Making lots of progress!!! I got this second baby quilt quilted and the binding is finished! :) You can't really tell in this photo but all of these fabrics that were used in this quilt are polka dots. Now 2 more to quilt and the puff/biscuit quilt needs to be finished and I'm not even close to having it done.
Here is the other baby quilt that I showed in the last post. The binding is also finished on it.
I also worked on a few more of my hexies. I'm not in any hurry to finish this project, it is just something that I work on while watching tv and such.
I did get curious to see how many that I actually had finished. I put them all up on my design wall. I guess that I will need twice this many in the end. I roughly measured what I have on the wall and it was somewhere around 66" wide and 53" long. I would like to have this at least large enough to fit on my bed. I need a wider range of fabrics too. I need to work on that. I also need to decide on how that I want to finish the edges. Any ideas on that?
A closer view....
I have some of them sewn into sets of 2 and some are still singles. I have a total of 124 of them finished so far.
I talked to Andrew earlier and he is doing fine, just tired. I miss him but he does call me after every shift, IF he has cell signal. He works 12-6am and 12-6pm everyday. So every 6 hours he is working and the 6 hours that he has off, he is eating and sleeping and does this for 28 days straight. Needless to say that when he comes home he is exhausted! Speaking of exhausted, Richard was exhausted when he got home from work last night. I felt sorry for him. I thought he would fall asleep before he finished his dinner.
Also please say a prayer for Richard. He has a very important eye doctor appointment with the retina surgeons on Wednesday. When he had his eye exam she saw a spot on his retina. She said that if it was smooth then she wouldn't be so concerned but this one was not smooth so she was concerned enough to send him to a retina surgeon to make sure that it is not cancer or anything to be concerned about.
-Kristie
First of all, I would like to thank you all for the encouraging comments and emails on my last post. It is hard to completely change your eating habits and exercise but as I mentioned due to health reasons I really have to stick with it. Shew...trust me, it is NOT easy but I'm doing it. :)
I actually got some sewing done! :) I quilted this baby quilt that will be a gift for my sister at her baby shower on the 28th of this month.
I think she will really like it. :) I did get the binding finished after taking this photos. I did the binding in the darker pink.
I did a simple stipple/meander on it. Nothing fancy but I just needed it quilted so that I could move on to another one.
I quilted another one Saturday, I will post about it next time. That's 2 down and 2 more to quilt and that is not counting the puff/biscuit quilt that I am still working on. I also need to paint the nursery for her. I think mom is going to help me. Then my sister decides that she wants one wall painted with chevrons! :( I told her that she was killing me! LOL! My sister ordered the bedding for the crib and has all of the wall decor bought too. Mom and I are going to paint the nursery and I am going to paint the chevron wall and mom is going to sew the valances for the two windows. A ton of things to do but it is sooooooo worth it!
My sister is doing well so far with her pregnancy. She is 30 yrs old and this is her first child. We are all very excited. Chantal has a slight heart condition so the doctors are watching her closely. So far everything is great, she is just extremely tired. Of course, it is normal to be exhausted during a pregnancy but the doctor said that her medication and heart condition just drains her energy. She is still working 40 hours a week. She goes today for another echocardiogram. We are praying that the results come back good. Her due date is April 20th.
Kristie
I haven't posted in a few weeks so I will get you all caught up on what I have been doing. :) I have done very little sewing and it has been my hexies. This is an old pic but nothing much has changed with it.
I need to get to work on the baby quilts as we are having her baby shower the end of February and I don't have anything finished. :( I am soooo behind so she might end up getting the quilts after the baby shower. :)
I have a one track mind....I have a hard time balancing more than one thing at a time. This is not a good thing because I can't even concentrate on that "one thing" that I am supposed to be doing. Anyway....I will get to that in a minute. Do you remember a few weeks ago when I posted about my BP running so high, like this?
So after a couple of doctor appointments and tons of meds hopefully all will be well soon. I won't bother you with all of the details but after lots of blood work and tests, I am now on 9 pills a day!!!! UGH! So not what I wanted at 42, but that is what I have to do right now. The doctor said that it is very possible after some diet and exercise that I could be taken off these meds so that is what I am shooting for!!! I am currently on BP meds, cholesterol meds, and diabetes meds. :( So as hubby nicely put it, maybe this is God's way of giving me a chance to make things better in my life. Soooo.....as a start I have lost 6.6 pounds this week!!! Tons of walking, a little bit of cardio, and a change in eating habits. My wonderful hubby and kids are behind me all the way! Not much sewing is getting done because my mind has been on this stuff. :)
Been having some snowy weather here in KY. I took this pic one day last week. That is Bullet, our stud horse. He loves the snow!
Here is a pic of Hunter that I snapped! He was snoozing on the couch. He was laying there with his eyes closed because he had something in his eye and fell asleep. You can see the red spot from rubbing it.
Andrew leaves back out for work on Wednesday. :( I will sure miss my boy. Another 28 days without seeing him, that is sure hard on this momma. He turns 22 later this month so that will be hard not to see him on his birthday too.
That's all for now, hopefully I will have some quilty stuff to post in a day or two!
Kristie
Here is the other baby quilt that I showed in the last post. The binding is also finished on it. 
I also worked on a few more of my hexies. I'm not in any hurry to finish this project, it is just something that I work on while watching tv and such. 
I did get curious to see how many that I actually had finished. I put them all up on my design wall. I guess that I will need twice this many in the end. I roughly measured what I have on the wall and it was somewhere around 66" wide and 53" long. I would like to have this at least large enough to fit on my bed. I need a wider range of fabrics too. I need to work on that. I also need to decide on how that I want to finish the edges. Any ideas on that?
A closer view....
I have some of them sewn into sets of 2 and some are still singles. I have a total of 124 of them finished so far. 
I talked to Andrew earlier and he is doing fine, just tired. I miss him but he does call me after every shift, IF he has cell signal. He works 12-6am and 12-6pm everyday. So every 6 hours he is working and the 6 hours that he has off, he is eating and sleeping and does this for 28 days straight. Needless to say that when he comes home he is exhausted! Speaking of exhausted, Richard was exhausted when he got home from work last night. I felt sorry for him. I thought he would fall asleep before he finished his dinner. 
