be Christmas! :)

So we all got up this morning and I fixed a big breakfast for us all. We had Sausage, Bacon, Eggs, Biscuits, Hash Browns, Fried Apples, and Gravy! A very nice family breakfast!

I played around sorting scraps and things like that for a while. I did prep 3 more basket blocks. That is a total of 4. Now I just need to do the applique on them.

Not sure how much sewing that I will get done tomorrow. I have to go to Paintsville for mom and I will probably stop by the bookstore while I am up that way. I have a bag of books to trade-in for more. Speaking of mom, I talked to her a few times today and she said she was feeling okay, just very tired.
Kristie